Sunny skies on Saturday morning gave Northern California residents a break from the two days of heavy rains that pounded the region, breaking daily rainfall records in cities from Santa Rosa to San Jose.
“We still are going to have …
After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild.
Nearly two years later, four-fifths of that aid has not yet been distributed to flood …
MONTEREY >> International cooperation is reeling the world’s most valuable fish back from the shores of extinction.
The population of Pacific bluefin tuna ascended 1,000% between 2014 and 2022, scientists learned at a conference in June. They did not expect …
Stephanie Yang and Xin-yun Wu | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Amid China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, queer influencers are using creative strategies, subtle hashtags and coded language to stay one step ahead of social media censors and …
In just the last few months, food such as Boar’s Head Deli Meats, cucumbers, and even fresh basil have sent Floridians, and Americans, to the hospital.
Now, federal authorities are monitoring for people sickened by baby carrots, which were sold …
By Mariana Martínez Barba and Julián Trejo Bax | The Associated Press
Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family’s chinampa — one of the islands first built up …
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org (TNS)
A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars.
States, cities …
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS RUGABER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary.
Trump also …
Pacific Grove councilwoman Debbie Beck announced she would be stepping down from her seat on the council and resigning after a “challenging year." Wednesday's city council meeting began with remarks from Beck, who thanked the city and residents for their …
A Carmel Valley home on the market for the first time, and designed by renowned architect Marcel Sedletzky, is listed for sale at $4,995,000.
The 4,091-square-foot home on a 1.35-acre lot in the La Rancheria neighborhood, was built in 1971 …
By JILL COLVIN and STEPHEN GROVES
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his …
The Transportation Security Administration has some reminders for those heading to airports during the holidays.
“People seem to forget some of the more common and routine steps that they need to take when packing for a flight or when they …
By TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer
Everyone likes a good deal, and health insurance bargains abound this time of year. But buyers should look beyond price when searching for a plan.
Shoppers also should consider doctor networks and coverage limits …
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of …
Renuka Rayasam | (TNS) KFF Health News
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she …
David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group | (TNS) KFF Health News
In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O’Malley criticized agency “injustices” that “shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans.”
He promised to overhaul …
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has ordered another delay in the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season — the second so far this year.
The risk of whales becoming tangled in crab fishing gear remains high for most of …
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in …
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidency, he’s tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face …
By PETER SMITH
A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite.
While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller …
