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Elon Musk: Landlord Doesn't Like New Sign at Twitter HQ

CEO covered up 'w,' apparently got flak for it

(Newser) - Last week, photos started to emerge showing the sign outside Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with an odd alteration: The "w" in "Twitter" looked like it was covered up with a small tarp, so that the company name read instead as "Titter." Now, CEO Elon Musk...

Woman Charged With Poisoning Husband's Tea With Drain Cleaner

Yue 'Emily' Yu indicted, faces 8 years behind bars

(Newser) - The California dermatologist suspected of poisoning her husband with drain cleaner has been indicted, Orange County officials announced Wednesday. Yue "Emily" Yu, 45, was arrested last summer and released on bail. Her husband of a decade noticed his tea started tasting odd, and installed cameras in the kitchen to...

California Snowpack Is Huge, and 'Big Melt' Poses Risks

Snow is at deepest level in about 70 years

(Newser) - California officials say winter storms have resulted in the state's deepest snowpack in 70 years, reports the Los Angeles Times . All that frozen water is good news for drought-stricken parts of California, but the liquid volume of the Sierra Nevada snowpack—which the Times says is greater than that...

EPA Allows California to Set Stricter Electric Truck Mandate

2035 deadline for EV sales is the same for cars

(Newser) - After mandating that all new passenger vehicles sold in California must be electric by 2035 , the state has gone bigger. The federal Environmental Protection Agency granted a legal waiver on Friday that lets California require that half of all heavy vehicles—including garbage trucks, tractor-trailers, and cement mixers—be electric...

California&#39;s Ski Season Could Last Until August
California Will Be
Skiing in Summer
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Apr 1, 2023 12:15 PM CDT

California Will Be Skiing in Summer

Some resorts have announced they'll stay open far into the season, thanks to vast snowfall

(Newser) - A few of California's ski resorts have announced they'll be staying open into summer, thanks to the massive snowfall the state has gotten this season. Palisades Tahoe said that after the Lake Tahoe area's second snowiest winter on record, it would keep the alpine portion of the...

Girl&#39;s Effort to Save Pet Goat Ends in Heartbreak, Lawsuit
Girl's Effort to Save Pet Goat
Ends in Heartbreak, Lawsuit
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Apr 1, 2023 6:00 AM CDT

Girl's Effort to Save Pet Goat Ends in Heartbreak, Lawsuit

State fair officials got police involved after owners rescued goat from livestock auction

(Newser) - When a 9-year-old girl in California decided that she didn't want the 7-month-old goat she had raised to be slaughtered and eaten, officials went to great lengths to ensure the animal did not escape its fate, according to a lawsuit filed by the girl's mother. The federal civil...

Well, That Was Quite a Marriage Proposal on the Baseball Field

Ricardo Juarez gets tackled by security during romantic gesture at Dodger Stadium

(Newser) - A Los Angeles Dodgers fan tried to propose to his girlfriend at a baseball game, but ended up getting tackled like he was at a football game. TMZ Sports reports that it all went down during Thursday night's matchup at Dodger Stadium against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when a man...

Rare California Tornado Rips Roofs Off Buildings

Los Angeles suburb impacted; another tornado touched down further north

(Newser) - A rare tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday, ripping roofs off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person, the AP reports. The National Weather Service sent teams to assess damage in Montebello...

He Was Arrested, Then Found a Swastika in His Car

City of Torrance to pay California man $750K after he claims 2 cops spray-painted his vehicle

(Newser) - A California man just got a rather large payout to settle a lawsuit over offensive graffiti he says two former police officers spray-painted inside his car. The Los Angeles Times reports that Kiley Swaine was granted $750,000 from the city of Torrance, where he was arrested for mail theft...

Dick Van Dyke, 97, Crashes Car
Dick Van Dyke, 97, in Car Crash
Mar 22, 2023 9:00 AM CDT

Dick Van Dyke, 97, in Car Crash

Hollywood veteran, who suffered 'minor injuries,' may require a driving test

(Newser) - Dick Van Dyke has seen better days. The 97-year-old film and TV actor got banged up last week when his vehicle skidded in wet conditions, then slammed into a gate in Malibu, California, TMZ reports. He was bleeding from the nose and mouth and was suspected of having a concussion...

In California, an 'Extraordinary Move' on Insulin

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces $50M partnership with Civica Rx to make $30 vials of diabetic drug

(Newser) - Last summer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his state planned to manufacture its own, more affordable, insulin for diabetics there. Now, California has moved a step closer to making that a reality. Newsom, who's on a statewide road trip to talk about his administration's policies, made a...

FBI Seeks Suspect Who Stole, Crashed Helicopter

Suspect ran from the scene at Sacramento airport, authorities say

(Newser) - The FBI is leading the hunt for a suspect in California who tried to steal a helicopter but may not have known how to fly one. Authorities say the suspect crashed the helicopter on the tarmac at Sacramento Executive Airport soon after starting the aircraft, the Los Angeles Times reports....

California Saturated Again. Then, 'a Big Old Crunch'

Residents made to evacuate oceanfront homes in San Clemente after moisture-induced landslide

(Newser) - The California city of San Clemente was hit by a landslide this week after heavy rains, an event that tore away at cliffsides, oceanfront decks, and pieces of patio and forced the evacuation of several apartment buildings perched on the edge of those cliffs. The San Clemente Times reports that...

Unions Lose on Uber, Lyft Ruling: 'Our System Is Broken'

California appeals court says ride-hailing services don't have to treat drivers as employees

(Newser) - App-based ride-hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants to bypass other state laws requiring worker protections and benefits. The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law, called Proposition 22, that...

Levee Breach May Affect Supermarket Strawberries

California region famous for the crop is flooded

(Newser) - A Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop was forced to evacuate early Saturday after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river that pummeled the state. Across the Central Coast's Monterey County, more than 8,500 people were under evacuation...

Search Pilot Thought He Saw a Rock. Then an Arm Waved

Jerry Jouret, 81, survived being stuck 6 days in a California snowbank, eating biscotti and candy

(Newser) - Don't ever think you can outdrive an imminent snowstorm. That's the lesson learned by one elderly man whose car ride—meant to last just a few hours—ended up stranding him in a snowbank for almost a week. CNN reports that 81-year-old Jerry Jouret left his mountain getaway...

Black Family Handcuffed and Detained Get $8M

Jury in California says mother, two daughters were unlawfully detained

(Newser) - A Black woman and her two daughters who made a pit stop only to wind up in handcuffs have been awarded $8.25 million by a California jury. The Washington Post reports that Aasylei Loggervale and her girls were on a nine-hour drive in 2019 from their home in...

A Win for Couple Who Alleged Racial Bias in Home Valuation

Paul Austin, Tenisha Tate-Austin settle lawsuit with appraisal company, hope to bring change

(Newser) - A Black couple who said the value of their California home increased by almost $500,000 when they had a white friend stand in as the owner have settled a lawsuit with the appraisal company. Paul Austin and Tenisha Tate-Austin of the San Francisco suburb of Marin City will receive...

California Dishes Out Consequences to Walgreens

State will not renew $54M contract with pharmacy chain over abortion pill issue

(Newser) - Those consequences California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised have begun: The state will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain decided to stop selling abortion pills by mail in 21 states. Newsom ordered state officials to withdraw the planned renewal of the contract for specialty...

California Braces for Atmospheric River

Big Sur residents urged to get enough essential supplies for 2 weeks

(Newser) - Storm-weary Californians have been told to brace for the arrival of an atmospheric river that could cause flooding when it merges with a storm system, drenching much of the state with rain and melting snow deposited by previous storms. In a tweet , the National Weather Service Prediction Center warned that...

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