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Estelle Clifton, registered professional forester and botanist with North Coast Resource Management (NCRM), hikes on the Lost Coast Redwoods property near Rockport, California on December 2, 2021.

California redwood forest returned to native tribal group

A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to descendants of the original Native American inhabitants.

The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation

"The Great Resignation" looks mostly like workers negotiating for a better deal.

After several months of temporarily housing, Kamila Noori, a prominent Afghan judge, on the balcony of the apartment where she will live with her husband and two of their daughters.

From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America

In only a matter of days, the lives of an Afghan family changed forever. After the Taliban took control of Kabul, they were forced to start over in a foreign country.

A pile of dried cannabis buds is seen here, Aug. 31, 2017.

San Diego's cannabis business division receives $764K grant from state

San Diego's Cannabis Business Division received a $764,261 grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control, intended to develop tools to help businesses comply with local and state laws, it was announced Monday.

A Dec. 15, 2021, photo collage of Calley Garay, who was killed by her husband.

'He will find me': The story of a woman, her killer, and how California courts fail to disarm abusers

What happened to Calley Garay — a story that culminated in the Madera courthouse last November — is about more than one woman. It’s about California’s inability to disarm abusers, a longstanding failure that judges, advocates and law enforcement have been warning about for years.

Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento announces new legislation at a news conference at the Arleta High School in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Sen. Pan introduced the Keep the Schools Open and Safe Act, to close the personal belief exemption loophole for school-based vaccination requirements for COVID-19.

COVID vaccination in California schools would be required under proposed bill

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 20 in New York City. Stocks continued to slump on Monday as the Federal Reserve gears up to raise interest rates in a bid to bring down inflation from 40-year highs.

Stocks are in the midst of a wild ride as the U.S. gets ready to fight inflation

The Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 40-year high, sparking fears in Wall Street about what these steps will mean for the economy.

Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice on December 10, 2021 in London, England. Nearly two months later, London's High Court ruled that Assange can seek appeal against his extradition to the U.S.

A court in the U.K. says Julian Assange can keep fighting his extradition to the U.S.

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder have 14 days to submit their application to the U.K.'s Supreme Court, which will decide whether to hear the case. His supporters see the ruling as a partial win.

There are several ways older adults can get free rapid antigen tests, but Medicare will not reimburse them when they purchase them.

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over the constitutionality of Harvard's affirmative action program.

The Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list

With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine.

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