Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case

California Politics

Dianne Feinstein's extremely awkward, very uncomfortable exit from the political stage

Democrats in her home state are moving on even as she isn’t. LOS ANGELES — Several of her House colleagues are already running for her Senate seat. She isn’t raising real money. And it’s so widely assumed that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is on her way out that Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, felt …

CIA

What’s inside China’s spy balloon? Former CIA director explains

Former CIA Director John Brennan and Richard Haas, president of the Council of Foreign Relations, join Meet the Press NOW to explain what is known of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flying over America, and analyze what motivations could be behind the act.

Water

In deep-red corner of Arizona, threat of losing water starts to outweigh fear of regulation

Kingman, Arizona CNN — Driving along county roads that are little more than dirt paths, Tim Walsh remarked that the expansive valley below the Long Mountain range used to be no more than tumbleweeds and scraggly cactuses. Now, it’s pistachio trees as far as the eye can see. Far from mature, the …

Airlines

Southwest Airlines now wants customers to do something they may find laughable

When you're desperate for business, is this the best thing you can do? Right now? When things go wrong, it can be hard to set them right. Somehow, …

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I got a 23andMe DNA test for fun — homicide detectives matched my DNA to a cold case murder

LGBTQ+ Voices

Man tries to take enormous 30″ sex toy at adult gift store and, um, it doesn’t end well

Sometimes you just gotta know when you’re trying to take on something way too huge. Take this drunk person recently caught on surveillance camera at …

Natural Disasters

2.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Castaic, followed by 3.0 tremor near Redlands

Did you feel it? A 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit near Castaic Friday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake registered at …

Policing

California doctor cycling on scenic roadway rammed by Lexus then stabbed to death by driver: police

A Southern California doctor was killed Wednesday during a violent encounter in which he was hit from behind by a vehicle while cycling and then attacked by the driver. Dr. Michael Mammone, 58, was riding a bicycle on scenic Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when a Lexus struck him from behind …