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AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt

“Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness and civic disorder. California’s response is to set up the Mercy Capital Court, run entirely by an AI bot that goes by the name Judge Maddox. The judge…

The Conversation

Britney Spears avoids jail time by pleading guilty to reckless driving

Britney Spears pleaded guilty through her lawyer to a lesser charge that will allow her to avoid jail time after California prosecutors accused her of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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California investigates Trump administration’s deal to end offshore wind project

The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects

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Prince Harry Allegedly 'More Unhappy Than Ever' Amid Claims Meghan Is 'Desperate To Leave'

Prince Harry is reportedly 'more unhappy than he's ever been' in California, amid claims Meghan Markle both wants a vow renewal and secretly wants out, though only Harry's own candid comments on his mental health are firmly grounded in fact.

International Business Times UK

A man shot by ICE in California pleads not guilty to federal charges

A man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in central California has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he rammed his vehicle into two agents

The Independent UK

California Says It Detected a Disease-Carrying Bug. So it Destroyed 32,000 Trees, 5 Miles Away.

How heavy-handed state regulations led to one farmer suing the state for $3 million in damages

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Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser charge in driving under influence case

The pop singer did not appear in person at California’s Ventura County Court.

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California seeks millions of dollars from State Farm for handling of claims after 2025 LA wildfires

California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires

The Independent UK

Last GOP senator from California, John Seymour, dead at 88

Former Sen. John Seymour, the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 in Carlsbad, Calif., more than 33 years after voters replaced him with Democrat Dianne Feinstein in November 1992. He was 88 years old. Seymour’s stint in the Senate was short: He was appointed…

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Britney Spears pleads guilty to DUI charge

The pop superstar was pulled over by California Highway Patrol in March

The Independent UK

The equatorial Luna Ring is the brainchild of a billion-dollar Japanese engineering conglomerate whose visionary team dreams of billions of megawatts of electricity generated by solar panel clusters the size of Texas and California put together

Shimizu’s Luma Ring proposes covering the moon’s equator with solar panels and transmitting energy to Earth via wireless microwave and laser systems.

TechRadar

50 Most Expensive Places To Retire by the Beach

Fourteen California cities appeared in the ranking, including five in the top 10.

GOBankingRates

Revisiting Dorothea Lange's lost Californian valley: 3,200 photos from an almost-forgotten 1950s project just went free online

A Texan rainstorm killed one of the greatest photo essays you've never seen. Now you can download every frame, including the ones Lange chose not to publish

Digital Camera World

Britney Spears is set to be arraigned on a DUI charge. But she doesn't have to appear in court

Britney Spears is set to be arraigned in a Southern California courtroom Monday after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

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'Unprecedented drought conditions': More than 500 data centers across Nevada, California, and Arizona could feel the pinch as the iconic Hoover Dam potentially loses 40% of its power output because of poor rainfall and abnormally low snowpack numbers

Drought driven water cuts are set to reduce Hoover Dam output significantly, forcing utilities to find replacement power amid raising regional costs.

The Independent UK

What Kamala Harris’s new luxurious Malibu mansion may signal about her political future

Harris, who has not officially said whether she will run for president again in 2028, bought a multi-million-dollar home in a lush, but private, California community

The Guardian - US

California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River

Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessful

The Independent UK

More arrests made in LEGO scheme where thief ‘filled boxes with pasta to get refunds’

The arrests are similar to one earlier in the week where a suspect was accused of trying to return Lego boxes filled with pasta for a refund.

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The Independent UK

Trump claims ‘pathetic’ Bill Maher was ‘so scared’ at Oval Office meeting in vicious attack

President took issue with Maher’s recent interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom

The Independent UK

California woman suffers more than 150 injuries after being attacked by wild dogs on walking trail

Fellow residents say they’ve also seen stray dogs in the area, which is frequently used by kids and mothers with strollers, one said

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SpaceX sends 45 satellites to orbit in nighttime launch from California (video)

SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022.

The Independent UK

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US

Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee

The Free Financial Advisor

The Rent Cap Shift: Why Oregon and California Landlords Are Issuing New Notices

Rent notices are landing in mailboxes with more urgency than usual, and tenants across Oregon and California feel the ripple effects. Landlords adjust their strategies as rent cap rules tighten, reset, or evolve under state housing laws.

The Independent UK

The California tax proposal that has billionaires gaming for ‘economic 9/11’ in secret group chats

The proposed tax has divided Democrats, prompted a primary challenge against a star congressman, and previews the complicated dynamics around Big Tech heading into the 2028 election, Josh Marcus reports

The Guardian - US

Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?

The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?

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