Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for Cabinet positions have sent shock waves through the political world.

His choice of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, for example, has been harshly criticized by members of his own party. He and others have been called out for their lack of experience leading large organizations...Read more

Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced Monday.

The recycled water will benefit Nevada and other states and tribes that depend on the lake for drinking water.

Named the Pure Water Southern California project, when it’s active, it will generate enough ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday released its long-awaited farm bill draft text with a little more than a month before funding for many farm programs dries up on Dec. 31.

The release of the Senate bill could ramp up action during the lame-duck session, but it remains to be seen if lawmakers can complete work on a new ...Read more

ATHENS — Hours before the killing of nursing student Laken Riley, the man charged in her death posted photos of himself on social media.

In those images, Jose Ibarra is wearing a black-and-white shirt, a black Adidas hat and a blue jacket. That’s significant, an FBI agent testified, because a security camera captured video of a similarly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy as the head of his Department of Transportation.

“Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over many years in Congress to maintain and rebuild our Nation’s Infrastructure, and fulfill our Mission of ushering in The Golden Age...Read more

Evidence found in Sean "Diddy" Combs' jail cell suggests he has influenced a witness in his New York sex trafficking and racketeering case and is trying to blackmail others, prosecutors allege. They say that he has sought to avoid federal detection by using three-way calls and other inmates' phone access codes.

In a motion filed Friday, federal...Read more

MIAMI — Frank Artiles, a former Marine and Republican state senator convicted last month of orchestrating a ghost candidate scheme that likely stole an election from a Democrat, was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail, five years of probation and 500 hours of community service.

But it will be a while — if ever — before Artiles, 51, spends...Read more

A beloved Mexican gray wolf, who was known among conservationists as a symbol of hope for the endangered species, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Arizona.

Several agencies have pledged up to $103,500 in reward money for information that “leads to successful prosecution” of those responsible for killing the wolf, the U.S. ...Read more

A group of Republican lawmakers has urged the Mountain West Conference to ban transgender women from competing in female sports.

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, alongside U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, led the penning of a letter to Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is poised to return to the Oval Office with more political power than he possessed entering his first term, according to allies and even some Democrats — despite some of his troublesome handpicked nominees and immediate lame-duck status.

Trump’s transition operation leading up to Inauguration Day ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City has been placed under a drought warning, with city agencies now under water restrictions and repairs to the city’s main water aqueduct put on pause as the city’s dry spell continues, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.

The city’s water supplies are lower than normal and hundreds of fires have burned in recent ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Monday, without explanation, canceled the scheduled Dec. 5 oral arguments over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.

The decision took many attorneys involved in the appeal by...Read more

The first atmospheric river storm of the season is forecast to slam into Northern California starting Wednesday, a powerful system expected to bring the rainiest weather to the Bay Area in nearly nine months.

Rain will continue throughout the week, forecasters said Monday, peaking with the highest amounts on Friday, and likely bringing wet ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is seeking $98.6 billion in emergency disaster relief funding following a series of hurricanes this fall, most prominently Hurricane Helene that caused severe damage in North Carolina and across the region.

It’s a comprehensive package that extends back to unmet needs from prior disasters, encompassing ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A majority of UC Davis’ Jewish students do not feel safe expressing their identity and experienced antisemitism on campus, according to a newly released report card on antisemitism at U.S. colleges and universities.

University of California, Davis, isn’t spared. Its grade: F.

The report, “Antisemitism on U.S. ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Call him Fair Oaks Man no more: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has relocated to a home in Marin County.

The governor signaled that he would make the move back to the Bay Area this summer. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsom’s new digs are a $9.1 million six-bedroom home in the unincorporated community of ...Read more

A nonprofit presented a clear demand in a new lawsuit against Florida’s environmental regulators: Follow the law and make your own rules to save Florida’s struggling springs.

The lawsuit, filed this month in Hernando County, comes nearly nine years after Florida lawmakers passed a measure that requires the Florida Department of ...Read more