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Supreme Court to hear challenge to California’s authority to set vehicle emissions standards

Ohio and 16 other Republican-dominated states have sued, asserting that a waiver granted to California to set its own rules violates the basic design of the U.S. Constitution, which they assert should treat states as equals.

A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast

A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast, triggering tsunami warnings that were later canceled. Several aftershocks continued to rattle the area off Eureka. 

They told insurers a bear damaged their car. But it was actually a person in a costume

Four LA residents allegedly defrauded multiple insurance companies of over $141,000. A wildlife expert who reviewed footage of the incidents said that the culprit was "clearly a human in a bear suit."

Another Legislator Indicted in Corruption Case Involving Diabetes Health Clinic

  by Virginia Martin   Alabama Rep. Randy Davis has been indicted on allegations he was involved in a plan to pressure Blue Cross Blue Shield to cover diabetes treatments at a string of health clinics with which he was involved. Davis, a Republican from Daphne, was charged by federal prosecutors in Montgomery with several […]

The 2011 Tornadoes: Cross-country Help

Donations and volunteers have poured into Alabama as communities work to rebuild from last month's tornados. Some are here through established organizations such as the Red Cross. Others from the Gulf Coast helped out, saying they're giving back because of what they received after Hurricane Katrina. But for two California nurses, they never imagined they'd find themselves in the thick of the response. WBHM's Andrew Yeager has their story.