'Octomom' files for bankruptcy

SANTA ANA (AP) - "Octomom" Nadya Suleman is filing for bankruptcy, telling a federal court she has as much as $1 million in debt. The Orange County Register reports that Suleman wants a fresh start and says filing for bankruptcy is what's best for her children. The La Habra mother of 14 has reports up to $50,000 in ...

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DR. OZ URGES CALIFORNIA STATE WORKERS TO GET FIT: SACRAMENTO (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz is rallying thousands of California state workers to get fit as a way to save money on health care costs.

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DR. OZ URGES CALIFORNIA STATE WORKERS TO GET FIT: SACRAMENTO (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz is rallying thousands of California state workers to get fit as a way to save money on health care costs.

Lawyer enters not guilty plea for suspect in deadly school shooting in Oakland

Occupy groups vow to paralyze cities in today’s May Day protest

Beach Boys bury the hatchet for reunion

California chefs seek repeal of looming foie gras ban after seven year grace period

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1 dies in crash of car containing stabbing victim

Facebook billionaire shuns luxury for startup life

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Dustin Moskovitz is by many accounts the world's youngest self-made billionaire. But the 27-year-old isn't sipping champagne in the Caribbean.

Navy nears power deal to help avoid Southern Cal blackouts

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Navy is nearing a first-time agreement to curb electricity use at its sprawling San Diego-area bases if power runs short in Southern California this summer, a deal intended to diminish the threat of blackouts while the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant remains offline.

Bill cuts tuition by closing loophole

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are offering a way to help California's middle class families cope with soaring college tuition: close a corporate tax loophole and use the money for scholarships.

Yacht debris, bodies found off coast

ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - A 37-foot racing yacht was reduced to debris that looked it "like it had gone through a blender," a searcher said Sunday after the boat apparently collided with a larger vessel, killing three sailors and leaving a fourth missing.

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• Navy to auction off once-secret stealth warship: SACRAMENTO (AP) - A $50 million, once-secret stealth warship built nearly 30 years ago for the U.S. Navy is now set to be auctioned off for scrap.

No charges to be filed in Nadia Lockyer case

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Prosecutors will not file criminal charges after investigating an alleged attack on the wife of the California treasurer by an ex-boyfriend, the state attorney general's office said Friday.

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VALLEJO MAN'S EYEBALL PLUCKED OUT IN ROOMMATE SPAT: VALLEJO (AP) - A roommate squabble has left a man with only one good eye after a dispute over a loud radio turned violent.

SF loses federal grant for new fireboat

LA buildings emptied after devices found

Is boy mature enough to aid murder defense?

6 charged with embezzling $15M from SF schools

‘Fighting chance' for 2013 opening

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POLICE: MAN DRESSED AS WOMAN IN RESTROOM ARRESTED: PALMDALE (AP) - A Palmdale man has been arrested for allegedly videotaping women in a Macy's restroom while dressed as a woman.

GOV. JERRY BROWN'S BUDGET PROPOSAL AT A GLANCE

911 caller believed stabbed girl, 8, was alive at the time

VALLEY SPRINGS . (AP) - The parents of an 8-year-old Central California girl who was stabbed to death in her home believed she was fine when they made a 911 call to authorities from another location.

Brown budget: An extra $2.9B to education

Brown takes restrained view of spending

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LIVERMORE LAB JURY AWARDS $2.7 MILLION: OAKLAND (AP) - A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case.

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LA schools consider banning defiance suspensions

Dad wants evidence in girl's stabbing

State Senate OKs ski safety legislation

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FEDS TO PROBE REPAIR WORK ON BAD BAY BRIDGE RODS: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Federal Highway Administration on Monday said it is investigating the state's response to broken steel seismic safety rods on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.