California moves up primary, wants bigger impact 2020 vote
Early voting in California's primary will overlap with the traditional early nominating contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. That could force the sprawling field of Democrats to navigate those states as well as California's notoriously complex landscape,…
California’s tough net neutrality bill prompts U.S. lawsuit
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration.
California declares fire emergency as blazes across state continue
Fire stoked by hot and windy weather raged through a forest in far northern California on Thursday. In mountain communities east of Los Angeles, calmer conditions aided firefighters on the lines of a suspected arson wildfire that forced thousands of…
California and 16 other states sue Trump administration over plan to scrap car emission standards
The suit takes aim at a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back and revise emissions standards for vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2025.
In the news wrap Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Kim Jong Un is open to ridding Korea of all nuclear weapons without insisting U.S. troops withdraw first. Also, the U.S. State Department charged it has "credible information"…
California Gov. Jerry Brown says the Trump administration's lawsuit against the state over immigration is a political stunt, and called Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ claim that California is protecting criminals a lie. Brown and state Attorney General Xavier Becerra join…
Long before the current devastation in California, scientists had built a strong case linking a changing climate to more wildfires. Since hotter weather promotes drought and drought increases the chances of fire, rising temperatures have intensified the risks. Science correspondent…
California lawmakers approved a "sanctuary state" bill that would put new restrictions on interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
California's signature initiative to fight global warming will get another decade of life after lawmakers from both parties joined Gov. Jerry Brown in extending the law credited with reducing the state's carbon footprint.
