Starbucks apologizes to deputies who weren’t served at store
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Starbucks apologized to two sheriff's deputies in California and said it would carry out an internal investigation after complaint...
Authors scuttle planned TV show about deadly warehouse fire
SAN FRANCISCO — Anger over plans for a television series about a deadly warehouse fire in the San Francisco Bay Area has led husband-and-wife authors ...
Santa Monica hotel built without permits can remain open
LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica beachfront hotel built without proper permits and fined nearly $15.6 million will be allowed to remain open.
California governor rejects $13.5 billion PG&E settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas and Electric struck just last week with thousand...
State mounts largest crackdown on illegal pot shops in LA
LOS ANGELES — California regulators mounted dozens of raids against illegal marijuana retailers in Los Angeles this week, the largest crackdown to dat...
Swarovski crystals, $900 cabernet and a Buttigieg fundraiser
WASHINGTON — The Hall Rutherford wine caves in the hills of California's Napa Valley boast a chandelier with 1,500 Swarovski crystals, an onyx banquet...
Woodland leads in the Bahamas as Tiger gets within 2 shots
NASSAU, Bahamas — Two big birdies from Gary Woodland gave him the lead in the Hero World Challenge. A closing birdie on a hole that has vexed Tiger Wo...
Correction: California High School Shooting story
LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 21 about the unregistered gun used in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, The Associated Pres...
California to protect insurance policies in wildfire areas
Sacramento, Calif — California on Thursday temporarily banned insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by more than a dozen recen...
California governor blames Trump for delayed homeless aid
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's governor on Wednesday blamed the Trump administration for withholding data needed to release $650 million in state a...
Campaigns swarm Harris donors after she exits the 2020 race
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’ exit from the Democratic presidential primary has set off a stampede among her former rivals, who are moving fast to impro...
USC retains coach Clay Helton despite fan dissatisfaction
LOS ANGELES — Southern California has decided to retain Clay Helton, extending the head coach’s improbable 4 ½-year tenure atop the West Coast’s winni...
Former prosecutor says corrupt congressman got ‘great’ deal
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign f...
The Latest: California’s Hunter doesn’t say when he’ll quit
SAN DIEGO — The Latest on California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea to misusing campaign money (all times local):
Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years
NEW YORK — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too.
Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before
NEW YORK — At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam Slater gazes o...
Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X named 1st Apple Music Award winners
LOS ANGELES — Billie Eilish will be the first recipient of the Apple Music Award for global artist of the year, one of three honors for the pop singer...
California Rep. Hunter to plead guilty to corruption charge
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds and is prepared to go to jail, a stunning turn of e...
Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster
LOS ANGELES — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before they cause equi...
California Gov. Newsom to campaign in Iowa for Kamala Harris
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will travel to Iowa to campaign for Sen. Kamala Harris as she tries to rebound amid a critical stret...
Powerful storm pushes into Midwest with heavy snow and winds
Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend travelers across the United States Saturday as a powerful and dangerous storm moved eastward, dumping he...
California high school competes for title after deadly fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California high school football team will play for a championship Saturday one year after most of the players and coac...
Thanksgiving brings brief respite from worst of snow, winds
Wintry weather temporarily loosened its grip across much of the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving, but travelers were bracing for heavy snow and bliz...
Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law requirin...
Evacuation orders ended as rain douses California wildfire
GOLETA, Calif. — A strong storm moved into Southern California on Wednesday, almost completely dousing a wildfire that had threatened thousands of hom...
Winter storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans
MINNEAPOLIS — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramb...
From modest beginnings, Washington now a force in wine world
SPOKANE, Wash. — When Craig and Vicki Leuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wineries in the state of Washington.
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US
DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sl...
Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment beds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the c...
California man tells court he served as agent for China
OAKLAND, Calif. — A former San Francisco Bay Area tour operator agreed to plead guilty Monday to serving as an unregistered agent for China in exchang...