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Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

(AP) — Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

(AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales

Pandora Media Inc. had a net loss of $28.6 million in the latest quarter.(AP) — Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening more than doubled to exceed 2.5 million.

Repairs begun on San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Construction began this month on a new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.(AP) — Repairs have begun on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, where dozens of broken anchor rods could delay completion of a new span.

Shuttle is major draw at California Science Center

The space shuttle Endeavour flew 25 missions until being retired in 2011. (AP Photo)(AP) — There was always been a special connection between space shuttle Endeavour and California, where it was built.

Swallows lawsuit may delay Petaluma bridge work

Around 100 birds were killed during a widening project of the Petaluma Bridge in Sonoma County.(AP) — A lawsuit accuses state and federal regulators of causing the death of dozens of migratory cliff swallows by placing nets on a Sonoma County bridge during a highway widening project.

Gov. Brown keeps pressing climate change crusade

California Governor Jerry Brown said climate change will be a greater concern than mortgage, debt or war.(AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown kept crusading Thursday for climate change, joining scientists who released a 20-page call to action on environmental problems such as pollution, extinctions and population growth.

13 insurers to compete on Calif. health exchange

(AP) — The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing for policies on California's new health care exchange.

Calif. beach water quality mostly good last summer

Avalon Beach on Catalina Island(AP) — A new report finds visitors to California beaches encountered mostly clean waters last year.

HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct

(AP) — Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.