Much-needed rain helped firefighters make gains on several blazes in Southern California on Monday as flooding shuttered schools, triggered landslides and prompted road closures. Intermittent ...

Sick of California being part of the United States? There may be a way out. A new voter initiative could again put the question of secession in front of California voters after getting clearance ...

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has approved a campaign to gather signatures petitioning for a vote on whether the Golden State should leave the U.S. and become an independent country ...

LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump, long a vocal detractor of California, touched down in Los Angeles on Friday to tour fire ravaged areas, pledging federal support after days of criticizing ...

NOWHERE. WELL, A GROUP WANTING CALIFORNIA TO SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES IS TRYING TO GET THE ISSUE ON THE BALLOT. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS A GROUP HAS BEEN CLEARED TO START GATHERING ...

Southern California has faced an exceptionally dry winter thus far, contributing to the wildfires currently raging in the state, but an ongoing winter storm will alleviate some of that struggle ...

How smart is AI these days? Not smart enough, it seems, to spot a Chinese competitor coming apparently from nowhere. AI assistant DeepSeek was developed in China by hedge fund entrepreneur Liang ...

A lithium battery fire that erupted at a Moss Landing power plant continues to smolder and Monterey County residents are asking public officials and the facility's leaders what health risks they ...

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He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday. By Adam Nagourney Ahead of his trip, the president threatened to withhold aid from California, which he ...

US to withdraw from climate deal on Jan. 27, 2026, says UN January 28, 2025 California on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state to release more ...