California’s top-two primary is under fire after this year’s chaotic race, sparking calls from both sides to scrap the “jungle” system and return to traditional party-run June primaries.

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In 1976, 26 kids and their bus driver vanished in Chowchilla, California, when three men—two Schoenfeld brothers and a friend—kidnapped them for $5 million. After hours of driving, they buried the bus alive in a quarry. Miraculously, the children dug themselves out after 16 hours, surviving suffocating darkness and terror. The kidnappers were initially sentenced to life without parole, but appeals later freed them: Richard Schoenfeld served 36 years, James 39, and Frederick Wood 46. The case raises tough questions about justice and sentencing, especially as victims like Lynda Carrejo Labendeira, then just 10, still carry the trauma decades later.

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A 18-year-old college basketball player, Jackson Scarborough, was saved from certain death after collapsing during practice with chest pain and breathing trouble. Diagnosed with a life-threatening aortic dissection, he underwent a grueling nine-hour surgery — all thanks to his coach and trainer who spotted the warning signs and acted fast. His mother called it a miracle, crediting the quick response that bought him critical time. After a harrowing recovery — waking up, regaining movement, and his first words were to his twin sister — Jackson is now in rehab, hopeful to return to the court. The community has rallied around him with a GoFundMe to help his family through this tough time.

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