A federal judge has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine the person is likely to escape.

California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too.

Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell have pelted Hawaii’s western islands, causing widespread power outages.

Jayden Maiava passed for 349 yards and threw two of his three touchdown passes to freshman Trent Mosley, and No. 14 Southern California rolled to a 39-0 victory over Fresno State.

Police in Southern California are investigating the theft of more than 30,000 cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from the same warehouse on the same day.

Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava is The Assocated Press national college football player of the week.

Jayden Maiava passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and No. 14 Southern California opened a season of high expectations with a 42-26 victory over San Jose State.

Many California residents have fallen victim to hospice fraud, a widespread issue that exploits weak state and federal oversight and has generated millions in fraudulent claims to Medicare.

Federal agents have seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California.

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic.

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic.

Notre Dame and Southern California have announced that their college football rivalry will resume in 2030.

Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river.

Female athletes are reaching new heights in name, image and likeness participation.

Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters.

The U.S. Air Force says eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a military base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert are dead.

The U.S. national team already knew it was in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience this month as the home team in a World Cup.

California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has advanced to the November ballot after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat.

For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race.

California’s congressional primaries on Tuesday are a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.

Two candidates for California governor will emerge from a massive field of 61 hopefuls in a state primary on Tuesday, when voters will also select U.S. House nominees using a new map they approved in a 2025 ballot measure.

California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday's primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail.

Residents were back in their homes near a chemical tank that overheated in Southern California.

More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California.

Authorities have ordered thousands of people to evacuate as a wind-driven wildfire threatens suburban homes in Southern California.

Bolles and Tocoi Creek are the last two area flag football teams still standing.

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor.

Bolles, Paxon, Ponte Vedra and Tocoi Creek all won second-round playoff games on Monday night and will play for berths in the state semifinals on Thursday.

The high school flag football playoff field is set with two area teams earning No. 1 seeds for the postseason.

An appeals court has blocked a California law passed in 2025 requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of identification.

A mechanical issue with their charter plane forced the Toronto Blue Jays to bus from Phoenix to Southern California on Sunday night, a six-hour drive on a dark desert highway that got the team to its Orange County hotel at around 12:30 a.m. Toronto manager John Schneider said he was informed by Blue Jays traveling secretary Rodney Hiemstra of the mechanical problem at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, as the Blue Jays were finishing a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power following his 2020 election loss is no longer licensed to practice in California.

Los Angeles schools avoided a strike as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal.

In 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers in California became inextricably linked when they mobilized to strike against grape growers.

Dawn Staley says conversations with recruits have changed over the past few years, with finances becoming a top point of discussion, especially with players in the transfer portal.

The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness.

A clock issue cost Clemson an apparent buzzer-beater in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring.

A tiny desert community in Southern California has tied the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. The 108 degree day in North Shore, California, came amid a record-breaking winter heat wave in the Southwest that will stretch into the weekend and could produce even higher temperatures.

The U.S. Postal Service is unveiling a new series of stamps Friday that feature five special cars.

With spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness.

USC says Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer part of its men’s basketball program.

California is being walloped by a powerful winter storm carrying thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy snow in the mountains.

Nearly all of this year's Oscar nominees gathered Tuesday for the Academy Award nominees luncheon.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast.

Texas has become the top source of new residents for nine other states, despite its own population growth.

A Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive.

Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water.

Marching bands, floats and thousands of spectators are bracing for a rare dose of New Year’s Day rain for the prestigious Rose Parade in Southern California.

Ken Seals passed for 258 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime as TCU rallied to beat No. 16 Southern California 30-27 in the Alamo Bowl.

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California.

For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California.

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.

Heavy rain and gusty winds from a powerful winter storm system are bringing flash floods and mudslides to parts of Southern California.

California officials are urging holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Notre Dame and Southern California's iconic college football rivalry is on hold.

Undefeated UConn still has the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and No. 1 UConn dominated 16th-ranked Southern California 79-51.

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley.

Oregon has returned to the top five in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

Dante Moore threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Oregon likely dashed No. 16 Southern California’s hopes of making the College Football Playoff with a 42-27 victory.

The third storm in just over a week drenched Southern California and prompted some local flooding but caused no major widespread damage before heading east over the mountains and south toward Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.

The University of Michigan governing board publicly declared its opposition on Thursday to the possibility of giving up a stake of the Big Ten in exchange for $2.4 billion in private investment.

The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production that is already leading the world.

A powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six deaths and dousing much of the state, but lingering thunderstorms brought the risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County that were recently ravaged by wildfire.

Joyce Edwards had 17 points and 10 rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina defeated eighth-ranked Southern California 69-52.

Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown, and No. 17 Southern California scored 19 unanswered points to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 victory over Iowa.

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfires.

The Big Ten has announced that Southern California should have received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during its game against Northwestern.

No. 20 Southern California stayed in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-17 victory over Northwestern.

No. 20 Southern California pulled off a remarkable fake punt against Northwestern by unexpectedly sending out third-string quarterback Sam Huard in the same uniform number as the Trojans’ punter.

California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S. House majority next year.

King Miller ran for 129 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, leading No. 23 Southern California to a 21-17 victory over Nebraska.

The Big 12 has five teams in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor to for a local politician.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout testified Tuesday in a trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

A suspect in the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was ordered to be moved to California from Florida.

One of California’s worst oil spills occurred off the Santa Barbara coast in 2015, when a corroded pipeline burst.

A rare October storm has pummeled Southern California with several inches of rain.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges to western Alaska.

Indiana has climbed to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, marking its highest ranking ever.

California is grappling with how to support oil workers who are being displaced from their jobs amid the state's energy transition.

Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been arrested after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis.

A wealthy enclave in Southern California that has been threatened for years by worsening landslides faced more land movement this week, but it suffered minimal damage.

Worship leader Sean Feucht's meteoric rise to prominence began in 2020 during the pandemic.

Southern California star JuJu Watkins announced on social media that she will be sidelined for the season after suffering an ACL injury in the NCAA Tournament last season.

California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business.

The White House has indicated it plans to appeal a judge's ruling that President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops during California immigration enforcement protests is illegal.

Efforts to restore the red-legged frog to Southern California, where it had all but disappeared, seemed doomed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and restrictions were put in place at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Firefighting crews are trying to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest, as forecasters warn that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions.

Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon.

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.

California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.

A federal agent fired three shots at a moving vehicle after the driver sped off following an immigration stop in Southern California.

A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway.

A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California.