From the Web - California
Chemical blaze burns at California plant (AP via Yahoo! News): Residents in about 2,500 homes were being told to stay indoors and keep their windows closed Wednesday evening as three truck tankers burned at a Northern California chemical plant. California's high-speed rail proposal hits a snag (Los Angeles Daily News): Union Pacific railroad reportedly has told California officials that it won't share its right-of-way to accommodate a proposed high-speed rail line linking the state's largest cities.