Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 experienced issues with the aircraft's landing gear while taxiing to its gate at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., on Sunday night. Orange County Fire Authority hide caption
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A business owner was fatally shot Friday after someone allegedly took issue with a Pride flag she had displayed at her clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif. Here, a Progress Pride Flag is held above a crowd of LGBTQ+ activists in West Hollywood, Calif., in April 2023. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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This 1:10 p.m. EDT Friday satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hilary (right) off Mexico's Pacific coast. NOAA via AP hide caption
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Clarence Avant and his wife, Jacqueline, attending a Grammy Awards event in 2020. Avant died Sunday at age 92. Jacqueline Avant was killed in 2021. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption
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A gray wolf is seen in the Sequoia National Forest. Michelle Harris, Samantha Winiecki-Love, Ryan Slezak and Colibri Ecological Consulting/via the California Department of Fiash and WIldlife hide caption
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Tory Lanez at his trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in Dec. 2022. Lanez was found guilty of all three felony charges. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for Megan Thee Stallion shooting
Wednesday
At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds to help cover a budget shortfall. Since settlement payments will arrive annually till 2038, they plan to use it as an ongoing revenue source. KFF/Screengrab of Dec. 13, 2022, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting hide caption
A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
Monday
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
Saturday
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
Wednesday
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
Wednesday
Hey, you! You over there! National Park Service 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