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F-35 fighter jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

No further details on the crash were provided. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the statement from NAS Lemoore said.

A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.
 Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Kamala Harris will not run for governor of California in 2026

 Law enforcement officers carry a protester at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 2, 2024.

UCLA violated federal civil rights law for failing to protect Jewish, Israeli students, DOJ says

Intravenous bags hangs in a hospital (illustrative)

Eyes harvested from the dead, bodies lost: Families file complaints against California hospitals


'HELP': Mother and son found by rescue team after leaving trail of notes

The pair had originally set off into the woods in search of a Boy Scouts camp on Friday but their GPS directed them onto old logging roads and eventually lost signal.

 A note left behind by the mother and son which helped rescuers locate them.

California governor candidate calls Auschwitz 'solution for homelessness,' sparks critisism

California's candidate Langford said he was proud of his "German ancestry" and called Auschwitz a "great work camp," sparking controversy.

 Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with denomination over Israel tensions

The clergy and lay leaders of Kehillat Israel, an affluent congregation located in Pacific Palisades, California, notified members of the plan to disaffiliate by email on Monday. 

Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California, as it appeared in May 2024.

Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in Los Angeles car-ramming

A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend was charged on Tuesday with 37 counts of attempted murder.

Members of emergency services work at the scene after a vehicle plunged into a crowd outside a nightclub, on Santa Monica Boulevard in the East Hollywood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 19, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from social media.

Seven people missing from massive explosion at California fireworks facility

Teams were flying drones and aircraft over the area seeking to determine the fate of the missing and to monitor lingering hazards.

 Clouds of smoke rise following explosions at a firework storage warehouse in Esparto, California, United States, July 1, 2025

'F*** the Jews': San Francisco man charged with antisemitic hate crime

A nearby worker witnessed the altercation and antisemitic language and attempted to intervene, but was kicked and punched while trying to help the victim.

  Conversation JCRC Bay Area @SFJCRC Anti-Israel activists vandalized property along Market St. in San Francisco with pro-Hamas graffiti.

DOJ files lawsuit against California cafe for kicking out Jewish patrons, discrimination

“It is illegal, intolerable, and reprehensible for any American business open to the public to refuse to serve Jewish customers."

 Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, CA is currently being sued for refusing to serve a Jewish patron.

San Diego Jewish orgs. pull out of Pride fest over Kehlani performance, 'safety concerns'

All Jewish organizations in San Diego's Pride festival this year have pulled out of the festival over anti-Israel singer Kehlani's headline performance, citing "serious safety concerns."

 San Diego Pride Fest 2017

Trump hints would arrest Gavin Newsom, 'great decision' deploying National Guard to California

On Saturday, Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, threatened to arrest anyone who obstructs immigration enforcement efforts in the state, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Police clear demonstrators during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 8, 2025

California State Assembly passes bill to combat K-12 antisemitism, prevent identity discrimination

However, some have stated that AB 715 "exploits the language of civil rights to intimidate educators and erase Palestinian perspectives from the classroom."

Opening statements are made during a board meeting at the Santa Ana Unified School District board room in Santa Ana, CA on June 13, 2023

California gov. calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful, police making more arrests

National Guard troops guarded federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.

 Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US June 8, 2025.