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The move would put California in the vanguard of a national movement to eliminate standardized testing because of concerns over bias.

California has an incarceration rate of 549 per 100,000 people, according to The Prison Policy Initiative. Here is a look at three recent, troubling cases involving California inmates.

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The sheen, which was first reported about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, is roughly the size of a football field. Its source has not been confirmed.

The sheen, which was first reported about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, is roughly the size of a football field. Its source has not been confirmed.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—An oil sheen has been spotted about two nautical miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, ...

Amplify Energy Corp. was charged with criminal negligence in California’s worst oil spill in almost three decades, in which an estimated 25,000 gallons (94,635 liters) of crude oil leaked from a submerged pipeline off the coast of San Diego.

Costa Mesa's Ketcham Tackle and Hill's Boat Service in Newport Harbor have filed complaints alleging the disaster and subsequent beach and waterfront closures harmed business.

LOS ANGELES — Amid a week of horror and heartbreak, outrage and demands for greater accountability, many Californians couldn’t help but question all the other oil platforms that have rusted

Oil spills are likely to increase as fossil fuel use tapers, and oil companies put off upgrades to aging infrastructure, experts say.