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Democrats have lined up against the California gas tax repeal, led by Gov. Jerry Brown, who in his State of the State address in January declared, "I will do anything in my power to defeat any repeal effort that gets on the ballot, you can depend on that." (Associated Press)

California gas tax repeal campaign ahead of schedule

The California gas tax repeal effort has gathered nearly 900,000 signatures, far more than the 585,407 valid signatures required to qualify for the November 2018 ballot -- and the deadline isn't until May 21.

April 29, 2018
Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Bill Cosby guilty in first #MeToo era celebrity conviction

The 80-year-old star was found guilty Thursday on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, marking a seminal victory for the #MeToo movement and the resounding fall from grace of an iconic family-friendly celebrity.

April 26, 2018
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks after signing a bill Monday, March 5, 2018, in Olympia, Wash., that makes Washington the first state to set up its own net-neutrality requirements in response to the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of Obama-era rules. The FCC voted in December to gut U.S. rules that meant to prevent broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

Democratic states move to restore net neutrality, defy FCC

Blue states have unleashed their inner federalist by defying the Trump administration on issues such as immigration and tax reform, but their drive to restore the expiring net neutrality rule may be taking states' rights too far, experts say.

April 25, 2018
In this file photo from Friday, March 18, 2005, former first lady Barbara Bush listens to her son, President George W. Bush, as he speaks on Social Security reform in Orlando, Fla. The wife of former President George H.W. Bush is in "failing health," a Bush family spokesman said Sunday, April 15, 2018, following a recent series of hospitalizations and after consulting with her family and doctors, the 92-year-old former first lady has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Barbara Bush dies at 92

Barbara Bush, the popular matriarch of the Bush family dynasty famous for her unpretentious style and elegant halo of white hair, died Tuesday at the age of 92.

April 17, 2018