Kathleen Ronayne

Dozens of protesters accused of assaulting federal agents in four cities have seen their charges reduced, dismissed or rejected by juries, a review by The Associated Press found. apnews.com/article/ice-im…

Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a 2-year-old's birthday party when gunshots rang out at a Stockton banquet hall, leaving 4 dead. "I actually thought it was my balloons popping," the girl's mom told @sophieadanna. More: apnews.com/article/califo…

Newsom sat down w/ @AP's @borenbears at COP to discuss the Trump administration's absence, warning the US risks ceding its economic power: apnews.com/article/newsom…

Only on AP: At COP30 today, CA Gov. Gavin Newsom told AP he’s stunned by 8 senators’ decision to break with Democrats & end the shutdown, warning they’re not alarmed enough about President Trump’s political norm-shattering. My latest w/ @borenbears apnews.com/article/newsom…

The view from Redding as Prop 50 voting winds to a close. If it passes, voters in a vast rural stretch of Northern California would share a district with wealthy coastal areas like Marin County: apnews.com/article/califo…

.@AP story on proposed California new congressional maps has an interactive slider you can use to compare the current maps with the ones Dems want: apnews.com/article/texas-…

California, Minnesota and Illinois expanded Medicaid to immigrants regardless of legal status. Now, they're rolling back or limiting it. AP explores how that contributes to an already complicated dynamic for immigrants seeking health care: apnews.com/article/medica…

The new CEO of CA's high-speed rail project talks to @AP about his plans for private funding & giving the project a reset. He wants to get from Gilroy to Palmdale in less than 20 years. That would require more transfers to get into SF and LA: apnews.com/article/califo…

The new CEO of California's high-speed rail project says he wants a plan for private investment in place by the end of summer. He spoke to @AP @sophieadanna about his vision for the ambitious but embattled project: apnews.com/article/califo…

Trump's coming to California Friday. Newsom doesn't yet know if he's invited to join the president: apnews.com/article/gavin-…

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds apnews.com/article/califo…

NEW: The evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the Palisades fire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning, according to an @ap analysis of emergency comms and interviews with survivors. apnews.com/article/califo…

California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant apnews.com/article/califo…

CA lawmakers in 2020 passed new rules for clearing materials within 5 feet of homes in high-risk fire areas. Most of the areas burned by the Palisades fire would have to comply - but the regs still aren't finished. @nguyenntrann reports: apnews.com/article/califo…

An @AP photographer captured this image of a blue VW van that somehow survived as everything around it burned. @janiehar has the story of the van: apnews.com/article/los-an…

Don't miss this vivid piece about the incredible evacuation of residents from a senior living facility before the Eaton Fire overtook it: apnews.com/article/califo…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden cancels final foreign trip of presidency to Italy to monitor response to devastating fires in California.

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Hello! I am back at work after six months of joyous, tiring, life-changing maternity leave. I'm mass deleting emails, so on the off chance you sent me something important in the last six months... Send it again. Not sure how much posting I'll do here in 2025, but we'll see!

Hey journalism students! The @AP is now accepting applications for its paid, four-month global news internship program. Locations this year include NYC, LA, and D.C., as well as Japan, London and Cairo. Find a list of internship roles here: careers.ap.org/go/View-All-Jo…