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Some East Coast cities are dealing with blizzard conditions after a potent Nor'easter dumped snow from Baltimore to Boston Sunday night into Monday.

The U.S. is a winter sport powerhouse, second only to Norway. The wins at the Milan Cortina Games come disproportionately from athletes who emerged in a handful of states from Alaska to Vermont.

Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing that sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge. Authorities said more than 70 people died in the attempt to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and the aftermath.

Today, we explore what's at stake when people mourn online. Then, Death Doula's give agency to people at the end of their lives.

On today's show we honor a late Oakland artist who produced the documentary about the history of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. And we salute the late disability rights activist Alice Wong. Then, singer Diana Gameros talks about giving people hope through her new album. Finally, actor Rainn Wilson, from "The Office" talks about coming to FAN EXPO San Francisco.

California law allows for the review and potential reduction of sentences — often sentences handed down many years ago — based on various factors, such as changes in law, good conduct, age at the time of the offense, or rehabilitation efforts. Legislation includes laws related to "Three Strikes" reform, changes to felony murder laws, and broader changes allowing for the prosecutor's office or California prison system itself to initiate resentencing petitions under various codes, and ultimately to take the issue before the courts.Why do we resentence?How did this paradigm evolve?What resentencing laws are out there?Where are they good?Where do they fall short?Do only deserving people get relief?Do all deserving people get relief?To explain all this, and more, YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by Deputy Santa Clara County District Attorney David Angel, and by Mitri Hananiah, a Managing Attorney for the Private Defender Program of the San Mateo County Bar Association.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free at (866) 798-8255.

The district attorneys of San Francisco, Alameda County and other counties settled a lawsuit with a solar energy supplier to resolve allegations that the company misrepresented details when selling its services.

A new poll released this week on the California governor’s race found that a Republican is the leading candidate among likely voters

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.

Many media outlets are still hesitant to call Trump an authoritarian even as scholars say he is embracing authoritarian policies, including attacking the press.