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Call Girl Guilty in
Google Exec's Death
May Be Deported

Apr 4, 2017 11:09 AM CDT

Call Girl Guilty in Google Exec's Death May Be Deported

ICE detains Alix Tichelman upon release from jail

(Newser) - The prostitute who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and administering drugs in the 2013 death of a Google executive aboard his yacht has been released from custody early due to good behavior—but she might not be hanging around the US for long. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office...

Man Documents 8K-Mile
'Ride From Hell' in Prison Van

Man Documents 8K-Mile 'Ride From Hell' in Prison Van

David Hastings suing company for cruel and unusual punishment

(Newser) - A man accused of violating a protective order for his ex-wife and kids (he admits he and his teen daughter exchanged Facebook messages) was extradited from California to Florida to face those charges—but David Hastings says his 15-day, 8,000-mile ride across 31 states was the "ride from...

From California's Desert Sands, Flowers Bloom

Wet Winter Brings
Spring Treat to
California Deserts

Mar 31, 2017 7:34 AM CDT

Wet Winter Brings Spring Treat to California Deserts

Wildflowers are back, along with tourists

(Newser) - Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California's desert sands after lying dormant for years—producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and traffic jams to tiny towns like Borrego Springs. An estimated 150,000 people in the past month have converged on the town of about 3,...

Mom Once Accused Sherri Papini of Self-Harm

2003 Report Breaks Quiet
Surrounding Sherri Papini Case

Mar 31, 2017 6:39 AM CDT

2003 Report Breaks Quiet Surrounding Sherri Papini Case

Her mother claimed Papini was harming herself but blaming her mother

(Newser) - Investigators haven't gone public with any new info about Sherri Papini's alleged kidnapping since Nov. 30—but the Sacramento Bee has done some digging. After filing several California Public Records Act requests, it obtained a December 2003 police report that's just two sentences long. What it says:...

Ex-City Worker Busted for $3.7M Theft of Cash Fees

Officials: Ex-City Worker Stole
$3.7M From Parking Tix, Fees

Mar 30, 2017 3:33 PM CDT

Officials: Ex-City Worker Stole $3.7M From Parking Tix, Fees

Prosecutors say former Compton deputy treasurer embezzled over 6-year period

(Newser) - On any given day on the job as Compton's deputy treasurer, Salvador Galvan quietly lopped between $200 and $8,000 off the top of municipal fees he collected for the California city, prosecutors say, per the Los Angeles Times . He wasn't busted until December, after a co-worker saw...

Scientists Have Solved a Sequoia Mystery

Scientists Solve
Sequoia Mystery

Mar 29, 2017 8:14 PM CDT

Scientists Solve Sequoia Mystery

Dust from Gobi desert helps them grow: study

(Newser) - The sequoia trees of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range are obvious marvels. But according to new research , an unlikely and far-off source deserves a significant portion of the credit for allowing them to stand tall. The mineral that helps trees grow, phosphorus, is actually found in short supply in...

Why This One Dead Sea
Creature Is Such a Big Deal

Mar 24, 2017 10:00 AM CDT

Why This One Dead Sea Creature Is Such a Big Deal

Only about 30 vaquita are left, with another carcass found in Gulf of California

(Newser) - Not even military dolphins could save this vaquita. The carcass of one of the endangered porpoises, whose Spanish name translates to "little cow," was discovered floating near the Baja California shoreline Sunday in the latest blow to a rapidly diminishing population, NBC Los Angeles reports. The vaquita was...

Dog Saved
From Fire
Revived After
20 Minutes

Mar 24, 2017 12:57 AM CDT

Dog Saved From Fire Revived After 20 Minutes

He needed mouth-to-snout resuscitation

(Newser) - California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment are being hailed as heroes. The dog's owner, Crystal Lamirande, had just returned to her Santa Monica apartment Tuesday when a neighbor yelled there was a fire, the AP reports. Lamirande...

Mother of 3 Found After
Disappearing 11 Years Ago

Mar 22, 2017 9:18 AM CDT

Mother of 3 Found After Disappearing 11 Years Ago

Kayannette Gabrielle suddenly remembered her name after years of reported memory loss

(Newser) - A fall off an LA pier led to the unraveling of a mystery that's been haunting Kayannette Gabrielle's family for over a decade. People tells the story of the California woman, originally from Colorado, who disappeared from the lives of her grown kids in April 2006. At first...

Woman Dies
After Drinking
Toxic Tea in SF

Mar 21, 2017 8:12 AM CDT

Woman Dies After Drinking Toxic Tea in SF

Yu-Ping Xie had been hospitalized for weeks

(Newser) - A medicinal tea apparently had the opposite effect on a San Francisco woman, who died Saturday after weeks in critical condition. Yu-Ping Xie, 56, initially fell ill in February after consuming a medicinal tea blend she'd purchased from Sun Wing Wo Trading Co. in San Francisco's Chinatown. Within...

Bumble Date
Orders Heaps
of Food, Then
Disappears

Bumble Date Orders Heaps of Food, Then Disappears

'Worst dinner date' appears to have struck again

(Newser) - Paul Gonzales' approach to dating is similar to that of many men. He meets women online and invites them out to dinner. But here's where he allegedly diverges: According to CBS Los Angeles , 44-year-old Gonzales has been dining and dashing at area restaurants, leaving behind unsuspecting women he's...

Calif. Bill Would
Reduce Punishment for Not
Revealing HIV Status

Mar 18, 2017 8:08 AM CDT

Calif. Bill Would Reduce Punishment for Not Revealing HIV Status

Lawmakers want to change felony to misdemeanour

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers in California say they want to reduce the stigma surrounding HIV by changing the law. Under a bill championed by state Sen. Scott Weiner, it would no longer be a felony for a person with HIV to have unprotected sex without disclosing their status, the Los Angeles Times...

Monsanto
Under Fire
Over Alleged
Risks of Roundup

RUNDOWN

Mar 16, 2017 11:46 AM CDT

Monsanto Under Fire Over Alleged Risks of Roundup

But company also got some good news out of Europe

(Newser) - Monsanto has had a big—and mostly bad—week, with lots of headlines revolving around something called glyphosate, the key ingredient in its popular herbicide Roundup. Here's what's happening:

On Friday, Monsanto lost a court fight to prevent California from labeling glyphosate a carcinogen, reports the Fresno Bee

...

McDonald's Is Making
Ordering Less 'Stressful'

Mar 15, 2017 1:48 PM CDT

McDonald's Is Making Ordering Less 'Stressful'

Chain is testing mobile order-and-pay app before national rollout

(Newser) - McDonald's has started testing mobile order-and-pay after acknowledging the ordering process in its restaurants can be "stressful." The company says it will gather feedback from the test before launching the option nationally toward the end of the year, the AP reports. It says mobile order-and-pay is now...

Cops: Mother Deliberately
Left Toddler Behind at Store

Mar 15, 2017 11:59 AM CDT

Cops: Mother Deliberately Left Toddler Behind at Store

Chiengkham Vilaysane is under arrest

(Newser) - On a rare occasion, a busy mom may forget to load her kid into the car along with her groceries. But "in my whole career I have never seen anything where out-of the blue someone [deliberately] leaves their kid in a crowded grocery store," an officer tells Fox...

Happiest Cities Are
Mostly in One State

Mar 15, 2017 11:41 AM CDT

Happiest Cities Are Mostly in One State

8 of top 10 are in sunny California: WalletHub

(Newser) - Life in sunny California sure is sweet, according to WalletHub . Based on factors such as emotional and physical well-being and income and employment, the site has compiled a list of the happiest cities in the country—and ones in California dominate the upper ranks. The top 10, with "happiness...

Nude Man Looking for Wishing
Well Falls Into Sandwich Shop

Mar 14, 2017 9:14 PM CDT

Nude Man Looking for Wishing Well Falls Into Sandwich Shop

He had to be removed by rescue workers

(Newser) - Rescue workers had to remove part of a wall to pull a naked man out of a sandwich shop where he spent the night trapped inside a narrow passage, the AP reports. According to KRON , a construction crew arriving at a job site Tuesday in Napa, California, heard faint calls...

Couple Goes to Extreme
Lengths to Find Missing Pup

Mar 11, 2017 12:51 PM CST

Couple Goes to Extreme Lengths to Find Missing Pup

'The only thing I can think about right now is finding Theo'

(Newser) - A California couple has postponed their wedding to dedicate all their time, energy, and money to finding a missing family member: their dog. "The only thing I can think about right now is finding Theo," Trendee King tells CBS San Francisco . The 1-year-old Brussels griffon escaped from a...

Cops Shoot Man
Chasing Kids in Park

Mar 11, 2017 7:21 AM CST

Cops Shoot Man Chasing Kids in Park

Bloodied man was wielding bottle

(Newser) - Jose Sanchez was coaching his soccer team of 13-year-old girls when a wild-eyed man began chasing children with what looked like a broken wine bottle at a California sports complex. People ran as the bloodied and shirtless man, later identified as 29-year-old Steven Schiltz, followed an adult soccer player over...

13-Year-Old Sues Cop
Over Off-Duty Gunshot

Mar 10, 2017 9:45 AM CST

13-Year-Old Sues Cop Over Off-Duty Gunshot

Teens, LAPD's Kevin Ferguson got in after-school melee

(Newser) - A 13-year-old is suing a Los Angeles police officer who fired a gun during an off-duty altercation with teens in Anaheim last month. In his lawsuit, Christian Dorscht says officer Kevin Ferguson "became irate" when teens walked across his property on their way home from school on Feb. 21,...