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Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? CalMatters got records to find out

California's Homekey program aimed to convert motels into housing for the homeless

The Independent UK · May 7

Official wants Louisiana parish to get permission to host cockfighting again - despite it being a felony

Cockfighting is illegal throughout the US but has been a part of Cajun culture in the region

The Independent UK · Jan 19

“The Horror Is That It Is Real!”: 38 ‘White People Twitter’ Posts That Are Sharp And Honest (New Pics)

Whether it’s gun laws or racism, you’ve got to hand it to online communities and their memes to take hilarious potshots at US politics. A safe space away from the heated debates on most social media channels, it’s exciting to find somewhere you can laugh at all the chaos happening…

Bored Panda · Dec 31, 2025

California's governor won't appeal parole of former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2023

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is one step closer to being released from prison after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll no longer fight her parole

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

To Sell or Not Sell Kansas City Wheat's Inverse? That is the Question

To approach Hamlet's paraphrased question, we can apply Newsom's Market Rule #3, though the answer may surprise you.

Barchart · May 23, 2023

Tour of the Gila: Marlies Mejias Garcia sprints to stage 2 victory in Fort Bayard

Maeghan Easler second, Shayna Powless third in sprint as five-day race heads into Tyrone time trial on Friday

Cycling News · Apr 27, 2023

Lean Hogs: (S)Laughter is the Best Medicine

The hog market in general has had a bearish 2023, so far, though there are signs it could get more bullish in the not-too-distant future.

Barchart · Apr 19, 2023

‘A foundation of racism’: California’s antiquated water rights system faces new scrutiny

It’s an arcane system of water law that dates back to the birth of California — an era when 49ers used sluice boxes and water cannons to scour gold from Sierra Nevada foothills and when the state government promoted the extermination of Native people to make way for white settlers.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

California panel rejects parole again for Robert Kennedy assassin

Lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan has accused the panel of bending to the will of California’s governor, who opposes his parole.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023