Elizabeth Aguilera
Special to the Daily Press
In 2020 the state launched the adverse childhood experiences initiative, with the goal of cutting the number of those experiences in half within
KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government said Monday it will spend $250 million over four years on environmental cleanup and restoration work around a drying Southern
JANIE HAR
Associated Press
Supervisors in San Francisco held a heated debate Tuesday over whether to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations,
JAE HONG and BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press
In an filthy alley behind a Los Angeles doughnut shop, Ryan Smith convulsed in the grips of a fentanyl high — lurching from moments
MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press
Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more
LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year.
Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,
LEANNE ITALIE
AP Entertainment Writer
Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year. The jolly old elf is back, pre-pandemic style, and he’
LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
Books are an easy gift choice, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be fresh. There’s always a great selection around the holidays for
LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
Adults. They, too, need fun stuff for the holidays.
From sweet treats to things with wheels, some ideas for pleasing a child at heart this holiday
MAE ANDERSON
AP Business Writer
Holiday celebrants in Hilo, Hawaii, might notice something different about the traditional Yule Log cake from the Short ‘N Sweet bakery this year.
Maria Short
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer
Most of the world’s population has been affected in some way by climate change — 85% of the world, in fact. But the effects
SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series answering some of the most fundamental questions around climate change, the science behind it,