George Huggins Jr., 24, and his girlfriend of five years, Althea Housley, 33, accosted Jinghong Kang, 45, on the 1900 block of Webster Street the night of July 18, said Tom Rogers, Alameda County's chief deputy district attorney.

Plans for a massive expansion of clean energy in California are being jeopardized by federal foot-dragging, according to state officials who say that more than 20 nearly shovel-ready solar and wind projects are being held up by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-ME, speaks with a reporter after voting yes on a cloture vote on the financial reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2010.

The state Supreme Court is set to decide a case concerning the constitutionality of the state's execution process.

Congressman Mike Honda informed Bi-national couples tonight that President Obama had stated he would rather be a one term president than fail to pass Immigration reform and Health Care Reform. That is all I truly got out of listening to a teleconference call held tonight. The comment occurred in a teleconference call showcased by Immigration Equality, which included other Speakers Karen Narasaki of the Asian American Justice Center, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Bishop Minerva Carcaño, and families impacted by our broken immigration system.

Every time governments fail to take serious steps on climate change, it seems the parlor game of predicting what our warmer world will look like heats up.