Super Tuesday’s results don’t always match primaries’ design
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After Democrats saw Walter Mondale lose 49 states to President Ronald Reagan in 1984, party le...
Agency: 2nd US case of person who got virus from community
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’S EARLIER STORY IS BELOW: Health officials have confirmed th...
Homecoming dance: Jimmie Johnson honored in Fontana finale
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — So many of Jimmie Johnson’s best racing memories occurred on this weathered California asphalt ab...
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such rep...
Report: Los Angeles deputies shared Kobe Bryant crash photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene wh...
Biden hopes South Carolina win means a Super Tuesday boost
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden is confident he is poised for victory in Saturday’s first-in-the-South primary, just w...
In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confronted tough questions and doubts Thursday about testing to intercept the fast-spre...
California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched and officials are bracin...
Shifting demographics drive GOP nosedive on US West Coast
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill oper...
California wildfire victims fear coming last in PG&E payout
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $13.5 billion settlement between victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires and the utility b...
Cause of Los Angeles-area refinery fire under investigation
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The cause of an explosion and fire at a Southern California refinery was under investigation Wedne...
California congressman’s vacated seat unleashes GOP slugfest
LAKESIDE, California (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s resignation from Congress last month after pleading gui...
Judge orders talks about plan to move virus patients to city
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. and California officials to answer questions from local ...
Couple lost in woods survived on muddy water, fern fronds
INVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — A couple who went missing in the woods of Northern California for a week survived by drinking f...
Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The six passengers traveling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a ...
Feds to investigate California bus rollover that killed 3
PALA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators are sending a team to the scene of a charter bus crash crash that killed ...
Anthony Davis’ big 2nd half leads Lakers past Grizz, 117-105
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points, Anthony Davis recovered from an early injury scare to get 28 points an...
Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-r...
Inmate says in letter that he killed 2 molesters in prison
FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonath...
For-profit firm seeking to run .org names makes concessions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private equity firm seeking to buy rights to operate the internet’s .org suffix said Friday it will...
Democrats try to blunt strong California showing for Sanders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the largest prize in the calculations of any Democratic presidential candidate, ...
16 cruise ship evacuees being moved to US hospitals
SEATTLE (AP) — Eleven Americans who were brought to the U.S. from a quarantined cruise ship have been moved to hospitals...
Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put gr...
‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang ...
Trump vows to ‘clean up’ LA at Olympic meeting briefing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday veered into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028...
Trump delivers on pledge for wealthy California farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoisting the spoils of victories in California’s hard-fought water wars, President Donald Trump is dir...
American cruise passengers quarantined at US military bases
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were being quarantine...
California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California's capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed P...
Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles
LOS ANGELES — Republicans hope to recapture seven California U.S. House seats lost in a 2018 rout, but Democrats are gaining ground among registered v...
LA church leaders charged with marriage, immigration fraud
LOS ANGELES — Three officials with a Philippines-based church in Los Angeles have been charged as part of an alleged scheme to trick followers into be...