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What¶¶Òőap that smell? California flower townâs shift to pot creates stink
This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to live in what...

May Day protests focus on Trumpâs migrant record, elections
Immigrants say President Donald Trump's administration has become almost everything they feared, but while they rally across the United States on May Day, their focus is less on huge turnout...

Homeless family of 4 found dead in parked van in California
A homeless couple and their two young children, all dressed for bed, were found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked van that had its windows covered with...

Immigrants sue U.S. over end to temporary protected status
The Trump administration's decision to end a program that lets immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the U.S. was motivated by racism and leaves the immigrants' American...

Trump revives push for limits on immigrants bringing family
When the U.S. government approved Ricardo Magpantay, his wife and young children to immigrate to America from the Philippines, it was 1991. By the time a visa was available, it...

Helicopter crashes into California home, killing 3 people
A helicopter crashed into a Southern California home shortly after takeoff Tuesday, killing three people and injuring two others, officials said.

Experts: California siblings found shackled, malnourished face long road to recovery
They are safe for now and, according to authorities, they are relieved.

Boy dies, man survives California wildfire “nuclear blast”
When flames swept over the mountain like a "nuclear blast," Paul Hanssen ran from his burning home, a water-soaked towel around his head and dog by his side, and took...

U.S. immigrants sue over Trump’s end of deportation protection
Six immigrants brought to the United States as children who became teachers, graduate students and a lawyer sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end a program...

More immigrants arrested, fewer deported under Trump, ICE says
The number of people arrested by immigration agents in the early months of the Trump administration has increased nearly 40 percent compared to last year.