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Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg, who is on trial after taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms' major poultry plants, is pictured outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Dec 8, 2025

Activist gets jail time for taking chickens from Perdue Farms plant

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of "Ride" in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Dec 3, 2025

Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets prison

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced.

This June 30, 2014, file photo shows cans of Coca-Cola in the refrigerator of Chile Lindo in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Dec 3, 2025

San Francisco sues top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods

The city of San Francisco sued, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle casued a public health crisis.

The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore is shown in October 2024. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Dec 1, 2025

Big Tech lawsuit over MD ‘Kids Code’ can move forward, judge rules

A Big Tech lawsuit against Maryland over its 2024 “Kids Code,” a law intended to protect the data and privacy of minors, is moving forward.

President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 2, 2025, after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Nov 19, 2025

Efforts to redraw districts for House control see complications for Trump and for MD

President Donald Trump directed the GOP to redraw congressional maps. Four months later, his audacious ask looks anything but simple.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., speaks to a crowd gathered at an event space during a two-day swing through South Carolina on July 8, 2025, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Nov 19, 2025

Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk

A U.S. appeals court paused a California law requiring large companies to report on how climate change could hurt them financially.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media alongside Sean O'Brien, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, from left, Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, Vice President JD Vance and aviation industry representatives, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House on Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Nov 14, 2025

Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers’ licenses

The Transportation Department's new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver's licenses are on hold.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall on Nov. 8, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren, File)
Nov 13, 2025

DOJ sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

The Justice Department sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week.

Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg talks to reporters outside the Sonoma County Superior Courthouse before her preliminary hearing May 3, 2024, in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Chad Surmick/The Press Democrat via AP)
Oct 30, 2025

Woman on trial for taking chickens from Perdue plant says she was rescuing them

An animal rights activist on trial for taking four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant said she was rescuing them from abuse.

Troops depart the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters as President Donald Trump implements his order to use federal law enforcement and the National Guard to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, in Washington on Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oct 22, 2025

Trump National Guard deployment faces court battles nationwide

Court challenges mount against Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago, LA, Portland, DC and Memphis as legal battles unfold nationwide.

Brandon Dawson, center, celebrates after winning the Safeway 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Oct 17, 2025

California engineer wins pumpkin contest with 2,346-pound gourd

A California man won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest after growing a jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds.

This undated photo provided by the US Attorney's Office shows Jonathan Rinderknecht, a suspect in the Palisades Fire. (US Attorney's Office via AP)
Oct 9, 2025

Man charged with sparking most destructive wildfire in LA history

A 29-year-old man has been charged with sparking California's deadly Palisades Fire, authorities said Wednesday.