Federal Oversight Board OKs Beginning High-Speed Rail Construction
The Surface Transportation Board ruled Thursday that the California project could start building the first 65 miles of the project from Merced to Fresno, as planned.
Giants Fan Beaten Outside Dodger Stadium Returns Home
A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after a beating at Dodger Stadium that sparked outrage and brought stadium security changes around the state and the country has returned home after two years in hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
MLB Starting 2014 Season Down Under On Cricket Field
Major League Baseball will open the 2014 regular season in Australia, with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks playing a two-game series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Nevada ACLU Joining Sacramento Lawyer In Patient Dumping Suit
A psychiatric patient has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in Nevada accusing state officials of giving him a one-way bus ticket to Northern California, where he arrived, scared and disoriented, without money and identification in a city where he didn’t know anyone and had never been.
Safeway Selling Canada Stores In $5.7 Billion ‘Unsolicited Offer’
The deal includes 213 grocery stores under the Safeway banner in western Canada, 62 fuel stations, 10 liquor stores, 12 manufacturing facilities and four distribution centers.
Bill To Ban Lead Hunting Ammunition Advancing In Calif. Senate
The state of California is one step closer to becoming the first in the nation to ban lead ammunition for hunting.
[VIDEO] Nintendo Focuses On Games At E3 With New ‘Mario’
The Japanese gaming giant opted to showcase five games for its Wii U system at a brief Monday presentation at its booth instead of host a flashy presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry’s annual trade show.
UPDATE: Apple Revamps Look Of iPhone And iPad Software
Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green “felt” of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone’s launch in 2007.
Japanese Troops Coming To Calif. To Practice Amphibious Attack Techniques
Japanese troops will converge on California’s southern coast in the next two weeks as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving that country’s amphibious attack abilities.
Life Insurers To Pay $763M Over Unpaid Benefits
Eleven life insurance companies, including Transamerica and New York Life, will pay as much as $763 million to settle a multistate probe over unpaid death benefits.
Serial Killer ‘Night Stalker’ Richard Ramirez Dies
Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early Friday in a hospital, a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official said.
FBI Looking Into State Sen. Calderon, Brother Since 2005
The FBI started seeking information about the business and political dealings of state Sen. Ron Calderon and his brother Tom as long ago as 2005.


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