Strike or settle? Facing layoffs and mounting healthcare costs, teachers vote to strike if talks fail at Little Lake City School District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic senators demanded answers from the Trump administration on Wednesday as a growing body of evidence suggested that the U.S. was likely responsible for a strike at ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round ...

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In October of 2025, student employees from every campus of the University of California delivered a petition to their chancellor demanding that the university protect its internat ...

The man who attempted to flee from sheriff's custody after a jury found him guilty of rape in January was charged by the Santa Barbara County District ...

An investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch in southern Santa Fe County has included the help of fire crews from a neighboring county. Sandoval County Fire and Rescue has assisted the New ...

Additional financing has been secured to complete the Veteran's Village of Santa Cruz County. It is a 20-unit permanent supportive housing community for veterans and their families. The community is ...

The wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom touted her latest documentary film about AI and sexism — as she faces criticism over her powerful husband’s hand in financing her activist pet projects.

The FBI recently warned some law enforcement agencies in California that Iran could launch drones at the West Coast from an offshore boat as a retaliatory attack, according to reporting by ABC News.

A high-ranking retired US Air Force major general who once commanded a base long associated with UFO lore has been ...

Prosecutors have added additional charges for the alleged murder of another infant against Marisol Flores, an Oxnard woman ...