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Man Says He Thought He Would Die in Otter Attack

He was bitten at least a dozen times while swimming in northern California lake

(Newser) - California man Matt Leffers says it was "by far the most terrifying experience" of his life —and it happened in waters he's been swimming in for 30 years.The 69-year-old San Francisco resident tells USA Today that he was attacked by a pair of aggressive otters while...

Jewish Man Dies After Altercation at Rallies for Israel, Palestinians

Police are investigating his death as a homicide

(Newser) - A 69-year-old Jewish man died Monday after falling and striking his head following a confrontation the previous day during competing pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. Paul Kessler's death was being investigated as a homicide and authorities haven't ruled out the possibility of a...

Driver Purposely Plowed Into Me, Says Muslim Student at Stanford

Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime

(Newser) - A student was struck by a vehicle on the Stanford University campus Friday afternoon, and police are investigating the hit-and-run incident as a hate crime. Abdulwahab Omira says as he walked on the northern California campus around 2pm, someone who has displayed animosity toward Omira's community in the past...

California Is Fighting Fruit Flies With Fruit Flies
California Is Releasing
Millions of Fruit Flies
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Nov 5, 2023 7:02 AM CST

California Is Releasing Millions of Fruit Flies

State is fighting Medfly infestation by dropping sterile males over LA County

(Newser) - California is dealing with an invasion of Mediterranean fruit flies—aka Medflies—by saturating the affected area with millions of fruit flies. The California Department of Food and Agriculture says it plans to drop 250,000 sterile male fruit flies per square mile over a 9-square-mile area of Los Angeles...

Bad News for Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman

Calif. judge finds the alleged author of the Jan. 6 memo preliminarily culpable of misconduct

(Newser) - Multiple defendants have already made guilty pleas regarding the Georgia case that alleges former President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. There are quite a few stragglers who haven't yet been offered plea deals, including ex-Trump attorney John Eastman, who now finds himself getting some not-great news in...

California 'Party Mom' Is Indicted on 63 Counts

Shannon O'Connor allegedly supplied booze at parties and encouraged kids as young as 13 to have sex

(Newser) - A so-called "party mom" who allegedly organized alcohol-fueled parties for young teens during which she encouraged them to have sex was indicted by a grand jury Monday on 20 felony and 43 misdemeanor counts. Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Rebekah Wise said prosecutors decided to present the case...

Kevin McCarthy Faces Primary Challenge From Trump Backer

David Giglio hopes to oust the former House speaker from Congress

(Newser) - Kevin McCarthy lost his position as speaker of the House because of the right flank of his party. Now he'll have to fend off the same type of challenge in order to keep his seat in Congress. The Hill reports that David Giglio, an avowed supporter of Donald Trump,...

Surfboard-Stealing Otter's Aggression Explained by a Birth

Otter 841 spotted with pup off Santa Cruz

(Newser) - Attempts to capture an aggressive surfboard-stealing sea otter in California are on hold as "Otter 841" is now accompanied by a pup. The female sea otter has reportedly given birth and was spotted Wednesday "far off the Santa Cruz coast, rolling and spinning in the kelp and waves...

Malibu Driver Who Killed Students Charged With Murder

Fraser Michael Bohm, who's in custody, pleads not guilty

(Newser) - The driver whose car struck four college students last week in Malibu, killing them, has been charged with murder. Fraser Michael Bohm faces four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter as well as four counts of murder, CBS News reports. He appeared in court on Wednesday, pleading not guilty. District Attorney...

Woman Trapped Underground for 16 Hours in 12-Inch Gap

Hiker exploring California caves was rescued over the weekend

(Newser) - A woman who went out on an adventure with friends in southern California on Saturday ended up wedged in a gap about a foot wide—for 16 hours. The group was exploring the Carrizo Gorge Wilderness in San Diego County when she got stuck about 100 feet underground in an...

California Suspends Cruise's Driverless Taxis

Robotaxis have become increasingly controversial in the state

(Newser) - After a series of incidents involving Cruise robotaxis, California has decided to halt their operation in the state effective immediately. Cruise is one of two companies (the other is Waymo, owned by Google's parent company) with driverless taxi fleets in California; the suspension order issued by the state's...

5th State Reports Spread of Dengue
5th State Reports
Spread of Dengue
Oct 24, 2023 1:17 PM CDT

5th State Reports Spread of Dengue

California logs an unwelcome first with local transmission

(Newser) - California has reported its first locally acquired case of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus typically associated with tropical environments—part of a trend that has seen the virus spread in new areas affected by climate change. A person living in Pasadena tested positive for dengue despite no recent travel history, indicating...

Top Wine-Producing Nation Is About to Be Dethroned
Top Wine-Producing Nation
Is About to Be Dethroned
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Oct 22, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

Top Wine-Producing Nation Is About to Be Dethroned

France to overtake Italy after a growing season marked by intense heat, mildew

(Newser) - After a growing season disrupted by intense storms and blistering summer heat, the world's top wine-producing nation is about to be dethroned. Experts from the European Commission, French Ministry of Agriculture, and Italy's Institute of Services for the Agricultural and Food Market predict Italy will produce 12% less...

Learning Cursive Is Back in Some Schools

New California law requires public schools to teach handwriting in elementary school

(Newser) - Older generations are regularly appalled to discover kids don't loop their letters anymore, but the Golden State is about to buck that trend. California Gov Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week that requires students in first through sixth grade to learn cursive handwriting, reports the Hill . The bill...

Mom, Sons Guilty in $600M Catalytic Converter Scheme

They are among 21 people charged in the case

(Newser) - Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58,...

California Is Getting Nation&#39;s First &#39;Ebony Alerts&#39;
California Is Getting
Nation's First 'Ebony Alerts'
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Oct 15, 2023 7:30 AM CDT

California Is Getting Nation's First 'Ebony Alerts'

System will highlight cases of missing Black youth

(Newser) - California is tackling racial disparities in missing-person cases with the nation's first "Ebony Alert" system. A bill recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom authorizes law enforcement agencies to ask the California Highway Patrol to issue the alert when young Black people are reported missing, CNN reports....

There&#39;s More Weirdness in the Grimes-Elon Musk Relationship
Grimes-Musk Battle
Over Kids Heats Up
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Oct 14, 2023 7:00 AM CDT

Grimes-Musk Battle Over Kids Heats Up

Singer wants Musk's Texas parental-rights complaint dropped, as she lives in California

(Newser) - The legal tussle over the three young children shared by Grimes and Elon Musk took a new turn last week, when the Canadian singer asked a judge in Texas to throw out the Tesla/SpaceX CEO's child custody complaint filed there. Grimes (legal name: Claire Boucher) said in her Oct....

MLB Legend Will Try to Flip California Senate Seat

'We need to bring people together again,' says Republican Steve Garvey

(Newser) - Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn't won a Senate race in 35 years, reports the AP . Garvey, 74, launched...

California Bans Controversial Food Additives

Red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, propylparaben are targeted

(Newser) - California became the first state in the nation to ban four controversial food additives when Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law targeting red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, and propylparaben. The chemicals have been found to be potentially harmful, and as of 2027 when the...

Newsom Vetoes Bills on Condoms, Insulin

Fellow Dems aren't happy

(Newser) - Gavin Newsom has been putting his veto pen to good use in recent days, earning criticism from fellow Democrats on two bills specifically. First, on Saturday, the California governor nixed legislation that would've barred insurance companies from making consumers pay more than $35 per month out of pocket for...

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