Busch, Edwards poised to lead field at California (Sports Illustrated)
One week after the fan favorite night race at Bristol, the Sprint Cup Series heads to what could easily be considered one of the least favorite races on the schedule -- the Labor Day race, which is now at the Auto Club Speedway in California. Whether you are a fan of the schedule change or a diehard purist who can't stomach spending Labor Day watching a race at any other track than Darlington, ...

California attack revives interest in cold-case killing near Glenview (Chicago Tribune)
Man was questioned 15 years ago in the fatal stabbing of a Glenbrook South High School student A man once questioned in the 1993 stabbing death of a suburban Cook County teen has been charged with attempting to kill a California woman, and is a suspect in at least one other killing there.

California prisons prepare for gay weddings (USA Today)
Now that same-sex couples can get married in California, state prison officials are trying to figure out what that means for gay inmates.

California prisons prepare for gay weddings (Planet Out via Yahoo! News)
SUMMARY: California correction officials bring the state's 33 adult prisons into compliance with the May 15 Supreme Court ruling for marriage equality.

California spending plan fails in Senate (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The California Senate on Friday failed to pass a spending plan that was nearly identical to one presented last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, pushing the state closer to a modern-day record for a budget impasse.