SACRAMENTO — Billionaire music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs could be eligible to be prosecuted for allegedly abusing his girlfriend in Los Angeles in 2016 under a newly introduced bill under consideration …
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Biden praises Kenyan President Ruto for ‘his bold leadership’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday praised Kenya’s William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marked the first state visit to the United States by an African leader …
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After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be in the hands …
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California bill would protect teachers amid school gender debates
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — As lawsuits play out in courts across the state over student privacy when it comes to gender identity, a bill introduced in the California Legislature on Wednesday aims to …
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Lt. Governor Kounalakis launches PAC to mobilize voters on abortion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis publicly launched a new independent political committee to mobilize “pro-choice” California voters and help to defeat Donald Trump and take back Democratic control of the …
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School, jobs, family: Why Cal State L.A. isn’t roiling with protest
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a recent Wednesday afternoon, the Cal State L.A. student union buzzed with people eating lunch. Outside, students took graduation photos wearing caps and gowns beside a yellow sign that …
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UCLA Chancellor Gene Block heads to D.C. for grilling on campus antisemitism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will testify before a Republican-led House committee Thursday, where he is expected to face aggressive questioning about antisemitism on his campus and how a pro-Palestinian …
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Prosecutor and judge in Georgia’s 2020 election case beat challengers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesATLANTA — Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Trump and others related to the 2020 election, has won the …
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Rudolph Giuliani pleads not guilty in Arizona election interference case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPHOENIX — Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential …
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Defense rests without Trump taking stand in his hush money trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. “Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump …