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Suit: 'Psychic' Was Paid $1K, Still Didn't Lift Witch's Curse

Mauro Restrepo now wants $25K from 'psychic love specialist' Sophia Adams

(Newser) - A California man is suing a self-proclaimed psychic who he says promised to remove a curse on his marriage, ordered by an ex-girlfriend. Mauro Restrepo says he was in the midst of some bad luck when he performed a Google search for psychics on Sept. 17 and came across Sophia...

Someone Just Won 7th-Largest Jackpot in US Lottery History

Winning ticket for $700M Powerball pot was sold in California

(Newser) - After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69. The Powerball was 15. Thanks...

Guy Who Alleged Swastikas at Tesla Wins $137M

Owen Diaz said company created a hostile work environment

(Newser) - Tesla has been ordered to pay a whopping $137 million to a former contract employee who sued over racist abuse he endured at the company's factory in Fremont, Calif. Elevator operator Owen Diaz said he worked at the factory for about a year up to 2016, during which fellow...

Possible Cause of California Oil Spill: Ship's Anchor

Divers are investigating the 'distinct possibility'

(Newser) - Update: Officials are investigating whether a ship's anchor might have struck an oil pipeline, causing 126,000 gallons of oil to spill into the ocean off the coast of Orange County, Calif., over the weekend, the AP reports. Divers were examining the pipeline to make a determination, and more...

Pandora Papers Look &#39;Really Bad&#39; for Jordan&#39;s King
Pandora Papers
Look 'Really Bad'
for Jordan's King
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 4, 2021 10:15 AM CDT

Pandora Papers Look 'Really Bad' for Jordan's King

King Abdullah reportedly used front companies to buy $106M in real estate while citizens struggled

(Newser) - We're learning more about the tax avoidance schemes of the uber-rich courtesy of the Pandora Papers , published Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which are putting Jordan's King Abdullah II in a particularly bad light. The longest-serving monarch in the Arab world, who's ruled Jordan...

More Causes Ruled Out in Family&#39;s Confounding Deaths
Lightning Didn't Kill Family
Who Mysteriously Died on Hike
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 3, 2021 11:20 AM CDT

Lightning Didn't Kill Family Who Mysteriously Died on Hike

No clear answer for the loss of Ellen Chung, Jonathan Gerrish, daughter, and dog

(Newser) - A family that died on a hike in California's Sierra National Forest in August did not die by lightning strike , by any weapon, illegal drugs or alcohol, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, cyanide exposure, or by suicide, investigators publicly concluded Thursday. But what did kill Ellen Chung, 31; Jonathan Gerrish,...

Teen Will Be Taken Off Life Support After School Incident

Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez was shot by a school safety officer--but wasn't in school

(Newser) - Update: The family of an unarmed Long Beach woman who was shot by a high school safety officer and subsequently pronounced brain dead will be taken off life support. Per CNN , the family of 18-year-old Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez announced the news at a press conference on Friday. The officer...

Calif. Synagogue Gunman Hears His Fate

John T. Earnest gets life without parole for killing one person, injuring 3 in 2019 Poway shooting

(Newser) - Before John T. Earnest was sentenced Thursday for fatally gunning down one person and injuring three others, including a young girl, in a 2019 shooting at a Southern California synagogue, his lawyer asked if he could make a statement. The response of San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh in...

First State to Require COVID Shots for All Students

California rule kicks in when vaccine becomes available for schoolkids

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the nation's first coronavirus vaccination mandate for schoolchildren, a plan that will have all elementary through high school students get the shots once the vaccine gains final approval from the federal government for different age groups. The government has approved the COVID-19...

Newsom Signs Bill to Allow Giving Family Its Land Back

California city seized Black resort property in the 1920s

(Newser) - Update: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Thursday to permit the return of a piece of California beachfront to the family it was taken from almost 100 years ago. Several descendants of the Black couple who built a resort on the land attended the ceremony, and the governor apologized to...

California Makes Mail-In Voting Law
California
Makes
Mail-In
Voting Law
Sep 27, 2021 7:12 PM CDT

California Makes Mail-In Voting Law

Pandemic experiment will be the new normal

(Newser) - Until recently, only a handful of states have automatic mail-in ballot systems. Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada, and DC use the system, and Vermont does, too, in general elections. California is the newest member of the club, since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday making California’s...

No More &#39;Aliens&#39; In California
No More 'Aliens'
In California
Sep 26, 2021 7:45 AM CDT

No More 'Aliens' In California

Gov. Newsom strikes 'offensive' word from state law

(Newser) - California will strike the word "alien" from the books. Fresh off his recall election blowout , Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he's signed legislation removing the "offensive" term and replacing it in state law with "non-citizen" and "immigrant," per Axios , which notes the term has...

Age of COVID Fatalities in California Is Dropping

Younger people there are less likely to be vaccinated

(Newser) - The average age of Californians who have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began is 73. But it's dropping quickly—down to 67 since April, the Los Angeles Times reports. It has to do with vaccinations, health experts say. More than 80% of adults over 50 and seniors have...

Woman Walks Out of Brush Near Fire Line, Is Arrested

Alexandra Souverneva accused of arson in Fawn Fire, which has forced evacuations of 4K

(Newser) - A fire that erupted Wednesday in California's Shasta County has quickly spread to cover 5,500 acres , forcing thousands of people out of their homes. It's also prompted an arrest. Cal Fire and Shasta County Fire said employees spotted a white woman trespassing on property accessed through two...

Retired Homicide Detective Found Dead in Freezer

Daughter of 87-year-old Miriam Travis is a 'person of interest,' police in Riverside say

(Newser) - Miriam Travis, a former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detective, retired from the force more than 30 years ago. Authorities are now trying to determine how much of that time she spent dead in a freezer. The 87-year-old's body was found Sunday in the garage of the...

Father, Son Will Stand Trial in Kristin Smart Case

Paul Flores allegedly killed student in 1996

(Newser) - In the 25 years since Kristin Smart disappeared, the last person seen with her has been described as a person of interest, then a suspect, then a prime suspect, per the Los Angeles Times . Now, Paul Flores will be a defendant in a murder trial. San Luis Obispo Superior Court...

This State Embraces Diversity More Than Any Other

California takes top spot in WalletHub ranking; West Virginia comes in last

(Newser) - America's history is a unique one, and the result of our national experiment is a "complex tapestry of backgrounds," comprised of people from all different cultures, religions, and socioeconomic and educational statuses, per WalletHub . In fact, the personal finance site notes, by 2045 it's expected there...

Special Blankets Helped Save World's Biggest Trees

Recent controlled burns also kept sequoias safe in California

(Newser) - The general is safe, for now. The reference is to the world's biggest tree, known as General Sherman, in California's Sequoia National Park, reports NPR . Encroaching wildfires had forest workers scrambling to protect the ancient trees last week, and their efforts appear to have paid off. Not only...

Mayor Defends Maskless Dancing: 'I Was Feeling the Spirit'

San Francisco's London Breed appears to have violated her own city's rule

(Newser) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed had a fun weekend. And she's remaining defiant about that fun even as critics accuse her of violating her own administration's mask mandate. On Friday night, video emerged of a maskless Breed dancing indoors at a crowded club, reports CBS San Francisco . According...

Mom of 5 Died After Giving Birth. Weeks Later, the Dad Died, Too
Mom and Dad
of 5, Including
Newborn, Die
of COVID
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 18, 2021 4:45 PM CDT

Mom and Dad of 5, Including Newborn, Die of COVID

Daniel and Davy Macias' children, all ages 7 and under, are now being cared for by grandparents

(Newser) - A California middle school teacher and his wife, a San Bernardino nurse, were looking forward to the arrival of their fifth child earlier this year. Their family's story has now come to a doubly terrible end, after Daniel Macias, 39, died Thursday of COVID—just two weeks after his...

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