Quinn Welsch

Eleven people pleaded guilty to participating in a $65 million money laundering operation in which prosecutors say Chinese nationals in the U.S. worked with scam call centers in India to steal millions from elderly Americans.

The family of two children in San Diego claimed a USPS mail carrier repeatedly and maliciously pepper-sprayed their family dog, which resulted in their two young children developing asthma.

A prosecuting attorney told jurors Larry Millete researched poison hemlock, hired spellcasters to control and punish his wife, and murdered Maya Millete to stop her from leaving him, laying out a sweeping timeline of digital evidence during closing arguments after a six-week murder trial.

Researchers warn climate change could reduce wine production in California's iconic wine regions, including Napa and Sonoma, while counties such as Mendocino and Monterey may become better suited for vineyards by the end of the century.

In closing arguments in the trial over his wife's disappearance, Larry Millete's defense characterized him as a psychologically broken husband driven by his wife's affair and suicidal thoughts — not a murderer.

Prosecutors said the California man killed his wife, Maya Millete, after she had an affair with a coworker, but their evidence was largely circumstantial.

The Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction blocking FinCEN's border cash reporting order, finding the agency likely violated federal rulemaking requirements when it lowered the reporting threshold to combat money laundering by cartels.

A federal judge said the Coast Guard's Pacific Coast shipping route study can't be considered a final agency actions that environmentalists could yet challenge.

A federal judge denied a UC Berkeley law professor's request to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to quickly release 14 years of deportation and detention data.

The community nonprofit in Imperial County says the Hell's Kitchen geothermal plant and lithium mine was approved without adequate environmental considerations to water supply, tribal cultural resources and air quality.