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Cameron Smith (59) of the Minnesota Vikings during a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on August 29, 2019 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York.

Minnesota Vikings’ Cameron Smith faces greatest challenge with heart condition found after COVID-19 test

August 10, 2020 at 3:01 p.m.

Cameron Smith was the sort of large lad who put the hurt on others. Born at 11 pounds, 2 ounces, Smith was so imposing upon delivery that the doctor told...

AbbVie's signature drug Humira is seen July 18, 2014, in Houston. AbbVie, based in Chicago's northern suburbs, has agreed to a $24 million settlement that will require it to change its marketing practices for the drug.

Drugmaker AbbVie will pay $24 million to settle fraud lawsuit over Humira marketing

August 7, 2020 at 8:45 a.m.

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie has agreed to a $24 million settlement that will require it to change its marketing practices for its immunology drug Humira, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced....

Advocates cite two new research papers that contend law enforcement agencies have a history of disproportionately targeting communities of color when it comes to marijuana enforcement.

Defund the marijuana police? Reports call for California to shift from law enforcement focus

June 19, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

Should California defund the cannabis police? The group Public Health Advocates is citing two new studies, one from the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and the other from Youth...

California wants to hire more cannabis cops to get a handle on black market marijuana

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

California's Bureau of Cannabis Control is looking to beef up its law enforcement presence. The bureau in a new state budget request is asking lawmakers to let it build an...

During these coronavirus pandemic times, the once-familiar grocery store has become a confusing maze.

Do you have coronavirus shopping anxiety? These therapists can help with that

May 11, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

A loaf of bread and a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs and onto the checkout line. "Paper or plastic?" or fill your own bag, then out the door. It...

Retired women ‘give back’ by sewing cloth masks for health care workers

May 8, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Two retired women in Sacramento honed in their sewing skills while quarantining at home, making about 350 masks for families, health care workers and community members since March. One of...

Legendary California wolf that captivated animal lovers and enraged ranchers is likely dead

April 21, 2020 at 3:09 p.m.

In 2011, a male wolf loped across the Oregon border near the small Siskiyou County city of Dorris, three days after Christmas. It was the first time since the 1920s...

Customers in masks line up outside a Trader Joe's grocery store, waiting to enter after other shoppers have left because of social distancing efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on Friday, April 3, 2020.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Leave your reusable grocery bag at home in coronavirus pandemic, some markets tell customers

April 6, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.

Californians four years ago voted to ban single-use plastic bags, moving to protect the environment by doing away with the oil-based products that too often wound up in gutters and...

By the end of 2019, agents at the California Bureau of Cannabis Control alone had seized nearly 24 tons of illicit cannabis.

California legalized marijuana 2 years ago. So why is the state seizing so much of it?

January 24, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

California voters made marijuana legal to purchase and consume, but that hasn't stopped state and local law enforcement from seizing tons of it from black market growers and retailers. By...

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin celebrates the win with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second half against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger funding Sacramento’s next police K-9

January 10, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Veteran NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has awarded a grant to the Sacramento Police Department that has allowed it to add one new dog to its K-9 unit....

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