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Northern California's Corral wildfire mostly contained

By Melina Walling, John Antczak, Associated Press

The wind-driven fire erupted Saturday afternoon on land managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the country's key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. The cause was under investigation.

Wildfire spreads east of San Francisco as firefighters battle high winds, dry conditions

By Associated Press

California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that continued not only burning but spreading early Sunday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and sexually abusive deepfakes

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography.

California lawmaker Vince Fong will finish ousted Speaker McCarthy's term

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

With the district once held by Kevin McCarthy remaining in GOP hands, it will give Republicans 12 seats in the state delegation and boost the party's fragile edge in Congress by a single vote.

Teachers criticize California Gov. Newsom's budget proposal, say it would 'wreak havoc on funding for our schools'

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The California Teachers Association on Friday said it will work to block one of Newsom's proposals for balancing the budget. CTA President David Goldberg said it would wreak havoc on school funding.

California governor aims to slash 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state's budget deficit is $27.6 billion. The figure Newsom announced Friday is smaller than the deficit he anticipated in January.

California to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, among other things.

Labor union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and United Farm Workers over how a group of workers organized under a recently-enacted labor law.

California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years

By Associated Press

Much of the state's population counts on groundwater for drinking water in their homes, and farmers that grow much of the country's food rely on the precious resource for crops.

California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.