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Wary LA Braces for 'Carmageddon'

405 closure leads to crazy discounts, viral videos, possible flash mobs

(Newser) - LA residents are planning to flee or hunker down this weekend as a 10-mile stretch of the 405, one of the nation's busiest freeways, shuts down for 53 hours. For non-Angelenos: This is a big deal, hence the nicknames "Carmageddon" and "Carpocalypse." Some of the most...

California Woman Catherine Becker Arrested for Cutting Off Husband's Penis
Calif. Woman
'Bobbitts'
Husband
Jul 13, 2011 4:10 AM CDT

Calif. Woman 'Bobbitts' Husband

Catherine Becker throws severed penis in garbage disposal

(Newser) - A Southern California woman prepared a drugged dinner for her estranged husband and then tied him to a bed, cut off his penis, and ground it up in the garbage disposal, police say. Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, was arrested after she called 911 and told police what she had done,...

Spiked Soda Kills Girl at Sleepover

California police treating 14-year-old's death as 'suspicious'

(Newser) - Soda spiked with an unknown substance left one California teen dead and three others ill after they drank the "strange" tasting beverage at a sleepover Saturday night, the Press Democrat reports. The 14-year-old girl was found dead on her bedroom floor around 9am yesterday. Her mother reportedly told police...

Politician: Make 'South California' 51st State

Move to Arizona, says governor's spokesman

(Newser) - A Riverside County politician is so sick of the "left wing" state government "ripping off" his wealthy constituents that he wants "South California" to become the nation's 51st state. Local Republican Supervisor Jeff Stone envisions a new state of 13 counties to escape the "ungovernable"...

Prince William, Catherine Glam It Up in LA
 Will, Kate Glam It Up in LA 
Jul 10, 2011 7:24 AM CDT

Will, Kate Glam It Up in LA

After a day of playing with the ponies

(Newser) - (AP) Hollywood royalty mingled with the real thing as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent a sun-splashed day on the polo fields of Santa Barbara County followed by a diamond-studded night amid movie glitterati at the midpoint of their tour of California. Prince William wowed the crowd with...

Rising Temperatures Threaten Vineyards in California

Climate change could take the 'wine' out of wine country in next 30 years

(Newser) - A new report warns that climate change could drastically shake up California’s wine country in the next 30 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that Napa Valley will eventually see 10 more days with grape-scorching temperatures of at least 95 degrees, the Los Angeles Times reports. If...

Celeb Privacy Breach Costs UCLA Hospitals $865K

Britney Spears, Farah Fawcett, Arnold Schwarzenegger had files breached

(Newser) - Years after hospital employees were accused of snooping into the medical records of celebrity patients, UCLA Health System agreed to pay an $865,000 settlement for potential violations of federal privacy laws. The settlement that UCLA reached with federal regulators Wednesday did not name the stars specifically involved. The investigation...

1 Dead, 5 Hurt in California Military Copter Crash

Investigators seeking cause

(Newser) - A Marine was killed and 5 others injured when a helicopter went down during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. It wasn't immediately clear how serious the injuries were, but all were being treated at local hospitals, reports AP. Investigators are seeking the cause of...

Calif. Cops to Paparazzi: Don't Mess With Will, Kate

Police armed with new laws and 'no trespass' warnings

(Newser) - What happens when one of the world's most popular couples meets one of the most celebrity-ravenous press crews on the globe? Trouble, probably. But determined to avoid a repeat of the Princess Diana paparazzi tragedy, Los Angeles police are already cracking down to protect visiting Prince William and his...

Family Fined $750K for Fire That Burned Einstein Papers

Wildfire started by fire in metal barrel burned 48K acres in addition to papers

(Newser) - It’s safe to say that Margaret Pavese had no idea she would start a wildfire nearly twice the size of San Francisco when she left a trash fire burning in a metal barrel in 2007—a California wildfire that also burned rare papers written by Albert Einstein, the San ...

PTA Moms Busted in $14M Ponzi Scheme

LA County women scammed other parents out of life savings

(Newser) - Look out, Bernie Madoff: A trio of mothers in a well-to-do suburb of Los Angeles have been charged with scamming other parents out of millions. Police say the women, all members of an elementary school PTA, ran a $14 million Ponzi scheme by simply winning the trust of victims at...

1,400 California State Workers Paid $200K+

Some make more than half-a-million

(Newser) - State budget problems? What budget problems? That's what some 1,400 California state workers who pull in at least $200,000 a year are wondering. One prison doc earned a cool $777,000 last year, and a dentist collected $599,000. Most of the top paid workers are doctors,...

Calif. Gay History Bill Heads to Governor

Measure would require history lessons to include gay contributions

(Newser) - A bill requiring California schools to teach gay history is headed for Gov. Jerry Brown's desk after passing the state Assembly. The bill, SB48, would make California the first state in the union to require history classes and textbooks to include the contributions of gay and lesbian Americans, reports...

Hybrid Drivers Lose Carpool Lane

Carpool lanes now only for carpoolers in California

(Newser) - The environment thanks you, now get in the right lane with everybody else. Solo drivers of hybrid cars are no longer allowed in California's carpool lanes, reports the Los Angeles Times . The privilege initiated as incentive for drivers to buy low-emission vehicles expired at the end of June. The...

Calif. Kids Accused of Taunting Black Teen With Noose

Wrestler teammates suspended, cops investigating

(Newser) - California high school wrestlers face possible hate-crime charges for reportedly taunting a black teammate with a hangman's noose, then chaining him to a locker, police said. The mother of the victim didn't learn of the confrontation until almost a month after it occurred. "That the school district...

Man Accused of Coaxing Boy, 11, to Drive on Highway

Suspect told girlfriend's son to follow him, police say

(Newser) - An illegal highway game of follow-the-leader landed a 51-year-old man in jail, with investigators saying yesterday that the man coaxed his girlfriend's 11-year-old son to follow him in a car through the Mojave Desert. Terry Michael Varner was charged with willful cruelty to a child resulting in possible injury...

Feds Coughing Up $4.5B for Calif. Solar Projects

Three projects to generate 1,330 megawatts of power

(Newser) - Hollywood may be home to the stars, but California is going solar—with $4.5 billion in loan guarantees from the Department of Energy going to three solar energy projects, reports the AP . The three projects, to be announced today, will create 1,330 metawatts of power and generate 1,...

Calif. Judge Steps Up Protection for 40 Species

Feds not doing enough for wildlife in national forests, judge rules

(Newser) - Endangered birds, fish, frogs, butterflies, and even a species of sea lion are set to benefit from a judge's ruling that federal authorities need to do more to protect some 40 species in southern California's national forests. The judge ordered three federal agencies to "take all necessary...

Jerry Brown's Spokesman: GOP 'Basically Moronic'

California governor doesn't think Republicans are very bright

(Newser) - With California Democrats and Republicans at an impasse on the state budget with a deadline looming, here's a sample of how things are going from Gov. Jerry Brown's spokesman: “The Republicans in Sacramento are basically moronic,” he tells Southern California Public Radio . "They aren’t...

Cat Burglar Is ... Actual Cat
 Cat Burglar Is ... Actual Cat 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 25, 2011 1:30 PM CDT

Cat Burglar Is ... Actual Cat

Dusty takes shoes, swimsuits, and more

(Newser) - A prolific cat burglar has stolen precious possessions from homes near San Francisco. But police are staying off the case—the burglar really is a cat. Dusty, a 5-year-old feline from San Mateo, has taken hundreds of items during his nearly nightly heists. Dusty's owner tells the San Francisco ...

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