Harper Forbes (left), Prakrit Jain (right), and Academy Curator of Arachnology Lauren Esposito, PhD, (center) search for scorpions. Gayle Laird/California Academy of Sciences hide caption
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Otter 841 has successfully evaded capture in Santa Cruz, Calif., for more than a week, despite efforts by wildlife officials. The otter has been deemed a public health risk because of its concerning interactions with humans. Laird Henkel/California Department of Fish and Wildlife hide caption
A row of mailboxes tagged with evacuation notices during the Oak Fire in Mariposa, Calif., in July 2022. Many residents in the area are losing their home insurance because of rising wildfire risk. David Odisho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
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A year later, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released body-worn camera footage of a July 13, 2022, incident in which one of several deputies arresting a woman at a traffic stop punched her in the face as she held her newborn baby. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
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As the heat breaks records, remember that preventing heatstroke or heat exhaustion takes planning ahead to ensure you stay hydrated and can cool off frequently. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
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The standoff in California is the latest scuffle between the tech giants and the news industry. Facebook and Google also resisted efforts in Australia and Canada that aimed to force the companies to cut deals with news publishers. LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday. Sophie Austin/AP hide caption
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People view a memorial set up at the compassion bench in Davis, Calif., on Monday, May 1, 2023, to honor David Henry Breaux, 50 years old, who was found stabbed to death in Central Park. Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP hide caption
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Saint Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., commemorates every murder in the city with wooden crosses in its front garden. The city's homicide rate remains stubbornly high while its murder clearance rate remains well under the already low national average. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high
Thursday
The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on Tuesday. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Kiora Hansen and Della Currie protest against racism by Antioch police officers at a rally in front of the police department on Tuesday. Sandhya Dirks/NPR hide caption
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A visitor views the blooming flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve on Thursday. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A freeway sign over Interstate 5 in Los Angeles flashes a message about a child abduction as part of the statewide Amber Alert program in August 2002. California state Sen. Steven Bradford has proposed a bill to create a special "Ebony Alert" system for missing Black women, girls and youth in the state. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
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Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. President Joe Biden's administration cleared the way for California's plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, a part of the state's efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas. Noah Berger/AP hide caption