Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined caseThe decisions Tuesday highlight the confusion nature of Missouri’s redistricting battle, which has spanned more than a year.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →Governmentmissouri redistricting battle
Man flew from Boston to Walnut Creek to sexually abuse girl, feds sayJustice Depina, 28, allegedly told the teen he always wanted a high school sweetheart, but instead he got federal and state felony charges.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →EducationJustice
Co-captain of boat that capsized off California coast, killing 5 migrants, sentenced to prisonA migrant who had been co-piloting a smuggling boat that capsized in rough water off Imperial Beach last year, killing five people onboard, was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months in federal prison.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticesmuggling boat accident sentencing
California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?“Everybody thinks California is different — especially in the South. They’re not crazy about California,” Vera DeVito, a 78-year-old Democrat, said.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentGavin Newsom2028 presidential primary
‘Morally repugnant’: The growing push to ban wildfire bettingAmid fears that prediction betting on wildfires could spur arson and divide communities, lawmakers have called for a ban by federal regulators.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →PlanetJusticewildfire betting ban push
Investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's runway crash that killed 5Federal investigators are looking into why an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →BuildJusticemiami airport crash investigation
Today in History: September 8, Wells Fargo fined $185 million in unauthorized accounts scandalCalifornia and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.The Mercury News1mo agoWhole story →Economywells fargo fine
