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College student stabbed after campus brawl

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:46 -0400

IRVINE, California - Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing a college student after a fight broke out at a party at University of California, Irvine.

San Bernardino County a bellwether for Hispanic population...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:51:14 -0400

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - By DAVID OLSON

Nevada faces lawsuit for busing mentally ill patients...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:30:26 -0400

By CYNTHIA HUBERT and PHILLIP REESE - Nevada and its primary psychiatric hospital violated the constitutional rights of mentally ill people by discharging them via Greyhound bus to cities across the nation without proper consent or making arrangements for their care, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas charges.

UC Davis tests unmanned copters for crop spraying

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:29:26 -0400

OAKVILLE, California - Small, unmanned helicopters are being tested by University of California, Davis researchers for use in pesticide spraying at farms and vineyards in Napa Valley.

Report: US hasn't seen expected 'Great Recovery'

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:48:34 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The expected U.S. "Great Recovery" hasn't materialized and the economy has fallen short of even normal growth, according to a forecast released Wednesday.

Medical: Processing speed in the blink of an eye

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:18:06 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - How the heck does any slugger make contact with a fastball going 90 miles per hour? Or a pedestrian not make contact with an oncoming car doing 50 mph?

Ex-UCI professor pleads not guilty in OC arsons

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:38:12 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A former University of California, Irvine professor has pleaded not guilty to charges he set a series of fires at his son's high school and elsewhere after the boy committed suicide.

Iraqi refugees in U.S. face mental-health crisis

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:17:30 -0400

By STEPHEN MAGAGNINI - For some 2,700 Iraqi refugees who have settled in Sacramento, Calif., the U.S. isn't exactly a refuge. Many have brought the war with them, and have found little in the way of mental-health resources to help alleviate their suffering.

Hero dog released from Calif. veterinary hospital

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:46:09 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - A famed dog that lost her snout and upper jaw saving two girls' lives in the Philippines was released from a California hospital Monday, officials said.

Texas A&M defeats UC Santa Barbara 5-4

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:24:32 -0400

CORVALLIS, Oregon - Mikey Reynolds had three hits and scored two runs as Texas A&M downed UC Santa Barbara 5-4 to eliminate the Gauchos from the Corvallis regional Sunday.

Father of ex-UCLA star charged in mortgage scam

Fri, 31 May 2013 21:09:26 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A federal magistrate on Friday ordered the father of former UCLA basketball star Shabazz Muhammad held under house arrest pending trial on charges he ran a mortgage scam.

Pot trade blossoms in heartland, with medical growers...

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:16:40 -0400

By KRIS TURNER - John Evans' two-story rental is indistinguishable from the homes that line the streets of his suburb near Ann Arbor.

Comment: Boy Scouts still discriminate against gays

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:46:06 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - By PEG McENTEE

Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts say

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:51 -0400

SAN DIEGO - By CRISTIN SEVERANCE

UW reports record number of freshmen applicants

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:22 -0400

SEATTLE - The University of Washington says it received more freshmen applications than ever before, and even though the university plans to enroll 150 more Washington students this fall, it was still more difficult to get into UW this year compared to last.

Gov. Brown keeps pressing climate change crusade

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:16:42 -0400

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Gov. Jerry Brown warned scientists and policymakers Thursday that they are losing the war on climate change and urged them to become advocates for the planet.

Complaints filed against 4 colleges over rapes

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joined students from four U.S. colleges and universities on Wednesday to announce the filing of federal complaints over how the higher-education institutions handle rape allegations.

Wildfire season opens as evidence of health risks rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:47 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - June is usually prime time for Cindy Coopersmith to get out and enjoy the woods and wildlife around Fort Collins, Colo.

Man who died in apparent fall at UCLA identified

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Coroner's officials have identified a man found dead at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus after an apparent fall from a building.

Walters: California State Bar bill hits at competition

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:37 -0400

By DAN WALTERS - California, it's now acknowledged, has a glut of lawyers.