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'Fat Leonard' Recaptured Just Before He Made It to Russia

Military contractor traveled through Mexico, Cuba, was busted in Venezuela after fleeing California

(Newser) - Update: The escaped criminal known as Fat Leonard made it all the way from California to Venezuela, and would have continued on to Russia, before his capture Tuesday. Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian military contractor who orchestrated the worst corruption scandal in Navy history, was awaiting sentencing for bribery and...

This Is the Happiest State in America
This Is the Happiest
State in America
Sep 20, 2022 11:26 AM CDT

This Is the Happiest State in America

Hawaii tops WalletHub's list; West Virginia lands at the bottom

(Newser) - Happiness is said to be a state of mind—but what state you're in could affect that state. WalletHub wanted to find out where people in the US are at their most content, especially in the wake of the worst of the pandemic and amid new stressors like inflation....

Mom Who Urged Daughter to Punch Opponent Must Pay Up

Latira Shonty Hunt ordered to pay $9K in restitution

(Newser) - Update: The woman who instructed her 14-year-old daughter to hit an opposing player during a basketball game, an act that resulted in a concussion, will have to pay. A judge this week ruled that Latira Shonty Hunt, 44, of La Puente, Calif., must pay $9,000 in restitution; write a...

More Questions Raised in Death of Congressman's Wife

Experts doubt coroner's finding that white mulberry contributed to Lori McClintock's death

(Newser) - Experts are continuing to question a coroner's conclusion that the wife of a congressman died as a result of ingesting the nontoxic white mulberry plant, used for centuries as an herbal remedy and described by one expert as "probably one of the safest leaves in the world."...

The Man Who Brought Us Two Buck Chuck Is Dead
Founder of
Two Buck Chuck Dies
OBITUARY
Sep 14, 2022 6:21 AM CDT

Founder of Two Buck Chuck Dies

'At the end, we all have an expiration date,' said Fred Franzia, who died at 79

(Newser) - The man who turned "Two Buck Chuck" into an American phenomenon is dead. Fred Franzia, co-founder of Bronco Wine Company, died early Tuesday at his home in California with family by his side, according to a letter sent to Bronco employees, per Wine Spectator . A cause of death wasn'...

Principal Charged After Video Captures Him Shoving Child

Principal allegedly struck student with special needs instead of de-escalating situation

(Newser) - A former principal was charged in central California with child abuse after being caught on video striking a student with special needs, and his attorney said Tuesday that what the video shows is out of character for the veteran educator. Brian Vollhardt, who was the principal of Wolters Elementary, was...

Heat Exhaustion Got to Her. He Went for Help, Never Returned

Body of Tim Sgrignoli, 29, found 4 days after hike with girlfriend in sweltering California mountains

(Newser) - The alerts from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department began late Sunday, noting the rescue of a female hiker suffering from mild heat exhaustion in the mountains over Gaviota, California, per NBC News . The initial post in that series of tweets from Scott Safechuck reported that the "search continues...

Restaurant Owners Look to Block Landmark Law for California Fast-Food Workers

Move would give more than 500K workers more power, protections

(Newser) - Update: Restaurant owners moved Wednesday to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers, the AP reports. The owners want the state's voters to ultimately decide the law's fate. A coalition calling itself Protect Neighborhood Restaurants filed a referendum request...

In 'Era of Extremes,' Calif. Asks Residents to Turn Off Lights

Rare emergency alert called for switching off of nonessential power to prevent rolling outages

(Newser) - Grappling with brutal heat this week, Californians were faced with a big ask, and it was a rare one, per KTLA . The state's Office of Emergency Services pushed out an alert Tuesday evening requesting that residents switch off any nonessential power, in an attempt to conserve energy and prevent...

California Fire Levels Homes
Wildfire Rips Through Homes
Sep 3, 2022 2:50 PM CDT

Wildfire Rips Through Homes

About 100 structures are lost to California blaze that sent residents fleeing

(Newser) - A wind-swept wildfire in rural Northern California tore through a neighborhood and destroyed about 100 homes and other buildings, fire officials said Saturday after at least two people were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate. The Mill Fire started shortly before 1pm Friday just north of Weed, a city...

Drinking Water of the Future May Come Increasingly From Toilets

In the face of climate change, recycled water could be a solution

(Newser) - Garden hose bans are in place across much of Britain, where rivers and reservoirs are at unusually low levels following months of low rainfall. In the future, part of the solution will be "to reprocess the water that results from sewage treatment and turn it back into drinking water,...

Teachers Can't Afford to Live Here. School District Has a Solution

Bay Area's Milpitas Unified School District asks parents to consider renting to educators

(Newser) - If you're a family in the San Francisco Bay Area with an empty room, apartment, or backyard cabana, one local school district has an unusual ask: Rent it to a teacher. NBC Bay Area reports that the cost of housing and rentals in that part of California remains through...

Firefighters Didn't Reach Anne Heche for 45 Minutes

They couldn't access her Mini Cooper, buried inside home

(Newser) - For the first 45 minutes firefighters were on the scene, they were unable to help Anne Heche. The actor crashed into a home in the Mar Vista neighborhood around 10:56am on Aug. 5. With flames raging, firefighters were unable to reach Heche's Mini Cooper for at least 20...

Woman Dies After Being Served Dishwashing Liquid Instead of Juice

Tragedy happened at California senior living facility

(Newser) - Three residents at a California assisted living home were served dishwashing detergent instead of juice, and one of them died. The 93-year-old woman was taken to a hospital along with the other two residents, and died there, CNN reports. The other two remain hospitalized after the incident at Atria Park...

What Happens When 150K Tomatoes Spill on a Highway?

'A gooey concoction of watery tomato juice, oil, and dirt'

(Newser) - A major tomato spill caused a colossal mess and spoiled the Monday morning commute on I-80 near Vacaville, California. According to the New York Times, it’s not unusual to see a few spilled tomatoes along the winding roads in Solano County, but to have approximately 150,000 of them...

Billboards in California Warn Against Moving to Texas

Billboards in LA, SF invoke Uvalde massacre

(Newser) - Mysterious billboards have gone up in Los Angeles and San Francisco invoking the Uvalde school massacre to urge people not to move to Texas. CBS Bay Area reports that the billboards feature a sinister figure in a hooded top and the words: "The Texas dream died in Uvalde. Don'...

California Takes Huge Step Toward 'Eliminating the Tailpipe'

State plans to ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

(Newser) - California has followed up its move to phase out gas-powered mowers with an even more ambitious goal—phasing out gas-powered cars. The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday in favor of banning the sale of new gas-powered cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs by 2035, the AP reports. After that date,...

Body Found in Submerged SUV Was Missing Teen

Autopsy identifies Kiely Rodni

(Newser) - The body discovered in a car submerged in a Northern California lake has been identified as missing California teen Kiely Rodni. The 16-year-old had last been seen at Prosser Family Campground—near Prosser Lake, where her body was eventually found in her SUV—around 12:30am on Aug. 6. She'...

Body of Kiely Rodni Possibly Found in Submerged Car

Teen was last seen at campground party in Truckee early on Aug. 6

(Newser) - Update: The YouTube-famous recovery dive team Adventures with Purpose on Sunday claimed they had located the car of a missing California 16-year-old. They say the presumed body of Kiely Rodni was inside, reports the Sacramento Bee . "Car is upside down in only 14 (feet) of water" at Prosser Creek...

California&#39;s &#39;Big One&#39; Might Not Be a Quake
California's 'Big One'
Might Not Be a Quake
NEW STUDY
Aug 21, 2022 9:31 AM CDT

California's 'Big One' Might Not Be a Quake

Study warns of megaflood that could cause $1T in damage, displace millions this century

(Newser) - Californians have learned to live under the threat of huge earthquakes, megadrought, and wildfires. They may have to contend with another horrifying scenario: a devastating megaflood more powerful than anything anyone alive on Earth has seen. Thanks to climate change, the threat from a megaflood like the one that hit...

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