Olga R. Rodriguez

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  • Sea otterArts & Entertainment

    Taylor Swift wearing a vintage T-shirt about sea otter conservation sparks $2 million windfall for Northern California aquarium

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • Brandon DawsonSuccess

    Northern California EV engineer has a hobby growing massive pumpkins and his 2,300-plus-pound gourd just won the big prize

    By Haven Daley, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • In this image taken from video provided by United Farm Workers, George Retes speaks about being arrested at an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm during a press conference held over Zoom in Oxnard, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (United Farm Workers via AP)Politics

    Army veteran and U.S. citizen was sprayed with tear gas and dragged from his car in deadly immigration raid. He warns it could happen to anyone

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • Immigration raidsPolitics

    Deadly ICE raids on California cannabis farms yield over 360 arrests in one of largest anti-immigrant crackdowns by Trump

    By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, and others
  • Juan DuranPolitics

    First confirmed death during Trump ICE raid is a farmworkers at a California cannabis facility

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • California National Guard stand guard along a street near protesters and Trump supporters in Santa Ana, Calif. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo Jae C. Hong)Politics

    Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating the Posse Comitatus Act

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • Protesters against federal immigration raids gather outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Politics

    Judge’s order returning National Guard control to California temporarily blocked by appeals court

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • Attendees during in the NYC Pride March in New York, US, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. New York City’s annual Pride March commemorates the 1969 uprising by members of the LGBTQ community at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    New York City’s Pride organizers are racing to fill a fundraising gap as PepsiCo, Nissan, and others retreat from DEI policies

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • People line up to apply for Real ID at a Real ID Supercenter in downtown Chicago, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)Travel & Leisure

    Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem says travelers without REAL ID can fly for now, but may have to deal with extra screening

    By Rebecca Santana, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • FILE – Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves federal court in San Jose, Calif., March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Leadership

    Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to overturn her fraud conviction

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • A woman from Nicaragua stares off into the distancePolitics

    Some immigrants are self-deporting days before Trump takes office: ‘It was a rude awakening to realize that you and your family are not welcome’

    By Christopher Sherman, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • FILE – In this May 9, 2013, file photo, a worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Finance

    Walmart will pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over illegal dumping of hazardous waste

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • A firefighter sprays water in front of an advancing wildfire in California. Palm trees are seen swaying in the wind, and smoke and fire is blowing violently.Environment

    ‘Diablo’ wind spikes force California utility to shut off power in 19 counties—’this could end up being the most significant wind event for this year’

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • A white miniature horse stands in a lush, green field full of white and yellow flowers.Health

    Sheriff says man killed 81 animals in hours-long shooting rampage: ‘These were people’s pets’

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
  • Ricky Pearsall smiles at a press conferencePolitics

    A San Francisco 49ers rookie was shot in broad daylight—and the incident has supercharged the city’s mayoral race

    By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press