california
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Calif. Man Arrested in Stabbing Outside Simi Valley Mosque
Police in California have arrested a man accused of stabbing a Muslim man who was leaving a mosque with his family late Saturday, the New York Daily News reports. According to KABC, the incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. Saturday when authorities say the suspect, identified as John Matteson of Simi Valley, Calif., and another man…
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Calif. Teen Overcomes Abuse and Homelessness to Earn 4.1 GPA
Elexis Webster is a 17-year-old junior with a 4.1 GPA. She’s been on the honor roll throughout high school and has plans to go to college. “As a 17-year-old junior with a 4.1 GPA, many wouldn’t expect me to have such a rough life,” Elexis, of Oakland, Calif., began her application essay to Students Rising…
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Parents File Complaint After Teacher's Racially Charged Explanation of Equality
The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged explanation in class, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident occurred at the Sutter Middle School and was prompted by a question from one of the students. “One of the kids raised their hand and asked the teacher…
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Ex-NBA Star Dennis Rodman Faces Jail Time in Hit-and-Run
Former NBA wild man and five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman is in hot water after police say he was driving on the wrong side of the freeway, caused an accident and then drove off. According to a CNN report, in June, Rodman entered a Santa Ana, Calif., freeway, headed the wrong way. A driver was…
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Calif. Deputy 'Executed,' Suspect Arrested
The suspect in the killing of a Stanislaus County, Calif., sheriff’s deputy has been arrested, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, a 20-year-veteran, was shot twice in the head at point-blank range Sunday as he responded to a call about a suspicious car and person near a fishing-access spot…
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Thousands of Calif. High School Students Stage Walkout in Protest of Trump Presidency
California isn’t done denouncing Donald Trump’s win yet, with high school students across the state—some of whom probably were not eligible to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election—still insistent on having their voices heard, CBS San Francisco reports. According to the report, students at Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Oakland Tech high schools all staged walkouts just…
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Kamala Harris Makes History, Becomes 2nd Black Woman Elected to US Senate
On Tuesday, California elected state Attorney General Kamala Harris to represent it in the U.S. Senate. Harris is the first new senator for the state in 24 years—the first black politician to represent the state—and only the second black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Harris, 52, entered the race after Sen. Barbara Boxer announced…
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Protests Erupt Across Calif. Following Donald Trump's Presidential Projection
Californians took to the streets early Wednesday morning after Donald Trump was projected to be the president-elect of the United States, ABC News reports. According to the report, although protesters gathered elsewhere in the nation, including in Washington, D.C., the West Coast seemed to have the most activity because of the late hour at which…
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Colin Kaepernick Creates 'Know Your Rights Camp' to Empower Youths
The San Francisco 49ers had a bye week this weekend, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick used his free time to host an event in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday for hundreds of black and Latino kids from California’s Bay Area titled, #KnowYourRightsOakland. According to its website, Know Your Rights Camp is “a free campaign for youth to raise…
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Calif.'s 1st Female Black Judge and Longtime Jurist Dead at 96
The first female black judge in California, and one of the state’s longest-serving jurists in state history, has died at the age of 96, the Associated Press reports. Vaino Spencer died in her sleep of natural causes Oct. 25 at her home in Los Angeles, her niece, Fatimah Gilliam, said. Spencer was born July 22, 1920,…