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The University of California has decided to stop using tests to decide who gets into college. That is a bad idea

As it burned out of control in the Sierra Nevada, California's most recent big wildfire destroyed buildings and cars. People also had to leave their homes in the southern part of the state because of fires. On Thursday, people in Placer and El Dorado counties were told to leave because the Mosquito Fire had spread to almost 6.5 square miles and could not be stopped. Several buildings and at least 10 cars were burned down near Michigan Bluff, a town from the Gold Rush that is about an hour north of Sacramento.

Authorities say two people were killed and many homes were destroyed by a swiftly spreading California wildfire that spanned hundreds of acres on Monday.

Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a state bill that would have let Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco open legal drug injection sites where opioid users could shoot up under supervision.

Divers looking for the missing California teen Kiely Rodni said they found a body and an overturned car in the reservoir near where she was last seen more than two weeks ago.

Police said Monday that the 'astronomical' search for missing California teen Kiely Rodni will be scaled back next week.

The governor of California declared a state of emergency on Monday to speed up efforts to stop the spread of monkeypox. This is the second state in three days to do this.

In San Diego County, California, law enforcement officers from the federal and local levels recovered a record-breaking amount of methamphetamine associated with cartels. The drugs were loaded onto a 20-foot box truck and were said to be the greatest seizure ever made in San Diego County.

Insider found out in a story that made people raise their eyebrows that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has even more kids than people thought. Last November, he had twins.

Based on Musk's post, it was unclear whether any official procedures had been made to block the transaction.