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Portions of a historic California Gold Rush town once home to Chinese miners was burned as hundreds of lightning strikes sparked numerous fires across Northern California. The wildfires, which sparked Tuesday around 4:05 p.m. in multiple locations in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, has burned 12,473 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. …

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without containment on Wednesday. The fire rapidly expanded to 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) in size, forcing the evacuation Tuesday of the Chinese Camp Town …

Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just earned its wings. A Falcon 9 with a brand-new first stage lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 2) at 11:51 p.m. EDT (8:51 p.m. local time; 0351 GMT on Sept. 3), carrying 24 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO). Such debuts are rare for …

‘A new level of idiocracy’: Trump cuts $427M from California offshore wind project  San Francisco Chronicle Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports  NPR Trump administration axes $679M in offshore wind infrastructure funding  Utility Dive Revolution Wind was heading toward finish line. Now it’s about to veer into Boston federal court.  Maryland Matters Donald Trump vs. the Wind Power Industry  The …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Tuolumne County, California AP  —  A quick-moving wildfire scorched thousands of acres Tuesday and burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp. The fire rapidly grew to 6.25 square miles in size, forcing the evacuation of the Chinese Camp Town and surrounding …

Fired staffer files lawsuit accusing California Assembly speaker of retaliation  Politico Source link

Ex-press secretary accuses California Assembly Speaker of wrongful termination, political corruption  KCRA Source link

US judge blocks Trump from using troops to fight crime in California  Reuters Judge says Trump administration’s use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law  CNN ‘What’s to prevent a national police force?’ Not this National Guard ruling  Los Angeles Times L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities  The New York Times Trump’s use of National Guard in …

US judge blocks Trump from using troops to fight crime in California  Reuters Judge says Trump administration’s use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law  CNN Trump’s L.A. Deployment Ruled Illegal  The New York Times Trump’s use of National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules  BBC The Trump Administration Gets a Serious Scolding  The Atlantic Source link

The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday barred President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in California to execute …