Lawmakers Approve Chance For Parole For Youthful Offenders After 25 Years
The legislation would align state law with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions by automatically giving youthful offenders a chance at parole after 25 years.
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The legislation would align state law with recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions by automatically giving youthful offenders a chance at parole after 25 years.
The bill approved Friday will now go to the state Senate where it's expected to pass. Gov. Jerry Brown has not said whether he'll sign it.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through - at least for now - with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities.
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years.
The government has waived reviews seven times under a 2005 law to speed construction of border barriers, including twice under Trump.
A 19-year-old Arizona man is charged with manslaughter and other crimes in a wrong-way head-on crash in which four California residents were killed while driving to the Grand Canyon.
People who rushed to lock down their credit and want to make any other big purchases may find the same inconveniences.
Authorities plan to seal off the campus' central hub, Sproul Plaza, and create a perimeter around several buildings.
President Donald Trump says he's "fairly close" to reaching a deal with congressional leaders on protections for young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Traffic on westbound Interstate 580 is snarled after a fatal crash near Eden Canyon Road.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that a fast-food restaurant cashier gave birth to a baby girl while at work and then tried to kill her by flushing her down a toilet.
The military says 15 Marines have been taken to Southern California hospitals after a seafaring tank caught fire during training at Camp Pendleton.
