Florida’s deadliest python hunter is a conservationist at heart

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bares hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says ...
The Guardian

Why the California vote count is slow – and Trump’s fraud claims are bogus

As president and allies spread baseless conspiracy theories, here’s what you need to know about California’s vote count As California continues to slowly count ballots, Donald Trump and other ...
Mental Floss

Quiz: Can You Name All 12 U.S. States That Start With a Vowel?

Only five of the 26 letters in the English alphabet, A, E, I, O, and U, are considered vowels, and just 12 of the 50 U.S. states begin with one of these letters. Naming all 12 might sound simple, ...
Los Angeles Times

How a misreading of data fueled false claims about L.A. mayoral vote count

Since election night in California, a single theory of election fraud has taken root like no other among online conspiracy theorists, bot accounts, conservative influencers and people close to ...
The New York Times

Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access. By Laurel Rosenhall Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka Laurel Rosenhall ...
Los Angeles Times

Millions of ballots still need to be counted in California: What we know

The slog of tallying up votes in California continued Friday as some races hang in the ballots. Here is where we stand: So how many ballots are left to be counted? There are an estimated 3.6 million ...
The Guardian

California governor’s race: DoJ sends in federal observer over slow count

Experts warn ballot-counting could drag on in primaries for governor, LA mayor and Congress, as Trump claims ‘rigging’ The US justice department on Friday sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot ...
CBS News

California governor, LA mayor races still unsettled as vote count continues. Here's when more results are expected

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...
The New York Times

Races Are Close in California With Many Votes Still to Count

Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, were leading in the governor’s race. The reality TV star Spencer Pratt could secure a spot in a runoff with Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles.
The Hill

California primary vote count could take days or even weeks — Here’s why

While Tuesday marks Election Day in California, the results for races across the state may not come in for days, or even weeks. In the Golden State, mail-in ballots are valid so long as they are ...
CNN

Why the count will go on in California

California’s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different. The state’s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large ...
Westword

Murder trial of Billy Strings’ half-brother begins in Denver

The murder trial of Patrick Lee Apostol, brother of Grammy Award-winning bluegrass singer and guitarist Billy Strings, started in Denver on June 1, nearly six years after Apostol allegedly shot and ...