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California Flier Stranded in Airport 8 Days

Cash-strapped woman marooned by baggage fees

(Newser) - All she wanted was to get out of town to start fresh. But California would-be flier Terri Weissinger ended up stuck in San Francisco International Airport for eight days, marooned by unexpected baggage fees. Cash-strapped Weissinger was down to three bags, a ticket and $30 when she arrived at the...

Occupy Oakland's Brutal Night: Fires, Arrests, Tear Gas

Dozens arrested after clashes with police

(Newser) - What began as a largely peaceful protest in Oakland ended up being marked by the following: shattered windows, graffiti, fires, tear gas, flash-bang grenades, stitches, and arrests. Things didn't get ugly until after midnight, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Most of the day's approximately 7,000 protesters headed...

Protesters Paralyze Oakland
 Protesters Paralyze Oakland 
Nov 3, 2011 4:24 AM CDT

Protesters Paralyze Oakland

Port shut down, police firing tear gas, says Trib

(Newser) - A nation away from New York's Wall Street, thousands of sympathetic California protesters thronged the streets of Oakland yesterday and shut down the city's port in the most vigorous anti-corporate demonstration of the past weeks. Moms and dads, the jobless, students and union members joined together for a...

Deadly Biker Feud Started at ... Starbucks

Hells Angels-Vagos war has spread to 3 states

(Newser) - "Only in Santa Cruz would you have biker wars over who's going to control pumpkin spice lattes," says the California beach-side town's deputy police chief. The deadliest feud in a decade between California-based biker gangs started earlier last year when hammer-wielding members of the Hells Angels...

Medical Marijuana Backers Sue Federal Government

Crackdown in California violates 10th Amendment, they say

(Newser) - Here's one new thing the backers of legal pot have in common with the Tea Party: love of the 10th Amendment. A group that backs medical marijuana has sued the US attorney general, arguing that the recent crackdown by the feds in California infringes on states' rights outlined in...

Want a Massage? Hit an Open House

Specifically, an open house for a luxury home in Southern California

(Newser) - Lest you think the housing market is entirely in the crapper, know this: Some people are still buying luxury homes, but the competition for them is fierce. So they're being wooed, in part, by open houses that are pretty insanely over-the-top. How insane? Think open houses peppered with: male...

Harry Canoodles With Kate Clone

He's a real-life Prince Charming, says California cocktail waitress

(Newser) - It didn't take Prince Harry long to find a California girl to "snog." And she looks a bit like Kate Middleton. Harry, who's training to fly Apache attack helicopters in California, was spotted kissing tattooed San Diego cocktail waitress Jessica Donaldson, and they've been out...

California OKs Cap-and-Trade
 California OKs Cap-and-Trade 
Oct 21, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

California OKs Cap-and-Trade

Other states are watching to see how well program works

(Newser) - California became the first state in the nation to adopt its own cap-and-trade system yesterday, as its Air Resources Board voted unanimously to approve the regulations. The vote came after a grueling eight-hour meeting filled with the opinions of angry union members, disapproving industry representatives, and miscellaneous plan supporters, the...

Calif. Medical Association Backs Legalizing Pot

Physicians want pot brought into the light

(Newser) - The California Medical Association has thrown down the marijuana gauntlet by officially supporting the legalization of pot. The move comes just a week after the feds warned several medical marijuana dispensaries in the state to close up . Organization members want pot legalized and regulated so the drug can be more...

FAA Probing Calif. Aerial Sex Stunt

Skydiving hijinks may have distracted pilot, say officials

(Newser) - A high-flying California sex stunt has caught the attention of FAA officials. They're investigating two skydivers filmed having sex in a plane before jumping into the wild blue yonder—still in "tandem." Sky-diving instructor Alex Torres, who also works as a porn actor, made the video in...

Feds Take Aim at Medical Marijuana Ads

Newspapers, radio stations could face Justice Department's wrath

(Newser) - The next step in the war on drugs may be a war on ads. A federal attorney tells California Watch that she'll be cracking down on newspapers, radio stations, and other outlets that accept advertising for the medical marijuana industry. "I'm not just seeing print advertising,"...

Bid to Repeal Gay History Law in California Fails

Petition doesn't get enough signatures to force vote

(Newser) - A win for gay rights advocates in California: Opponents hoped to repeal a new law that requires public schools to teach about the contributions of gay people, but they failed to get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . That means the law will take...

Austin Powers Thug Killed Cell Mate: Police

Joseph Son, who played Random Task, suspected in sex offender's murder

(Newser) - A jailbird California actor who played Doctor Evil's henchman in an Austin Powers film is suspected of killing his sex-offender cell mate, investigators have revealed. The 50-year-old victim was serving two years for failure to register as a sex offender. He was found dead in a cell in Wasco...

Conrad Murray Trial: Michael Jackson Was 'Wasted' After Dermatologist Visits
 Jacko Was 
 'Wasted' After 
 Seeing Skin Doc 
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Oct 11, 2011 4:17 PM CDT

Jacko Was 'Wasted' After Seeing Skin Doc

Singer may have been 'legally blind': Murray tape

(Newser) - The final third of a Conrad Murray interview with police following Michael Jackson's death was played to jurors today, as Murray's trial for involuntary manslaughter continues. On the June 27, 2009, tape, Murray says Jackson was seeing other doctors but never told him about it, though he deduced...

3 Seniors Accidentally Eat Pot Brownies ... at Funeral

Trio heads to hospital after dose of 'medical marijuana' at memorial

(Newser) - Three elderly southern California residents couldn't figure out why they suddenly were so dizzy. Turns out they had accidentally consumed a hefty bit of pot in some marijuana brownies served at a Huntington Beach memorial service for a friend. The three, all in their 70s or 80s, were taken...

California Bans Carrying Guns Openly in Public

Frequent sight of guns was scaring people: police

(Newser) - California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill banning the open carrying of handguns in public, he announced today. Police had opposed existing rules allowing Californians to carry unloaded guns openly, saying the practice scared onlookers, Politico reports. "As law enforcement officials tell me, it’s not safe and...

Harry Captains Royal Bar Hop in San Diego

From Apache helicopters to brewskis in California

(Newser) - Hail Britannica. The royal party boy has finally sloshed up along our shores—for some San Diego area bar hopping. "Harry Wales" took some time out from Apache helicopter training just a day after he arrived in California to hit not one but "several" night spots, reports the...

Mom Pushing Stroller Killed by California Train

But Susan Dibene manages to push her daughter to safety

(Newser) - A Southern California mom struggling with a stroller over tracks was killed by a train, but first managed to push her 2-year-old daughter to safety. Susan Dibene, 33, was pushing the stroller along a sidewalk near the tracks when she attempted to cross as the guardrail of the Metrolink train...

Feds to California Pot Shops: Shut or Be Shut Down

At least 16 received letters this week threatening just that

(Newser) - Easy livin' at California pot dispensaries is about to go up in smoke. Even though several shops are operating legally under the state law allowing them to dispense medical marijuana,16 have received letters from federal officials warning them to shut down—or be closed. Federal law "takes precedence...

LA to State: We Can't Watch All These Cons

California dumps responsibility onto county, city

(Newser) - The good news for California is that its state prison system has a lot fewer prisoners and parolees to deal with. The bad news, according to the mayor and police chief of Los Angeles, is that crime on the streets is going to rise. The state last weekend shifted responsibility...

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