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Wildfire threatens homes near Yosemite

More than 2,200 firefighters rushed Tuesday to save hundreds of homes near Yosemite National Park, which are threatened by a blaze alarming for its size, speed and the fact it's striking so early in California's wildfire season.

California city wants team, sues Major League Baseball

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Weeks after a fight over the Sacramento Kings basketball team ended with promises of a new arena and a decision to stay in town, a tussle over another ball club is roiling professional sports in California - this time involving baseball.

Phillies Sign J.P. Crawford

The Phillies have signed first-round pick J.P. Crawford for the full slot value of $2,299,300, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America (on Twitter).
Chuck Hixson of Philly Baseball Insider was the first to tweet that a deal was in place.

Katy Perry Tells Vogue: Russell Brand Dumped Me By Text!

Katy Perry has officially hit the fashion big leagues — but she hasn’t finished airing the dirty laundry about her failed marriage to Russell Brand! The card-carrying “California Gurl,” 28, [...

Losing U.S. Open Saves Phil Mickelson $400,000 In California Taxes

This is a guest post from K. Sean Packard, CPA, who is Director of Tax at OFS. He specializes in tax planning and the preparation of tax returns for pro athletes. He can be reached at sean.packard@ofswealth.com and on Twitter at @AthleteTax.

Only In The United States Of America Is It Necessary To Legally Define A Hot Dog

While there are some cities whose denizens will shoot you quite the stinkeye for misidentifying their tubed meats a Polish sausage is not the same as bratwurst, people most of us probably know our hot dogs.

NSA director describes surveillance as 'limited, focused' in House hearing

Keith Alexander testifies to Congress that programs revealed by Edward Snowden have stopped 'more than 50' attacks

Some of the most senior intelligence and law enforcement officials in the United States strongly defended the National Security Agency's broad surveillance efforts on Tuesday,

California Clothing Store Will Pay $7.5 Million In Racial Discrimination Settlement

Joseph Diebold is an intern at ThinkProgress.

California-based clothing retailer Wet Seal will pay $7,5 million and make a series of changes aimed at reducing racial discrimination after a federal court approved a settlement last week.

Everything wrong about medical marijuana marketing in California, in a singlesnapshot

I snapped this photo of a popular medical marijuana dispensary storefront in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles last week.

Microsoft's Most Wanted: A Convicted Child Molester Worked At Yammer

A few years ago, a fast-growing startup, adding staff at a breakneck pace, hired a facilities manager as a contractor without asking too many questions.


That startup was Yammer, now part of Microsoft.