California

The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert

The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday

All of the recalled cookies, soup and falafel have been removed from sale or destroyed, Trader Joe’s said in its announcements

Police in the city of Burbank responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation

At least 16 states have effectively changed their laws to allow Tesla and other direct-to-consumer manufacturers to sell there

The Endres family’s home is two old vehicles with no fixed address. Like them, around 400,000 people lead this type of life in the United States

Newsom’s office confirmed Wednesday that the governor has been in touch with people on all sides of the strikes

Wisconsin became the last of 20 states to drop out of the two lawsuits, which were rendered all but moot when President Joe Biden issued an executive order in 2021 that halted wall construction

Hollywood’s “journeyman” actors tend to work for scale pay, and spend at least as much time lining up work as working

The impact of temperatures in the US, Asia and Europe indicating the climate moving into uncharted territory

Police say witnesses had seen her hold up the sign and they called 911. Detectives determined the girl was abducted July 6 in San Antonio, Texas, and was sexually assaulted while being brought to California

Hours before the earthquake, there is a subtle but accelerated displacement of the fault where the tremor will originate

The prospect of record-breaking heat in the California national park has drawn floods of European tourists exposing themselves to the dangers of a uniquely aggressive ecosystem

People show up every day to get a glimpse of the otter sunbathing on the rocky shore, diving in the water and chomping down on crabs

The winner could take the $558.1 million lump sum before taxes, or get $1.08 billion paid out in yearly increments

The studios that employ actors and writers say their most recent contract offer includes generous increases in the payments

Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s decision comes after the board of trustees launched a review in December following allegations of misconduct around papers he had authored or co-authored

As the industry comes to a momentous halt courtesy of dual strikes by its actors and screenwriters, it’s worth looking back at the effects of past protests, walkouts and other actions

Known for ‘The Nanny’ TV series in the 90s, the actress overcame rape and cancer and reinvented herself as the president of the actors union

The industry is engaged in a bitter battle over how streaming — after advancing rapidly during the pandemic — has upended the economics of entertainment

Experts talk about how the weather and its variations affect our sex life, from both a physical and a psychological perspective

The FBI has opened investigations into violent encounters involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. In one, a deputy punched a woman twice in the face as she held her baby

High temperatures have triggered alerts in dozens of cities in a 2,000-mile swath of land stretching from the Midwest to the West. Phoenix is close to breaking a record for most consecutive days above 104° F

The actors’ arrival energized the picket lines outside Netflix, where music blared and the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators

Signs at hiking trails strongly suggest not to venture out after 10 a.m., though even nighttime temperatures are still set to be over 90 degrees

Forecasters say blistering conditions Thursday will build throughout the weekend in the central and southern parts of California