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4 arrested as police move in on UC land

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35:24 -0400

ALBANY, California - Four people are in custody following an early morning police raid on protesters occupying land owned by the University of California in the San Francisco Bay area city of Albany.

Brown, Democrats wrangle over Medicaid expansion

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:09:19 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - California was an early booster of President Barack Obama's health care reform law and was the first state to authorize a health insurance exchange in 2010. It also was quick to commit to the optional Medicaid expansion that has been rejected by some Republican states.

Law student to be tried in Vegas bird beheading

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:50:12 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A University of California, Berkeley, law student accused of beheading an exotic bird at a Las Vegas Strip resort is headed to trial on felony charges that could get him up to eight years in prison and jeopardize his legal career, authorities said Wednesday.