DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California is proposing to restrict auto insurance practices that regulators say benefit those who have more money, more education and are white.
The state Department of Insurance proposed regulations Monday that would prohibit insurance companies from using so-called "affinity groups" to discriminate based on educational attainment or income level, among other factors.
The bulk of...
The Temecula Valley High School student who was the target of racist graffiti last month was asked by school officials to agree, among other things, not to negatively name students, school teams or activities on social media in exchange for increased protection on campus, including an escort to class, Valley News has learned.TVHS senior Solona Husband was first interviewed...
A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Bonsall was causing traffic delays Monday afternoon.The collision was reported at 3:10 p.m. on the northbound side of the freeway at the state Route 76 overpass, according to information from the North County Fire Protection District and the California Highway Patrol.The left three lanes of northbound I-15 were blocked in the crash’s...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A blustery storm brought scattered flooding and traffic accidents to Southern California roads on Monday while snow fell in the mountains.
Rainfall was moderate to locally heavy, the National Weather Service said.
A transient was rescued with minor injuries after being trapped for 30 minutes when a huge tree fell in the Echo Park area of Los...
ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California —- less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in October to ban contracts for for-profit prisons starting Jan. 1. Supporters hoped...
MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that judges should be like baseball umpires, impartially calling balls and strikes.
"Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire," Roberts said.
His hair grayer, the 64-year-old Roberts will return...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - California Highway Patrol officers in the Inland Empire will deploy in strength Tuesday night and through Wednesday for the agency's annual Christmastime crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired drivers.The Christmas holiday "maximum enforcement period" will get underway at 6 p.m. Tuesday and continue until late Wednesday night. All available officers will deploy during the MEP to catch...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A convicted felon accused of fatally shooting his aunt and seriously wounding an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled Monday.Abraham David Bonilla allegedly killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only as "Tommy," at...
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's embattled Prime Minister defended his government's climate policy Monday, as authorities warned the wildfires crisis ravaging the country's most populous state could fester for months.
Around 200 wildfires were burning in four states, with New South Wales accounting for more than half of them, including 60 fires not contained.
The disaster has led to renewed criticism...