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Problems With New California Bar Exam Spark Lawsuit and Enrage Test Takers

Many aspiring lawyers could not access the test and cited delays or other issues. A lawmaker has called for an investigation.

The New York Times - 3d

‘Like a horror movie’: Ice detaining German tourist in California indefinitely

Jessica Brösche has spent more than a month in detention center after being denied entry at San Diego from Mexico. A German tourist is fighting to be released from an immigration detention center ...

The Guardian - 2d

California pauses home energy rebate program amid Trump funding freeze

California paused a Biden-era home rebate program tied to energy efficiency because it can't access federal funding to administer the program.

CNBC - 20h

California Rain Forecast Has Water Managers ‘Waiting with Bated Breath’

Back-to-back storms are expected over the next 10 days, potentially bringing a key measure of the state’s crucial water supply up to normal levels.

The New York Times - 17h

L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison over Eaton Fire

The county says electrical equipment owned by the electric utility is to blame for the blaze that killed 17 people and destroyed 9,400 buildings.

The New York Times - 17h

Man accused of stealing $25,000 worth of Lego from northern California stores

Michael Ivory Fletcher alleged to have entered at least seven stores, loaded cart with Lego items and left quickly. A man in California has been charged with nabbing about $25,000 of Lego in two ...

The Guardian - 13h

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said ...

NBC News - Feb. 23

Data shows some California fire victims at risk of falling behind on mortgage payments

New data shows that about one in four borrowers in the area of Los Angeles' Palisades Fire are at risk of falling behind on their mortgage payments. Sarah McGregor, Bloomberg News managing editor ...

CBS News - Feb. 25

LeBron, Bronny James deny allegations made in new lawsuit claiming involvement in Southern California car crash

LeBron James and his son, Bronny, were named in a lawsuit claiming they crashed into two people on a Los Angeles-area highway in 2022.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 26

‘Superpod’ of more than 2,000 dolphins frolic off California coast: ‘Like flying eyebrows’

Boat tour captures video of Northern right whale dolphins, Pacific white-sided dolphins and light grey baby calves. More than 2,000 dolphins gathered off the California coast to form a “superpod”, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Rare video captures super pod of 2,000 dolphins breaching and playing off California

A California boat captain has captured rare video of a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins breaching off the coast of Monterey Bay, including the more elusive northern right whale dolphin.

NBC News - Feb. 26

Munich Re announces buybacks even after saying it expects $1.2 billion in claims from California fires

Shares of Munich Re climbed on Wednesday after the German reinsurer stuck to its outlook, despite announcing hefty expected claims from California wildfires.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Trump and California don’t see eye to eye, but critique of high-speed train has many on board

Dream of going from LA to San Francisco in three hours is past deadline, over budget, and after 16 years, incomplete. Californians know their state is a punching bag for Donald Trump ’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 27

Worker Strike Forces California Lab to Send Bird Flu Tests Out of State

Striking are workers from the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab.

Inc. - 6d

‘Real Housewives’ star Kyle Richards makes emotional update to $8.5 million California home after split from husband

Richards said she’s trying to move on from her 27-year marriage to her now estranged husband.

MarketWatch - 6d

FEMA declines to test soil after California fires despite Newsom administration concerns

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...

The Hill - 6d

L.A. fire captain who fought California wildfires to attend joint address to Congress

Palisades and Eaton fire survivors still need help. That's the message California Sen. Alex Padilla hopes to send to Congress next week at President Donald Trump's first joint address.

NBC News - 6d

A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go?

In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.