LOS ANGELES — Residents in the foothills above Camarillo are grappling with scenes of utter destruction after the Mountain fire flattened scores of homes.

More than 130 structures were lost, the majority of them houses, when flames swept through the area, and more than 80 others were damaged.

“The only thing left standing of our house is ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As many as 60,000 local military veterans will qualify for half-off discounts on transit rides for up to six months starting in January 2025, thanks to a trial program being offered by the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Thousands of frequent transit riders also will qualify for fare price breaks once Sacramento ...Read more

A growing movement believes President-elect Donald Trump is fighting a spiritual war against demonic forces within the United States. Trump himself stated in his acceptance speech on Nov. 6, 2024, that the reason that “God spared my life” was to “restore America to greatness.”

I have studied various religious movements that ...Read more

The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?

There’s a 2½-month period between Election Day and Inauguration Day. It’s commonly known as the “lame-duck” period, when the outgoing president still holds official power but their successor has been chosen and is waiting to take the reins. Donald Trump is constitutionall...Read more

“Aren’t they a little young for that?”

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four years as a strength and conditioning coach, I often received questions from parents about the...Read more

Voters in 10 states decided on measures relating to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024, many of which sought to expand access to abortion or expressly recognize a right to abortion in the state’s constitution.

Seven of the ballot measures passed, while three failed. Measures in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and ...Read more

As Florida and the Southeast begin recovering from 2024’s destructive hurricanes, many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a way that avoids the same damage, costs and trauma in future storms?

There are proven ways to strengthen homes that pay off in the long run, such as installing hurricane straps to tie down ...Read more

The election of Donald Trump — and his vow to once again undertake a U.S. retreat from international climate diplomacy — poses a decisive threat to the fight against global warming, as the window for meaningful action closes.

Trump’s win comes just days before representatives from nearly 200 nations gather in Azerbaijan for COP29, the ...Read more

A few months after a vague new rule allowed the state to remove books with descriptions of sexual conduct from its public schools regardless of grade level, the South Carolina Board of Education has banned its first seven.

The board decided unanimously Tuesday — without being required to read them — that the books Elana K. Arnold’s “...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Workplace bullying, religious trauma, complicated relationships with their own communities.

These are some of the challenges that LGBTQ+ farmworkers face, said Rev. Nelson Serrano Poveda, the Latino/Hispanic missioner at Fresno’s St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Many come from small, socially conservative towns in Latin ...Read more

If President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Senate try to roll back reproductive health rights or pursue a widely prophesied national abortion ban, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is poised to challenge him.

Two years ago, Bonta, a Democrat who heads the state justice department, directed his staff to draft legal analyses against a ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Southwestern College students Alejandro Banda and Deante Bailey know the drill by now — wake up early, check border crossing wait times and stand in line in hopes of being on time for school. But for the first time, at least for one class, they get to skip the tedious routine.

The Chula Vista-based college recently began ...Read more

In his first term as president, Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate deal, weakened decades-old environmental protections and rolled back many regulations on polluting industries installed by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama.

Now, with Trump set to return to the White House, a similar fate may await many of ...Read more

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Before the election results began rolling in, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly took the stage, confident that Democrats could break the long-held Republican supermajority that has thwarted many of her legislative priorities.

“If we do that, you will not only make my life better, you will make the life of every Kansan better,”...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California hasn’t executed a condemned prisoner in nearly 20 years, but prosecutors continue to seek the death penalty, leading to court costs of more than $300 million in the last five years alone, an analysis by The Sacramento Bee shows.

A case in point is the prosecution of Adel Ramos. Prosecutors this week wrapped ...Read more

Black students in several states reported receiving a racist text message from an anonymous number the day after the election.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is investigating the message received by students in Alabama and Georgia, it said Thursday in a news release.

The text message said the recipient has been selected to pick cotton at the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City election director Armstead Jones said Thursday he does not think the Board of Elections will meet the state’s mandatory deadline to certify the 2024 Presidential Election.

All local election boards are required to certify results of the general election to the State Board of Elections by Nov. 15, which is the ...Read more