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WATCH: Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel as conclave continues

Thick black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on Thursday morning, signaling the conclave’s 133 cardinals have not decided on a new pope yet.

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In a race to clean up Altadena, businesses are on their own

The Army Corps was tasked with cleaning up residences in the fire zones, but not commercial properties. In Altadena, this has left business districts stuck in a toxic limbo.

Arrowhead bottled water company wins one of three pending court cases

A court ruled in favor of BlueTriton Brands after California regulators had ordered the bottled-water company to stop taking water from a national forest.

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'Another broken promise': California environmental groups reel from EPA grant cancellations

California projects terminated by the Trump administration would have provided clean drinking water in rural communities, air purifiers for children with asthma and a community park, among other benefits.

Nate Holden, state senator and longtime councilman who fought for South L.A., dies at 95

On the City Council, Holden represented the predominantly Black 10th District, becoming a spokesperson for the poor and middle class in South Central and southwestern L.A.