More cities pass soda taxes on sugary drinks
Supporters hope the victories show the tide is turning against high-calorie drinks, but the beverage industry continues to fight back
California
Trump victory gives impetus to California secession movement
The Yes California Independence Campaign hopes to put a question on the November 2018 ballot that would authorize a statewide independence vote for the spring of 2019
Live updates: Calif., Mass. voters approve recreational marijuana
Legalization of recreational marijuana was on the ballot in five states this Election Day: California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada
Cops: Gunman high on cocaine opened fire on neighbors
The 45-year-old man was found dead in the entryway to an Azusa home, ending an hours-long standoff east of Los Angeles, following a shooting near a polling location Tuesday
Death penalty measures approved in three states
Major death penalty measures were approved in three states, Oklahoma, Nebraksa and California, despite ongoing questions nationally over lethal injection drugs
California residents high on legalization of recreational pot
At a medical marijuana dispensary, an election night party ended in the early morning
Death penalty measures approved in Okla., Neb.
In Oklahoma, voters approved an amendment that will add the death penalty to Oklahoma's state constitution
Woman who jumped off bridge said divorce case matter of life and death
California woman ran over her estranged husband and two others outside of a San Francisco Bay area court before she jumped to her death off a bridge
Woman, boyfriend accused of killing sheriff volunteer
Sheriff’s Office Explorer Karla Ramirez-Segoviano’s body was found beaten, stabbed, burned and discarded in a creek in East Oakland on Thursday
Ballot measures to watch regarding health care costs
Voters in two states could overhaul how drug companies set prices and how consumers buy health insurance
Calif. mom selling homemade ceviche on Facebook could face jail time
Single mother of six in California is headed to trial and possibly a year in jail for selling homemade ceviche through a Facebook group she created as a hobby, officials said
Family fears missing Calif. mom was abducted during jog
34-year-old Sherri Papini was last seen Wednesday afternoon in the tiny town of Mountain Gate, north of Redding
Arrest in slayings of Calif. mom, 4-year-old daughter
Brandon Colbert, 22, was arrested Monday, just over three months after 26-year-old Carina Mancera and her daughter, Jennabel Anaya were shot to death
Marijuana on the ballot
California, one of five states in which voters will decide on recreational pot, is a bellwether for changing attitudes about the drug
Church issues dire warning to parishioners who vote for this party
California church's newsletter criticizes policies, party's presidential nominee
LAPD takes action over cops' response to screams before grisly discovery
Victim's mom can't help but wonder what if responding police officers had done more after first 911 call
College employee makes grisly find next to campus parking lot
Police investigating discovery of body next to parking lot on campus of Sonoma State University
Los Angeles TV anchor arrested on plane by off-duty detective
Local television news anchor, former Miss USA arrested at Los Angeles International Airport
Language barrier doesn't stop girl from making friend
Fifth-grader uses language app to invite a lonely transfer student to sit with her
California's pot farmers
California voters will decide soon decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use with Proposition 64
Pentagon scrambles as veterans say bonus repayment is an insult to service
The Pentagon temporarily suspended demands for nearly 10,000 California National Guard soldiers to pay back enlistment bonsues, but some say it isn't enough
For cross country team, these shelter dogs make perfect running partners
Shelter dogs spend most of their days in cages, but some lucky ones in Santa Barbara County get a great opportunity to stretch their legs
Not all California marijuana farmers want pot legalized
A November ballot measure has deeply divided marijuana farmers in the heart of Northern California’s pot-growing region
Defense secretary halts collection of Guard bonuses
Efforts to collect the erroneous re-enlistment bonus payments to thousands of soldiers stopped due to "unreasonable burdens on service members”
Probe launched into Guard's attempt to reclaim Calif. soldiers' bonuses
The House Oversight Committee said it has launched an investigation into the California Guard’s attempt to reclaim the re-enlistment bonuses of thousands of soldiers
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Live Updates: Trump tells GOP "we gave this a very strong shot"
Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute
U.S. strikes Iranian targets
Why Texas Dems are forecasting a "Hispanic hurricane" in midterms
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Trump says "Iran wants a settlement, as soon as possible"
Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"
ICE planning to deport Afghans through Pakistan, official says
Case dismissed against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
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