California Prisoners End Hunger Strike
State prison inmates have ended their hunger strike after receiving promises of legislative hearings into their complaints that conditions inside controversial security housing units are abusive.
Bill Would Expand Access to Abortion in California
Once again, California is bucking a national trend. While other states have been restricting access to abortion, in Sacramento lawmakers have passed a measure that actually expands access to the procedure. The bill would permit trained clinicians such as nurse practitioners to end early pregnancies, making abortion more widely available.
How Do Investigators Pinpoint a Fire's Origin?
Investigators say the massive Rim Fire began when a hunter let an illegal fire get out of control. And they've found the precise spot where it happened. So how exactly do they do that?