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.

According to NASA’s website, the selected candidates will undergo nearly two years of training before they become flight-eligible astronauts for agency missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and ultimately, Mars.

California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business.

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.

Sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles unleashed mudslides that plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways while authorities say floodwaters swept away a vehicle carrying a father who was later rescued and his 2-year-old son who drowned.

Emily Kaufman, The Travel Mom, is back with another fun destination for families to experience this Fall.

A man and woman linked to the fatal beating of a man in California have both been arrested in Houston.

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.

Some Missouri residents are denouncing a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts at the urging of President Donald Trump.

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.

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.

California energy regulators are postponing implementation of a penalty on oil companies if their profits climb too high.

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

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.

The Houston Astros have signed veteran pitcher Craig Kimbrel.

One of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the history of Houston high school football was honored for his legendary career.

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.

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.

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative record for the upcoming legal battle” against the GOP’s map.

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

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor.

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.

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.

A Southwest Airlines flight from Hollywood-Burbank to Las Vegas was forced to make an abrupt and dramatic plunge to avoid colliding with another plane Friday.

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

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.

The brother of late NFL player-turned-soldier Pat Tillman has been arrested after a car crash ignited a fire at a San Jose post office.

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 surrogate mothers around the country were misled.

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.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been named the new president of the National Basketball Players Association, the labor union representing the NBA’s players.

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.

The two major soccer clubs in the Houston area have announced contributions to provide support to those impacted by the Hill Country floods.

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.

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.

With Fourth of July celebrations right around the corner, Airbnb is reminding people about its mission to crack down on summer holiday parties.

The Houston Rockets have agreed to a long-term extension with one of their most productive players.

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

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.

The 48-year-old man visited a travel center in New Mexico to buy the fireworks, telling store employees he needed fireworks that could be thrown "directly at people to cause harm."

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.

As injuries to starting pitchers continue to pile on for the Houston Astros, the team is turning to a reliever for tonight’s game against the Athletics.

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.