Southern California man gets life for meat cleaver slayings

A Southern California man who killed two women with a meat cleaver after a New Year’s Eve party while his wife and son waited in a car outside was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing from Stormy Daniels

Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of charges he cheated adult film star Stormy Daniels out of the nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former President Donald Trump.

Universal health care bill fails to pass in California

California Democrats on Monday failed to gather enough support to advance a government-funded universal health care system, succumbing to intense pressure from business groups and the insurance industry in an election year.