Californians eager for sunnier days after relentless winter

With spring now underway, California’s 39 million residents are hopeful for sunnier days ahead.
Denver high school shooting suspect dead, coroner confirms

A coroner’s office says a body found in the Colorado woods near an abandoned car was that of a 17-year-old student accused of wounding two administrators in a shooting at his Denver high school.
Library association reports record book ban attempts in 2022

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a new record in 2022.
Ask a real estate pro: What can I do after golf ball broke my window?

A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My building has been hit by multiple golf balls after the nearby course was redesigned. What recourse do I have in dealing with broken window?
Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence

Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested after a masked group attacked an Atlanta-area police training center construction site.
Biden approval dips near lowest point: AP-NORC poll

Approval of President Joe Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago to 38%.
Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later

Two decades ago, U.S. spy agencies wrongly believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that state law doesn’t require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out execution of a prisoner who is scheduled to be put to death on April 6 for his conviction in a 2002 killing.
Arizona court declines most of Lake’s appeal over gov’s race

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race, but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court.
Arrest made in fire at planned Wyoming abortion clinic

Authorities say a suspect has been arrested on charges that she set fire to a building that was slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic.
