A former high-level aide to California Senator Barbara Boxer has been charged in federal court with receiving and distributing child pornography, authorities said. More Details
Two of three crime initiatives on
California's ballot were rejected Tuesday by voters who may have
been deterred by the hefty cost to taxpayers in hard economic
times.
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Two alternative energy initiatives drew opposition from an
unlikely source -- environmental groups that said both created more
problems than they solved. More Details