California

The storms pummeled California this week are fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to near Hawaii. Here’s a look at the phenomenon

Californians spent Friday and Saturday preparing for what forecasters are saying could be the largest storm of the season

At least a half dozen public piers are closed after being damaged repeatedly by storms over the past two years. Repair costs have climbed into the millions of dollars

A set of 14 bills that were two years in the making aims to correct centuries of racism in a state with 2.6 million African Americans, but the initiative will face an uphill battle in the state legislature

Any Salvadoran citizen who is in the United States can vote online for the 2024 Election until February 4

The machines can be used to manufacture counterfeit pills that look just like prescription pills but instead can be laced with substances like fentanyl

Newsom’s salmon strategy includes a controversial proposal to seek voluntary agreements with major farmers over how much water they can take out of the rivers and streams

This year, Republican lawmakers have proposed about three dozen bills in at least 17 states that would restrict or require public disclosure of DEI initiatives

The mythical character gets a modern update in the Amazon Prime TV series with a diverse cast and feminist themes

The declines were most notable in dry regions with extensive cropland, said researchers whose work was published Wednesday in the journal ‘Nature’

CSU officials ended contract negotiations with a unilateral offer starting with a 5% pay raise this year, effective Jan. 31, far below the 12% hike that the union is seeking

If the group can secure 13,000 signatures from Solano County voters, the measure will go before voters this November

This pioneer of punk, cult guitarist, ex-heroin addict and homosexual activist is presenting a memoir and a new musical project

Republican candidates campaigning ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses were contending with a blizzard warning covering most of the state

The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to skip out on paying the $1.4 million he owed to the IRS and instead use the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle

The quake was felt as a slight rocking in downtown Los Angeles. Shaking was also reported in several surrounding counties and cities, including the city of Long Beach

U.S. President’s son has insisted that he would only testify in public arguing that information from closed-door testimony can be manipulated

The two countries are trying to navigate — and avoid a war — in what may be their most difficult waters since the U.S. ended official ties with Taiwan

Nine employees were soon terminated for their involvement in an open letter that called on executives to condemn Musk’s public behavior on X

The Roman Catholic order of the Franciscans is facing 94 claims involving events that took place between 1940 and 1996. Most of the accused are now dead

A 2021 study from Oxford University found that vegan diets reduced food costs by as much as one-third

Nationally, the average number of daily requests shot up nearly tenfold. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on limits on the drug this year

The prodigious mural project started by Judy Baca in 1976 finds new momentum with LACMA’s first solo exhibition dedicated to the Chicana artist

It’s an effort that will eventually cost the state about $3.1 billion per year and inches California closer to Democrats’ goal of providing universal health care to its roughly 39 million residents

Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean because of the danger of ‘sneaker waves’ — occasional much bigger waves that can run far up the sand and wash someone off a beach.

The 25-year-old Yamamoto was coveted by teams across the majors after he elected to leave the Orix Buffaloes this offseason