Marijuana convictions

FILE - In this April 2, 2016 file photo, a demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House in Washington. Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday as Democrats made the case for allowing states to set their own policies on pot. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Police work at the scene where multiple people were stabbed in front of a Strip casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

2 dead, 6 injured in ‘unprovoked’ stabbing attack in front of Wynn hotel and casino on Las Vegas Strip

A suspect is in custody after two people were killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. The victims appeared to be tourists and locals.

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Four members of a Merced family whose abduction was captured on surveillance video have been found dead, authorities confirmed.

Drought

LEE'S FERRY, ARIZONA - MAY 16, 2022. The Colorado River flows over rocks along its banks at Lee's Ferry, a narrow stretch that marks the divide between the river's upper and lower basins. Measurements of Colorado River water flowing through Lee's Ferry are used to factor water allocations to the seven U.S. and two Mexican states in the entire Colorado River Basin. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

More water restrictions likely as California pledges to cut use of Colorado River supply

California takes the largest share of water from the shrinking Colorado River. The state has agreed to reduce water use starting next year.

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Kyla-Drew Simmons performs with the Cardinal Divas during the USC-Arizona State game Oct. 1 at the Coliseum.

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Princess Lang fought to create USC Cardinal Divas, a majorette squad brushing off allegations of HBCU appropriation and sharing its joy of dancing.

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Los Angeles, California-Oct. 3, 2022-Gas prices are on the rise again in Los Angeles, California on Oct. 3, 2022, this Chevron station in Torrance, CA. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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