Republican Vince Fong has emerged as the winner of the special election to succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in his Central Valley district.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Jack Pitney, Political Scientist at Claremont McKenna College.

Republican Vince Fong has emerged as the winner of the special election to succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in his Central Valley district.
For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Jack Pitney, Political Scientist at Claremont McKenna College.

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Vince Fong, a 'mainstream Republican', wins special election in CA's district 20

You could say this is the perfect case of reviving lost history.

Back in the mid-1980s, a then University of Florida graduate dug around in the archives and pinpointed the first town for free Black people in what would become the U.S. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History. She actually discovered the archives around Fort Mose. 

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You could say this is the perfect case of reviving lost history.
Back in the mid-1980s, a then University of Florida graduate dug around in the archives and pinpointed the first town for free Black people in what would become the U.S. 
For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History. She actually discovered the archives around Fort Mose. 
SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images

Fort Mose, FL is being reconstructed following a remarkable archival discovery

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced today a pact that pledges mutual aid if either country faces aggression against either country. 

This comes after a historic visit, where Putin traveled to North Korea for the first time in 24 years, signaling a new era in the relations between the two countries. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Gordon Chang, Author of "The Coming Collapse of China" and "China is Going to War."

 Chung Sung-Jun / Staff / Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced today a pact that pledges mutual aid if either country faces aggression against either country. 
This comes after a historic visit, where Putin traveled to North Korea for the first time in 24 years, signaling a new era in the relations between the two countries. 
For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart were joined by Gordon Chang, Author of "The Coming Collapse of China" and "China is Going to War."
 Chung Sung-Jun / Staff / Getty Images

Russian-North Korean pact "covers a lot of sins"

There have been fewer animals run-over on California’s roadways in some of the spots usually known for a lot of roadkill.  

But as KCBS Radio's Megan Goldsby reports, UC Davis researchers say that’s not the good news it sounds like.

 ofc pictures / Getty Images

There have been fewer animals run-over on California’s roadways in some of the spots usually known for a lot of roadkill.  
But as KCBS Radio's Megan Goldsby reports, UC Davis researchers say that’s not the good news it sounds like.
 ofc pictures / Getty Images

Vince Fong, a 'mainstream Republican', wins special election in CA's district 20

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