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Jonathan McKinsey’s In-Laws Charged With Murder in California Shooting

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA AND AMY QIN

Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were accused of planning the killing of Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer in the games department of The New York Times, near a park in Dublin, Calif.

Federal Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Restore Union Protections

CHRIS CAMERON

In his ruling, Judge Vernon D. Oliver cited public statements from the bureau’s director that hurt the agency’s case in court.

Kristi Noem Files for Divorce From Bryon Noem After 34 Years of Marriage

MICHAEL LEVENSON

Ms. Noem, a former homeland security secretary and governor of South Dakota, filed court papers there seeking to end her marriage to Bryon Noem, an insurance salesman.

Who Is Xavier Becerra, the Democrat Running for Governor in California?

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

Georgia college student miraculously survives 8-story plunge after metal bench breaks her fall

A University of Georgia student fell eight stories at Rambler Athens after dancing near an open window, but a metal bench may have broken her fall.

Who Is Steve Hilton, the Republican Running for Governor in California?

MAX BEARAK

Becerra Holds Wide Leads in Polling of California’s Governor Race

CAROLINE SOLER

Unaffiliated voters leaned heavily toward Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a recent poll, pushing him to his largest lead of this election cycle.

Man Gets Life Sentence for Strangling 15-Year-Old Girl in San Francisco in 1978

ISHANI DESAI

Mark Personette, 80, eluded the authorities for 43 years before he was arrested and eventually convicted of first-degree murder for killing Marissa Harvey.

Suspect arrested after alleged plot to attack Texas Capitol: officials

A Texas man was arrested after allegedly plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol, now facing a felony terroristic threat charge in the Lone Star State.

Newsom, Eager for a Higher Perch, Climbs the Golden Gate Bridge

HEATHER KNIGHT

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California scrambled up a bridge cable before signing a bill at the top of the south tower.

Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private

TikTok couple charged with arson after house fire causes $10K in damage

Dakota Harper and Felicity Eatmon face arson and conspiracy charges after a fire damaged an abandoned home and nearby church.

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned

'Blowout': Here's who won the Hilton-Becerra debate for California governor

GUSTAVO ARELLANO, MARK Z. BARABAK, ANITA CHABRIA

Three Times columnists weigh in on the only scheduled face-to-face debate in the race for California governor.

Arizona sheriff's helicopter crew rescues man stranded atop overturned truck in rapidly rising floodwaters

Video captures a Maricopa County sheriff's helicopter crew hoisting a man from his overturned truck as flash flooding surged in Tonopah, Arizona.