Six months until November, climate change looms large
We’ve got six years to cut global carbon pollution nearly in half — and less than six months until a presidential election that could have…
‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State | Conflict News
Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly…
California Assembly passes bill allowing cannabis cafes
A bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California passed the state Assembly Monday afternoon on a 49-4 vote and is headed to the…
A year since California launched hate-crime hotline, what’s happened
In the year since California launched a hotline for reporting hate crimes, most of the calls were related to race or ethnicity, with 26.8% of…
Trump’s resilience gives California GOP dreams of payback
BURLINGAME, Calif. — Former President Trump’s resilience in the 2024 presidential campaign is providing the California Republican Party, whose members gathered in the Bay Area this…
The magical California state park that doesn’t allow visitors
SUTTER BUTTES, Calif. — About 60 miles north of Sacramento, the Sutter Buttes rise starkly from the floor of the Central Valley, the remnants of…
California Democratic Party endorses ballot measures on same-sex marriage, taxes, rent control
SAN DIEGO — California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a host of statewide measures that will —…
Noncitizen voting, illegal in federal elections, center of GOP message
NEW YORK — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to…
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’: State TV | News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Iranian state media say search operations are under way after incident near Jolfa in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. A helicopter carrying Iranian…
Demare Dezeurn beats loaded Masters Meet field for 100 win
Demare Dezeurn had many spectators at Moorpark High shaking their heads in amazement Saturday at the Masters Meet, where the Southern Section’s best athletes across…
Giuliani is served with indictment in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants…
Toni Atkins prepares to be first woman to have held the top job in both the California state Senate and Assembly
The story that Toni Atkins tells feels less like anecdote than allegory, a glimpse of how as a legislator she confronts the problems of California…
State Department issues worldwide travel alert
1 of 4 | The State Department is warning Americans traveling abroad of "the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens…
California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles, and dealers aren’t hustling drugs on the…
Carson girls win record ninth City Section track and field title
It was all about the dynasty for the Carson High girls Friday during the City Section track and field championships at El Camino College. The…
California teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his…
New Caledonia says situation ‘calmer’ after state of emergency imposed | Politics News
Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s. Authorities in New Caledonia have described…
California Legislature issues official apology for slavery
SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly on Thursday voted to issue an official apology for the state’s role in slavery and the systemic racism that ensued, but…
Resilience Amid Adversity: The State Of Global Banking
Global banking aced 2023 despite the drama of bank failures. The banking industry emerged triumphant in 2023, a year that had threatened to be catastrophic.…
Meet the comedians telling hilarious jokes about climate change
Lots of people enjoy laughing at billionaires — but it wasn’t just any billionaires who were the targets of Esteban Gast’s comedic jabs last week…