LeBron James sat out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first practice of training camp with a minor injury.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative.

Sean Feucht, a conservative Christian worship leader, gained attention in 2020 by defying COVID-19 restrictions with protest concerts.

Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aiming to increase transparency and prevent AI models from being used to cause catastrophic harms.

Kawhi Leonard said he didn’t receive all of the money he was owed from a company he had an endorsement deal with in a business relationship that is under investigation by the NBA, but he insisted there was no wrongdoing.

Louisiana has issued a warrant to arrest a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills.

Federal prosecutors say three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

New Mexico lawmakers are convening in a special session this week to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care.

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's analysis after Sunday's 26-21 Jacksonville win over San Francisco.

After spending this season in California’s capital city without acknowledging that on their uniforms, the Athletics have announced they will have “Sacramento” written on gold alternate jerseys in 2026.

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department has imposed.

President Donald Trump's transportation department has been reversing grants for recreational trails and bicycle lanes.

The Transportation Department has tightened requirements for noncitizens to get commercial driver's licenses after fatal crashes that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers.

A federal jury has deadlocked for the second time in a trial of a former correctional officer charged with sexually abusing four inmates at a now-closed federal women’s prison in California.

The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project to other uses as part of a new $5 billion program to fund rail projects that boost U.S. rail passenger traffic.

A judge has temporarily stopped the federal government from collecting personal information about residents in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 21 states and Washington, D.

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics.

New federal court documents reveal new details about the dozens of people who are now owed restitution money by a Palm Coast man headed to federal prison for cybercrimes.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Apalachicola.

A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989.

The NBA is not rushing its investigation into whether a business relationship between Kawhi Leonard and a California company was legitimate or a way for the Los Angeles Clippers to bypass salary cap rules.

A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling out President Donald Trump for a “relentless, unhinged California obsession” in his State of the State address.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer welcomes the NBA's investigation into alleged salary cap rule violations.

The attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric.

Missouri has become the third state to embrace a mid-decade redesign of its U.S. House districts in a quest for partisan advantage.

Investigators have concluded that two experienced racing pilots deviated from their expected flight paths and never saw each other before a fatal midair collision in 2023 at the National Championship Air Races.

The NBA says it will investigate if a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre.

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion after yet another drawing passed without a big winner.

A kitten survived a 100-mile California road trip stuck somewhere inside the inner workings of a Range Rover before an autobody shop owner spent hours working to free the tiny kitten.

As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force.

Missouri’s Republican governor is calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

California's long-delayed high-speed rail project is slated to be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, according to a report released Friday by the High Speed Rail Authority.

Gavin Newsom is having a moment.

Moves by Texas Republicans and California Democrats to redraw their U.S. House districts could disrupt a rare partisan balance in American politics.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have both denied parole after serving decades in prison for killing their parents.

Lyle Menendez has been denied parole a day after his younger brother Erik received the same recommendation by a California state board.

Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting.

A 20-year-old Palm Coast man linked to a massive cybercriminal gang pleaded guilty in a Jacksonville federal courtroom Friday morning to charges including conspiracy and wire fraud.

Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.

Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”.

A federal agent fired three shots at a moving vehicle after the driver sped off following an immigration stop in Southern California.

The California Legislature comes back from a summer recess and is slated to vote on a partisan plan to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of millions of people at risk.

In California’s Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on Earth, summer temperatures can soar into the 130s F.

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps to maintain their U.S. House majority.

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.

Renting a starter home continues to be more affordable than buying one, according to new data from Realtor.com.

A redistricting battle for partisan advantage in Congress is spreading across states.

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.

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.