
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a tax in his new budget that would tax all health plans, replacing California’s current tax that only taxes health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid plan.
by William Bigelow7 Jan 2016, 1:02 PM PST0

On Wednesday, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that a monkey who took selfies cannot be the copyright owner of the photos.
by William Bigelow7 Jan 2016, 11:50 AM PST0

A New Harris poll determining who Americans view as the greatest athlete of all time maintained the status quo from the last time Harris conducted the survey in 2009: Michael Jordan still tops the list.
by William Bigelow7 Jan 2016, 11:34 AM PST0

An outraged father posted a video of a pat-down of his 10-year-old daughter at a North Carolina airport that could be interpreted as sexual assault.
by William Bigelow6 Jan 2016, 6:05 PM PST0

According to a new study by Bankrate.com, over half of Americans cannot financially handle a bill of $500 or more. 63 percent said they would be unable to handle an unexpected expense.
by William Bigelow6 Jan 2016, 5:42 PM PST0

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza to the Hall of Fame.
by William Bigelow6 Jan 2016, 3:52 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph H. Huber refused to block the city of Santa Clara from letting the NFL use the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s 11-acre soccer park for a “media village” during Super Bowl 50.
by William Bigelow6 Jan 2016, 11:10 AM PST0

California State Assemblywomen Democrat Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Republican Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) have offered a bill to exempt feminine hygiene products from taxes.
by William Bigelow6 Jan 2016, 10:56 AM PST0

A report from an ESPN affiliate in Las Vegas claims that Johnny Manziel showed up in Sin City on Saturday night wearing a blonde wig, a fake mustache, glasses, and a hoodie.
by William Bigelow5 Jan 2016, 10:58 AM PST0

On Monday, the California Supreme Court decided to allow Proposition 49, which would advise Congress to overturn the 2010 Citizens United ruling, back on the June 2016 ballot.
by William Bigelow5 Jan 2016, 10:56 AM PST0

On Monday, a group calling itself the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA) launched an unusual protest against the Saudi Arabian government’s execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, asking people to inundate the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington D.C. with potatoes.
by William Bigelow5 Jan 2016, 8:06 AM PST0

Although 2.5 million new customers bought insurance through HealthCare.Gov after open enrollment began November 1, 10.5 million people eligible to buy coverage remained uninsured, according to the Obama Administration. One salient reason for the underenrollment may be that people opt to pay the fine for remaining uninsured rather that ante up the huge sums for insurance.
by William Bigelow4 Jan 2016, 4:52 PM PST0

California Democrats eager to restore the slim supermajority they lost in 2014 are concerned for their prospects for 2016.
by William Bigelow4 Jan 2016, 1:28 PM PST0

Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who was fired with one game left in the season, had made himself persona non grata with the players, organization, and especially owner Jeffrey Lurie, with the last straw apparently coming when Kelly forced Lurie to change the date of Lurie’s Christmas party to fit Kelly’s schedule.
by William Bigelow4 Jan 2016, 11:12 AM PST0

If you’re a New York Knicks forward, Christmas in New York ain’t what it used to be.
by William Bigelow30 Dec 2015, 4:26 PM PST0

In a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, scientists from the University of California, Davis and the Harvard University Center for the Environment suggest that violent crime is precipitated by air pollution.
by William Bigelow30 Dec 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

The Al Jazeera reporter who anchored the network’s documentary implying star quarterback Peyton Manning used performance enhancing drugs is suddenly backpedaling furiously from the film’s insinuation.
by William Bigelow30 Dec 2015, 8:05 AM PST0

Al Jazeera, which has made its contempt for the white citizens of America known for years, seized the opportunity to malign a white American icon, Hall of Fame-bound quarterback Peyton Manning, without vetting the story completely. Why?
by William Bigelow29 Dec 2015, 2:33 PM PST0

On Monday afternoon, an elephant seal weighing up to 1,000 pounds climbed out of San Pablo Bay in Sonoma County, then slid its way toward Highway 37, repeatedly trying to cross it before finally stopping on the shoulder.
by William Bigelow29 Dec 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

On Sunday night, for the fourth time this month, a Southwest Airlines plane experienced problems, forcing it to change its landing plans.
by William Bigelow28 Dec 2015, 8:48 AM PST0

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor, Mary Fallin, wrote a December 9 letter to California Governor Jerry Brown thanking him for the help Caltrans officials have offered educating Oklahoma officials regarding earthquakes.
by William Bigelow28 Dec 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

Police in Hope, Arkansas, believe an arsonist set fire to former President Bill Clinton’s childhood home on Friday. According to Hope Police Department Chief J.R. Wilson, early Friday morning a motorist spotted the fire at the Clinton Birthplace National Historic Site.
by William Bigelow27 Dec 2015, 7:09 PM PST0

On January 1, California residents will have to accustom themselves to a number of new laws that will be implemented in the state. Here are some the laws that will likely have the most profound effect:
by William Bigelow27 Dec 2015, 12:51 PM PST0

The Solimar Fire, which started Friday and exploded when overnight 50 mph winds turned it into a 1,236 acre blaze that caused the closure of highway 101, was 60% contained by 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Highway 101 was closed Saturday until 2 p.m. PST.
by William Bigelow27 Dec 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

Next week, three young black women will stand before a Philadelphia judge for savagely beating a homeless white man to death with a hammer and a chair leg last April, all because the 10-year-old son of one of the women lied and said the homeless man struck him.
by William Bigelow25 Dec 2015, 1:27 PM PST0