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Today — 7 November 2026NYT - Home Page

Prosecutors Vow to Keep Pursuing Death Penalty in California

Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.

© Eric Risberg/Associated Press

Death row inmates used to be held together at the San Quentin state prison, but they have since been transferred to other state facilities and moved into the general population.
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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates

5 November 2026 at 21:36
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.

© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California reduced every death sentence in the state to life in prison without parole, a sweeping move expected to face legal challenges.

Disneyland’s Autopia Ride Will Switch to Electric Vehicles

2 November 2026 at 10:02
The gas-powered engines in Disneyland’s Autopia ride weren’t properly certified. The little cars will be replaced by E.V.s.

© Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images

Autopia, the 71-year-old car-themed attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in 1980. Its gasoline-powered cars have created a microclimate of smog over Tomorrowland.

Campuses Join Take Back the Night Gathering to Protest Sexual Violence

2 November 2026 at 04:21
Similar protests date to the 1970s, but their focus has evolved over time. Sunday’s event was prompted by a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit alleging she was raped.

© Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times

Protesters marching during a Take Back the Night rally against sexual violence at Yale University on Sunday night.
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