Scientists from the Nautilus exploration vessel found this bright purple orb near California's Channel Islands. E/V Nautilus/Screen shot by NPR hide caption
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Natalie Dunnege and her son, Strazh, work on an art project at home in San Francisco. Her health insurance would cover therapy sessions to help with her depression, Dunnege says, but she hasn't been able to find a counselor who is taking new patients. Sheraz Sadiq/KQED hide caption
Single Mom's Search For Therapist Hampered By Insurance Companies
Firefighters battle part of the Sand Fire after flames jumped across a road in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday. As the blaze changed direction multiple times over the weekend firefighters were forced to retreat and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Frustrated You Can't Find A Therapist? They're Frustrated, Too
Friday
Gov. Jerry Brown signed six new bills into law Friday, nearly seven months after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. Two of the new laws restrict ammunition. In this photo from last summer, a man enters a gun store in Los Angeles. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
A marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo last month in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Three different law enforcement drawings show a suspected serial killer believed to have committed at least 12 murders and 45 rapes across California in the '70s and '80s. Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, FBI Special Agent in Charge Monica Miller and Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert displayed the images at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Lonny Shavelson has studied America's experiments with aid in dying. He's now helping patients and doctors in California come to grips with the state's new law. Courtesy of PhotoWords.com hide caption
This Doctor Wants To Help California Figure Out Aid-In-Dying
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Redding Municipal Airport last Friday in Redding, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Sunday
Scientists in California are turning to big data to help save the red-legged frog, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Gary Kittleson hide caption
Using Algorithms To Catch The Sounds Of Endangered Frogs
Thursday
The cracked-dry bed of the Almaden Reservoir in San Jose, Calif., in 2014. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
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A worker removes oil at California's Refugio State Beach on May 21, 2015. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
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CSin3 students will wear this green sash when they graduate from Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday. Krista Almanzan/KAZU hide caption
'Embodiment Of Grit': How Children Of Farm Workers Became Tech Professionals
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California is the second state to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21. A similar law went into effect in Hawaii on Jan. 1. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption