UC Berkeley Law School strips itself of racist namesake
The University of California, Berkeley’s prestigious law school has stripped itself of a 19th century namesake who espoused racist views that led to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act January 30,…
Friends, Fans Pay Tribute To Kobe Bryant After Superstar’s Death At 41
As news of Kobe Bryant’s shocking death spread on Sunday, countless tributes poured in for the former Los Angeles Laker as people expressed their horror and sadness over the basketball…
Bayer faces fourth U.S. Roundup cancer trial in Monsanto’s hometown
(Reuters) – Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, with four cancer patients in the hometown…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom May Pardon LGBTQ Rights Leader Bayard Rustin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature’s LGBTQ and black caucuses on Tuesday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to posthumously pardon a civil rights leader who was jailed for having gay…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to fast-track Obamacare appeal
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the…
California rejects unique intersex surgery ban for some kids
California has rejected a ban on medically unnecessary treatment for babies born with ambiguous or conflicting genitalia By ADAM BEAM Associated Press January 13, 2020, 11:43 PM 3 min read…
Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger
Authorities say an Uber driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a drunk woman he picked up at a California police station January 11, 2020, 3:21 AM 2 min read…
Billionaire Burkle’s son found dead at Beverly Hills home
California billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle’s adult son Andrew has been found dead at his home January 7, 2020, 9:11 PM 3 min read BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — California billionaire Ronald…
Democrats ask U.S. Supreme Court to save Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-led states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate…
Men who ran $11M California investment scam sentenced
Three men who ran an $11 million investment scheme that bilked elderly Californians are going to prison January 4, 2020, 2:39 AM 1 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three men…