California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to rename César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations against the Latino labor icon.

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube.

The University of Southern California has canceled a gubernatorial debate scheduled for Tuesday after candidates of color were excluded and accused the university of discrimination.

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Three teenagers in Tennessee have sued Elon Musk’s xAI, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.

Abnormal heat on the last day of winter continues to set records in the U.S. Southwest.

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader.

A military investigation has found that a “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the Indian Wells final Sunday for her first title at the California desert tournament.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.

California election officials are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran.

Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says he’s dropping his Republican Party affiliation to serve as an independent.

Defense attorneys for the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles are calling for his release in light of new evidence.

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

Paramount’s possible takeover of Warner Bros.

Joel Quenneville became the second coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games with the Anaheim Ducks’ 6-5 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

Researchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus.

More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children.

A collaborative of funders called The Audacious Project raised $1 billion over two days to fund large projects proposed by more than a dozen nonprofits.

Authorities say crews have recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche.

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti is bringing his signature blend of jazz, pop and improvisation back to Jacksonville, promising a live show that he says is never the same twice.

Legal experts say a criminal investigation announced into whether negligence played a role in a deadly California avalanche could hinge on key decisions by guides leading the ill-fated ski trip.

Officials are working to lower the risks of more deadly slides in the area where an avalanche struck in California’s Sierra Nevada.

The recovery of skiers killed in the deadliest U.S. avalanche in almost 45 years is dragging out because of what experts say is a prime rule for rescuers: Don’t make yourself a victim.

The backcountry trip near Lake Tahoe where eight skiers were killed after an avalanche was led by a tour outfit that promises global mountain adventures including skiing and rock climbing in the wilderness.

California regulators say that Tesla had stopped misleading drivers about the safety of its cars and so would not suspend its license to sell in the state.

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.

Seven people with ties to the group known as Zizians remain jailed in three states, but so far none of their criminal cases have gone to trial.

California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

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A day after the Seattle Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, speculation about the halftime music showdown is making news.

Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize at the 78th Directors Guild Awards, putting the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker on course to potentially win his first Oscar.

Stephen Curry is teaming up with LeBron James and Kevin Durant at the NBA All-Star Game.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Tuesday morning in Tampa.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis will hold a roundtable discussion in Tallahasse on Friday morning.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding a civil rights investigation into Dr. Mehmet Oz, saying he discriminated against Armenians in a video about hospice fraud in Los Angeles.

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific.

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares higher in after-hours trading Wednesday.

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team.

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive made his first appearance in a U.S. court on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrated multiple killings.

Si Woo Kim has the lead at The American Express.

Scottie Scheffler began his new season on the PGA Tour with a 63 that looked easy.

The NFL has announced that Green Day will kick off the 60th Super Bowl with an opening ceremony at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

A California man was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for child exploitation and attempting to take a missing 12-year-old girl on a bus from Jacksonville to California, according to the Department of Justice.

A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the state’s 23 million registered voters.

Elon Musk’s X says its AI chatbot Grok won't be able to edit photos of real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal.

Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon.

A panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters.

A proposal to tax the accumulated wealth of California billionaires has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley and across the state.

Federal regulators are telling drugmakers to remove label warnings about potential suicidal thoughts and behaviors from their blockbuster weight-loss drugs.

The BTS comeback is upon us.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

Blending green hydrogen with natural gas is seen by some as key to achieving California’s clean energy goals.

Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand.

A huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.

U.S. transportation officials have announced that California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants.

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year.

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House.

Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.

Leonardo DiCaprio emphasizes the importance of creating cinema over content at the Palm Springs Film Festival’s 37th annual International Film Awards.

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional.

The Jaguars are locking up a versatile piece of their offensive line. Offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen has agreed to a three-year, 51-million-dollar contract extension, according to a source who spoke with ESPN. The deal includes 32-and-a-half million dollars guaranteed and can reach 55-and-a-half million with incentives.

Rained poured down on the iconic Rose Parade for the first time in 20 years.

Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week.

Another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides is rolling across Southern California.

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

Google’s corporate parent on Monday announced an agreement to buy data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion as part of its effort to secure the vast amounts of electricity needed to power artificial intelligence technology.

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment.

A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes.

California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities.

The Associated Press has released its All-America team, featuring four Ohio State players among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference.

The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state's new congressional map that favors Democrats.

Many U.S. consumers say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for holiday gifts in recent months, according to a a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have “fair maps” for Congress.

The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s employees.

The federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has now found problems in eight states in the wake of several deadly crashes.

The commercial boom in artificial intelligence has sparked interest in humanoid robots.

Composer Jake Heggie is set to premiere his opera “The Judgment of Paris,” inspired by the famous 1976 wine tasting where California wines triumphed over French selections.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Tuesday morning in North Miami Beach.

An infant botulism outbreak has sickened at least 39 babies across the U.S. and underscored the crucial role of a medication that treats the rare disease.

A California man says he has marked his 15,000th spin on an auto-racing Disneyland attraction inspired by the animated film “Cars.”.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” topped the Golden Globe nominations on Monday.

California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.

Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress.

California has hired Tosh Lupoi as the new head coach, bringing back the former Golden Bears player and assistant.

On a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California.

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

The attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old Nassau County boy after he was groomed by a predator on Roblox exposed “pervasive misrepresentations about safety” by the popular gaming app that create “a breeding ground for predators,” according to a new lawsuit against Roblox Corporation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning in Tampa.

Everything the Trump administration has done this year to strengthen and enforce the standards for truck drivers and the schools that train them after several deadly crashes may cause problems for some companies if immigrants continue to flee the profession rather than deal with the harassment and scrutiny.

Authorities are appealing to the public for tips, cellphone video and witness accounts as they search for a suspect in the killing of three children and an adult at a child’s birthday party in California.

The leader of a major labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge and will face trial in January.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system.

A court official has dismissed a Justice Department complaint that accused a federal judge of misconduct during hearings for a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military.

A German actor known for his icy gaze and unique screen presence, Udo Kier has died at 81.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has a sprained left shoulder.