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California high schoolers play the 'assassination game.' One teen gets a broken jaw

Involved in a high school tradition known as the "assassination game," two young adults in Turlock broke out into a fight Wednesday night that led to serious facial and jaw injuries and an aggravated assault arrest. The assassination game involves students using water guns to "assassinate" one another.

FILE -- Lil Wayne performs at the Lil' WeezyAna Fest at Champions Square on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in New Orleans. Lil Wayne has been confirmed for Cannabis Cup Central Valley at Cal Expo in Sacramento, May 4-5, 2018.

Music News & Reviews

Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill and more announced in lineup for Cannabis Cup at Cal Expo

Cannabis Cup Central Valley will see Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross and more take the stage at Cal Expo, May 4-5, . It's the first marijuana-themed event ever hosted at Cal Expo, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, Tesla charging stations are shown outside of the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. California workplace safety regulators say they are investigating two incidents at automaker Tesla’s factory. The investigations follow a report by the Center for Investigative Reporting cataloguing a series of workplace injuries at Tesla. Tesla said the center incorrectly counted injuries that occurred away from the factory in Fremont.

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California regulators investigating worker safety at Tesla

Workplace safety regulators say they are investigating two incidents at automaker Tesla's factory in Northern California.

This undated photo provided by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office shows Jamal Jackson. The homeless man has been charged with murder in a random stabbing attack in which a man was killed while he was sitting down to dinner with his wife and child at a beachside steakhouse in Southern California restaurant.

Nation & World

Dad stabbed to death as daughter sits in lap at restaurant

A homeless man has been charged with murder in the death of a California father who was stabbed in the neck as his 5-year-old daughter sat in his lap in a crowded beachside steakhouse.

California

Off-duty LAPD officer charged with murder in DUI crash

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer has been charged with murder in a fiery freeway crash that killed three people.

FILE - In this April 16, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks outside federal court in New York. A federal judge is set to hear arguments about whether to delay the case of Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump, after federal agents raided the president's personal lawyer's office and residence. U.S. District Judge James Otto will hold the hearing Friday, April 20, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Celebrities

The Latest: Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer cooperating in inquiry

An attorney who previously represented porn actress Stormy Daniels has been contacted by federal investigators looking into the personal business dealings of President Donald Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Sites Reservoir would use water piped in from the Sacramento River to flood a mountain valley north of Sacramento. It would be the first major water project in the Sacramento Valley since John F. Kennedy was president.

Water & Drought

Voters OK'd billions for new reservoirs in 2014. California is about to start spending

The California Water Commission said Friday, April 20, 2018, that reservoir projects are eligible for almost $2.6 billion in Proposition 1 water bond funds. Critics earlier said the agency was too stingy.

How much weed can you carry now that California has legalized marijuana? You might be surprised

California Weed

It’s 420. Watch how Sacramento is celebrating

Marijuana fans in the Sacramento region marked 4/20 — April 20 — with these social media posts on Snapchat. Today’s pot festivities are expected to culminate at 4:20 p.m.

Lisa Scott, who operates the edible cannabis company Bud Appetit in Washington, D.C., said the pop-up scene was small after I-71 passed. But growing interest from consumers and other entrepreneurs led to an expansion.

Politics & Government

Majority Minority: The challenges for people of color in the legal pot business

People of color routinely have difficulty breaking into the legal marijuana business. Lisa Scott, who operates an edible cannabis company in Washington, D.C., explains why in the latest Majority Minority podcast.

Michael Hill quit his job as visual arts and theater teacher at Nemaha Central High School in Seneca, Kan., because, he says, he was harassed for being gay.

National

'Queers will burn': Gay Kansas teacher quits, moves to California after harassment

Michael Hill quit his job as visual arts and theater teacher at Nemaha Central High School in Seneca, Kansas, because, he says, he was harassed for being gay.

State

LAPD officer arrested on 3 counts of murder in suspected DUI crash

A Los Angeles police officer was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of murder in connection with a suspected DUI crash on the 605 Freeway in Whittier last fall, authorities said.

FILE - In this June, 2015 file photo, free-roaming horses owned by the state of Nevada walk along the USA Parkway at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, in Mustang, Nev. The Nevada Department of Agriculture is reconsidering a proposal to find a private owner for more than 2,000 free-roaming horses under the state's jurisdiction after no one submitted a formal proposal to assume ownership of the mustangs at the center of a legal battle between the state and horse protection group.

Business & Real Estate

Whoa! Nevada horse giveaway on hold near Reno; no takers

Nevada is reconsidering a proposal to find private owners for 2,500 free-roaming horses after no one offered to assume ownership of the mustangs at the center of a legal battle with horse advocates who fear they could end up at the slaughterhouse.

California

Berkeley teacher who brought bazooka to class on paid leave

A high school teacher who brought a decommissioned bazooka into this Berkeley classroom has been placed on paid administrative leave.

In this April 13, 2018 photo, Shaquille O'Neal poses for a picture in Los Angeles. The basketball icon-turned-TV personality is adding poetry to his resume as one of the stars of the new public television series “Poetry in America.”

Celebrities

Shaq attacks verse in new TV series "Poetry in America"

Shaquille O'Neal goes from crashing the boards to playing the bard in new public television series "Poetry in America.".

State

Stabbing of popular student devastates South El Monte High School; teen suspected in slaying

LOS ANGELES–When administrators at South El Monte High School called Jeremy Sanchez's parents to say he never showed up for class Wednesday, his father began to worry.

Business & Real Estate

Foundation leader helped raise $8.3 billion, and then resigned in disgrace

The senior official at the center of sexual harassment allegations that have rocked one of the world's biggest philanthropic organizations has resigned, marking a swift and dramatic downfall for a Silicon Valley fundraiser credited with helping to raise $8.3 billion.

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