The California Assembly is expected to vote before the end of the month on a bill that would give inmates in the state's county jails who are dying or physically incapacitated a break.
As more felons are sentenced to local jails instead of state prisons under California’s prison realignment plan, some lockups, like Fresno County’s, are struggling with the influx.
The state Assembly is expected to vote before the end of the month on a bill that would give inmates in California's county jails who are dying or physically incapacitated a break.
For a decade, Richard Aoki filed covert reports on a range of political groups, according to the FBI agent who recruited him. At the same time, he was providing the Panthers with weapons.
Major timber companies have been spraying millions of pounds of herbicide on their private forestland in Oregon. But many residents suspect chemicals are being carried on the wind, prompting health concerns.
In Oregon, a conflict is brewing between timber companies and residents over a little-known practice: the widespread use of herbicides in private forestry.
Ten years ago, a woman known only as Jane Doe 1 came forward to unveil the dark side of a prominent Black Muslim group in Oakland. This is the first time she has chosen to tell her story to the public.
