JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
A baby blue bus rolls up to a Sacramento child care center, and out comes Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom clad in a black cape, a
DAVID CRARY
AP National Writer
Every two years, citizens across the U.S. manage to place some eye-catching measures on state election ballots, posing questions to voters that can be
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has added nearly $10 million worth of company stock to his portfolio.
Musk's trust bought nearly 30,000 shares on the open market Monday.
Scientists exploring the sea floor off the coast of central California found more than 1,000 octopuses tucked between rocks with their tentacles inverted and covering clusters of white eggs
An investigation of a Southern California bomb scare took an unusual turn with an arrest for misdemeanor drug violations.
The arrest stemmed from a suspicious object found on a U-Haul
CURT ANDERSON and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
Law enforcement officials aren't sure whether they've discovered the last of the pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats and
U.S. philosopher and scholar Martha Nussbaum is the winner of this year's $1 million Berggruen Prize for philosophy and culture.
The award was announced Tuesday by the
California paid at least $4 billion over four years in questionable Medi-Cal premiums and claims because it failed to follow up on eligibility discrepancies, according to an audit released Tuesday.
DENISE LAVOIE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years
KATHLEEN FOODY
Associated Press
A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States' budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say
DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
The hostility she's felt from the public recently wasn't necessarily the last straw in television news photographer Lori Bentley-Law's
ELLIOT SPAGAT and JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday that "everything is on the table" as the administration considered new measures to stifle