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UC sues Trump administration for shutting down DACA, which UC's president helped create

The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday for rescinding protections for immigrant students without legal status, saying the action unconstitutionally violates their rights on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim.”

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S.

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California could be hit by an 8.2 mega-earthquake, and damage would be catastrophic
Huntington Beach police officers injured by 'friendly fire' while confronting suspect

Two Huntington Beach police officers were injured by their own gunfire Thursday as they confronted a knife-wielding man, authorities say.

The officers had responded about 7 a.m. to a report of a man slashing tires in the 2000 block of Delaware Street, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, which is investigating the shooting.

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Family of man killed in Reagan State Building shooting downtown search for answers

It’s been two days since a California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man who appeared to threaten bystanders with a weapon inside the Ronald Reagan State Building, and the man’s family say they are still struggling to understand the man’s actions.

CHP investigators say that for reasons that still remain unclear, Timothy Elam, 42, followed an employee into the building just after 6 a.m.

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Northern California man came home to find a naked woman sleeping in his bed, police say

A Northern California man came home early this week to find a woman sleeping naked in his bed after she had broken into his house, the Anderson Police Department said.

Michelle Watkins, 33, of Junction City was arrested and booked Tuesday on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property and petty theft.

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California declares state of emergency in 3 counties where fires have burned thousands of acres

California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties where wildfires have burned thousands of acres, destroyed structures, threatened groves of giant sequoias and limited access to Yosemite National Park.

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