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Buckshot Wrecks Tall Ships' Battle Reenactment

Crew member accidentally loads cannon with live ammo, not blanks

(Newser) - A pair of tall ships staged a mock battle Saturday night that could have used a little more "mock" and a little less "battle." Their cannons were supposed to be using blanks, which somehow got lost in execution when an Amazing Grace crew member accidentally loaded one...

Californians Wonder: What's That Stench?

Smell of fish die-off may have traveled 150 miles

(Newser) - Something is rotten in the state of California: A smell like rotten eggs spread across a huge area of Southern California yesterday, prompting hundreds of 911 calls and complaints to air quality authorities, reports the LA Times . Officials initially thought a toxic spill or sewage leak could be to blame,...

Foreclosure Error Ruins Couple's Retirement Home

Subcontractors took valuables, destroyed house

(Newser) - It was just a small desert home near Twentynine Palms, California, but it was all paid for, and Alvin and Pat Tjosaas intended on spending their retirement there. Too bad Wells Fargo decided to foreclose on it anyway. The bank sent subcontractors to the wrong address, and despite a different...

Calif. Dog Fetches ... Human Foot

Beagle presents owner with body part found in desert

(Newser) - Lucky the beagle brought home something that horrified his owner but may be a lucky break for homicide detectives. The pooch brought a human foot and attached leg bone back to his mistress in southern California's Newberry Springs. She called police, who found more body parts along a stretch...

'Bomb' Strapped to Manager in LA Bank Robbery

She was ordered to rob bank or device would be detonated: cops

(Newser) - Two masked men kidnapped a Bank of America manager, strapped what they said was a bomb to her, and threatened to detonate it if she didn't rob her bank for them yesterday. She was driven to the bank after her kidnapping the previous night, and "was ordered to...

Calif. Dem: Lying Ryan Is Like Goebbels

Delegation chief John Burton: I never used the word 'Nazi'

(Newser) - The head of the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention has triggered a storm of criticism after he compared Paul Ryan's "lying" to the actions of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. “They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie," John Burton...

2 New Hantavirus Cases Linked to Yosemite

Six so far hit with rare viral infection

(Newser) - Authorities have identified two new cases of hantavirus—and officially confirmed an earlier non-fatal case—bringing to six the number of people infected while camping in Yosemite National Park in California. Two people have already died, and authorities fear thousands could be at risk for the unusual viral infection, which...

California Town Declares Quake-Swarm Emergency

Millions in damage caused by tremors: mayor

(Newser) - The mayor of a small southern California town that has been hit in the past week by hundreds of moderate earthquakes and aftershocks has taken the unusual step of declaring an earthquake emergency. Tremors aren't unusual in California, but the swarm has been particularly intense, lasted for days, and...

300-Quake &#39;Storm&#39; Rattles California

 300-Quake 'Storm' 
 Rattles California 
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Aug 27, 2012 3:25 AM CDT

300-Quake 'Storm' Rattles California

Trailer homes knocked off foundations, residents rattled

(Newser) - Some 300 earthquakes shook up Southern California in less than nine hours yesterday, and were continuing late into the night. The "quake storm" was centered in rural Imperial County near San Diego. Most temblors were minor, but at least three hit magnitudes above 5.2. Windows were shattered and...

7.4 Quake Off El Salvador Triggers Tsunami Alert
 7.4 Quake Hits Off El Salvador 
Aug 27, 2012 2:26 AM CDT

7.4 Quake Hits Off El Salvador

Tsunami alert issued, rescinded

(Newser) - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck last night off the coast of El Salvador triggered a tsunami alert that was soon rescinded, reports AP . There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the quake or from a small tsunami that hit the El Salvador port of Acajutla...

America&#39;s Stupidest Drug Laws

 America's Stupidest Drug Laws 
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Aug 26, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

America's Stupidest Drug Laws

'Reason' breaks down the most ridiculous laws the drug war has produced

(Newser) - What's more ridiculous than the war on drugs itself? The plethora of strange draconian laws that have cropped up to support it. Don't believe it? Well, Mike Riggs of the libertarian Reason Magazine has come up with a list of the five most ridiculous ones. Judge for yourself:...

Forest Service Axes 30-Year Ban on Night Flights

Rule blamed in disastrous 2009 Station fire

(Newser) - California's disastrous 2009 Station fire made wildfire authorities rethink their approach to battling blazes at night—and now they're uplifting a longstanding rule. For the first time in about three decades, the US Forest Service will allow night flights to combat flames, the Los Angeles Times reports. "...

West Coast: Steel Yourself for $4-Plus Gas

5 investigations planned in California refinery blast

(Newser) - California's refinery fire could take a toll on West Coast drivers: They can expect gas prices to break $4 per gallon as soon as today, the AP reports. The refinery supplies 16% of the region's gas, and prices have already jumped from an average of $3.86 to...

Romney: California, It's Just Like Greece

Jokes state knows a thing or two about debt; California unamused

(Newser) - Mitt Romney jokingly said the United States needs to do a better job managing debt or it could end up like Greece, or closer to home, California. The Republican presidential hopeful told an audience in Iowa yesterday that he worries the US is on a pathway to crippling debt and...

Cougar-Killing Wildlife Official Loses Post

California fish and game commissioner voted out of presidency

(Newser) - A California Fish and Game commissioner who shot and killed a cougar will soon be hunting for a new post. Daniel W. Richards was voted out of his position as president today, seven months after he slew a mountain lion on a hunting trip and ignited a serious backlash. Richards...

4.4 Quake Rattles LA
 4.4 Quake Rattles LA 
Aug 8, 2012 3:19 AM CDT

4.4 Quake Rattles LA

No injuries, damage reported

(Newser) - Surprised Californians got a shake, rattle, and roll last night just before midnight when a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit northern Orange County. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, but the rattler and a 2.7 aftershock a minute later were definitely felt over a broad region,...

Experts: Calif. Boy's Strange Death Was Homicide

Max Shacknai's mom calls for probe to be reopened

(Newser) - The bizarre death of a California boy who suffered fatal injuries days before his dad's live-in girlfriend was found hanged last year was a homicide, forensics experts have declared. The death of Max Shacknai, 6, raised suspicions. But San Diego County investigators determined it was accidental, and that Max...

Octomom Now Auctioning Off ... Herself

Clock is ticking on foreclosure

(Newser) - She tried porn, stripping , and pleading for cash . Now Octomom is auctioning off ... herself ... to make a few extra bucks so she won't get booted from her California home, reports TMZ . "You can date me if you pay me," says Nadya Suleman on What'sYourPrice.com . She...

Calif. City's Budget Fix: Soda Tax

Would raise $7M per year, officials say

(Newser) - El Monte, Calif., is staring down a fiscal emergency, but it's about to pop the top on a solution that could raise $7 million per year: Tax sugary drinks. The California city will ask voters to decide on the plan, which calls for sugar-sweetened beverages sold within the city...

Gas Gone, Small Plane Lands on Freeway

Second road landing in days

(Newser) - For the second time in as many days, a small plane has landed on a California road near San Diego. Late last night, a plane carrying four landed on Interstate 15 in Escondido. No one on the road or on board the plane was hurt in the incident, the AP...

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