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California faces the grim prospect of a drought-fueled summer of power shortages, hydroelectric plant shutdowns and rising electricity costs in areas that include the service territories of PG&E and other utilities, a report released Friday warns.

We covered elections in seven states Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and statewide primary runoffs in Texas. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results from battleground races:

The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change

On May 17, the U.S. Department of Justice settled a lawsuit four unions filed asking a federal court to declare that a federal law prohibiting members of the armed forces from unionizing did not apply to members of the National Guard on state active duty. 

Connecticut Greenlights New Medical Marijuana Testing Regulation 

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks

Marijuana use among young people in the United States overall has declined over the past few years, a government-funded study found last year.

PayPal Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) began laying off risk management and operations employees working in Chicago, Omaha, Nebraska, and Chandler, Arizona, this week, Bloomberg reports. PayPal ended 2021 with 30,900 employees, a 33% increase from pre-pandemic levels.  PayPal incurred $20 million in costs tied to its restructuring in the first three months of…

Study finds Pacific rattlesnakes, which can’t control their own temperature, prefer places where the climate averages 80F

LOS ANGELES — If you're wondering what's swelling the price of everything you buy, the cost of a gallon of diesel is a good place to start.

The Star Wars-themed show cars are on display from May 26 through 29 at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, California.