The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment.

A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether military troops deployed this summer by the Trump administration to Los Angeles violated a federal law that bars troops from conducting law enforcement duties within the country.

California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican seats in Texas.

Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump are pushing to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House.

More than 800 structures are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California.

Texas and California are at the center of a national political power struggle that could reshape Trump's second presidency.

California Democrats are weighing new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts.

The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year.

Hundreds of remote homes are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California.

Micah Parsons has requested a trade from the Dallas Cowboys while suggesting the club has refused to negotiate a new contract for the star edge rusher.

The race to become California’s next governor has kicked into a new gear.

Officials are warning people to stay away from beaches and waterways in a small California city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that turned deadly more than 60 years ago.

Homeless advocates are criticizing an executive order President Donald Trump signed this week to restore order.

The Trump administration is investigating the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from a conservative non-profit group alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

A scientific journal has retracted a controversial study that hinted at the possibility of a bizarre life form.

The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps, funds and a timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches.

Intel Corp. is shedding thousands of workers and cutting expenses as its new CEO works to revive the struggling chipmaker's fortunes.

An initial report finds none of the eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe last month were wearing life vests.

Danish artist Thomas Dambo creates giant wooden trolls from recycled materials to promote environmental awareness.

An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez’s release from prison because of a medical condition after he was taken to a hospital.

In his second term, President Donald Trump has cut a huge range of grants that fund social services.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says it's investigating a fiery car crash at a San Jose, California, post office over the weekend as an intentional act.

Authorities say a suspect was arrested after a car crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, causing the building to go up in flames.

Three Democratic-led states that led the way in offering free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs because of significant budget concerns.

After the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes.

The removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family.

The Trump administration has revoked $4 billion in federal funding for California's long-delayed high speed rail project.

More than 20 children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.

A group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.

Shane van Gisbergen extended his winning streak to two straight and three victories in the last five weeks with yet another dominating run on a road course.

Debate over President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill.

A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility has died.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices.

President Donald Trump's administration has sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in the “Fantastic Four” series of films and appeared in popular TV shows such as “Charmed,” “Nip/Tuck” and “Profiler,” has died.

Popstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have split.

Del Monte Foods is filing for bankruptcy protection.

An explosion at a fireworks facility in California was caught on camera Tuesday evening in Yolo County.

The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

About two months later, data released by the New York Times shows that Florida is continuing its promise to aggressively enforce President Trump’s immigration policies, with ICE making nearly 10,000 arrests in the state since Trump took office.

The Trump administration says California must change its policies allowing transgender girls to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.

The vice mayor of a tiny Southern California city is under fire after appearing to call on street gangs to organize in the face of immigration sweeps by federal agents in Los Angeles.

The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

A federal judge has partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to release funds for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states.

San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is suing Big League Advance in an attempt to void the future earnings contract he signed as a 17-year-old minor leaguer that could cost him about $34 million.

The body of the last person missing from a boat that capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a sudden and powerful weekend thunderstorm has been found, bringing the death toll to eight.

Officials say six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California.

Elon Musk’s X has sued to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms define and handle problematic posts.

The attorney who negotiated the $2.8 billion legal settlement for the NCAA says thousands of former athletes due to receive damages could have to wait months or maybe more than a year to get paid while appeals play out.

Federal agents have rounded up dozens of California farmworkers in large-scale raids at packinghouses and fields that farm bureaus say threaten businesses that supply much of the country’s food.

After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.

The Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called President Donald Trump's military intervention in Los Angeles an assault on democracy.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

The City Council of San Jose, California, is voting on a controversial proposal that would make homeless people eligible for arrest if they reject three offers of housing.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed an emergency motion in federal court to block National Guard members and Marines from assisting with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg as he defended deploying the military on those protesting his immigration enforcement.

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.

The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.

A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders that LGBTQ+ rights organizations say are unconstitutional.

Local residents in one Los Angeles-area community cleaned up streets and erased graffiti while expressing dismay at the damage caused during violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities over the weekend.

President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to California.

California lawmakers advanced several reform measures this week to rein in utility profits, slash electricity bills and potentially save consumers billions of dollars.

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home.

When the threat of wildfires has forced power to be cut in the tourist town of Calistoga, California, on the edge of Napa Valley, it’s meant firing up a bank of noisy, polluting diesel generators.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.”.

A transgender athlete has won two girls events at the California high school track and field championship.

The popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme has announced that it's cancelling a performance in a music festival in California over the weekend after the Trump administration decided to suspend the musicians’ visas.

It’s been an eventful year for defender Naomi Girma, who not only moved to a new country but also dealt with an injury before winning a pair of trophies with Chelsea.

Expertos del Servicio Metereológico Nacional predicen una actividad de huracanes superior al promedio para este año en el Atlántico. Por lo tanto, meteorólogos recalcaron la importancia de estar preparado antes, durante y después de una tormenta severa.

The California high school track-and-field championship has kicked off to a relatively quiet atmosphere.

This weekend marks the LPGA’s second major championship, the U.S. Women’s Open, taking place at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Among the 156 players competing is St. Augustine resident and Nease graduate Auston Kim, who is making her fourth start at this prestigious event.

California is opening up its track-and-field championship to more girls after a transgender athlete drew controversy for qualifying for the meet.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Palm Beach County on Wednesday morning.

Four months into the Trump administration, some top Democrats are rethinking their approach to podcasts.

Researchers are beginning to wonder if blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in preventing cancer.

The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

Senate Republicans have voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back clean air standards in California, including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

Memorial Day is a popular time to buy a car.

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species.

President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency.

The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the federal government’s, including first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

A law enforcement official says the person believed responsible for an explosion at a California fertility clinic posted online ramblings including a belief that the world should not be populated.

After a wildfire decimated a California high school’s newsroom, one of the first offers of help that its journalism adviser received came from the other side of the country.

The United States Census Bureau released on Thursday its 2024 population estimates, and Jacksonville was among the cities that experienced some notable growth.

Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, says its CEO is stepping down.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit.

State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for its California home insurance customers.

Officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest nearly half a century after a young California woman was strangled to death.

California’s governor once again called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments.

A new study shows that people Zepbound lost about 50% more weight than those using Wegovy.

Authorities say one person was killed and 32 people were injured when a tour bus and an SUV collided on a Los Angeles area freeway.