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Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation

Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.

Yusef Miller with the North County Equity & Justice Coalition addresses local media with fellow activists behind him in front of the Hall of Justice on June 30, 2022.

Hearing date set for injunction designed to force changes in how San Diego County jails are run

The injunction contains many of the reforms contained in the Saving Lives in Custody Act now moving through the state legislature.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the passage of the gun safety bill in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022.

Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden

The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

Protesters outside of an abortion clinic.

How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week

Even without a Supreme Court ruling, a new Kentucky law shut down abortions for several days before a federal court stepped in. Abortion rights groups fear it's just the beginning.

The warehouse at the Maricopa County Elections Department is seen on Sept. 8. The Maricopa sheriff says he's stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes.

Monitors at Arizona ballot drop boxes draw complaints of voter intimidation

Arizona's secretary of state has referred at least six potential voter intimidation complaints near ballot drop boxes to law enforcement.

A Florida woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz of misleading advertising, saying its Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese takes longer to prepare than the 3 1/2 minutes on the label.

A woman sues Kraft, claiming Velveeta macaroni preparation time is misleading

Kraft Heinz says its Velveeta Shells & Cheese cups are "ready in 3 1/2 minutes." The proposed class action lawsuit counters that microwaving is one of several steps and seeks $5 million in damages.

A jury finds a Kansas scholar guilty of fraud and hiding ties to China

The jury also found Feng "Franklin" Tao not guilty of four related counts in the case, which spurred by the Trump Justice Department's controversial "China Initiative" effort.

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds the gavel after he was elected on the 15th ballot on January 7, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker after 15 votes and days of negotiations

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a press conference at the Stockton Police Department headquarters in Stockton, Calif., on the arrest of suspect Wesley Brownlee.

Police arrested a suspected serial killer in Stockton, Calif.

A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in Northern California was arrested before dawn Saturday as he was apparently searching for another victim, police said.

In this March 26, 2011 file photo, supporters of St. Augustine High School, including Byron Bernard, class of 1980, center, with "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child" poster, demand the right of self-governance, including a corporal punishment policy, march and cheer in front of the Archdiocese of New Orleans at Notre Dame Seminary.

A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

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