Wildfires are driving up California electric bills. Lawmakers need to act
Uncomfortable truth time: The biggest reason California’s electric rates are rising so fast is that utility companies are spending billions of dollars each year to…
90% of Global Islamic State Terrorist Attacks Happen in Africa — Report
The Islamic State (IS) has turned Africa into its primary battlefield, with its affiliates launching waves of deadly attacks across Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic…
Audi Crooks leads Iowa State to NCAA tournament win over Princeton
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Audi Crooks scored 12 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter, Addy Brown added 22 points and Iowa State rallied from a…
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix California prison mental health care
SACRAMENTO — Following through on intentions broadcast a year ago, a federal judge is putting control of California’s troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of…
California school vaccine rates fell; some students are vulnerable to measles
Despite having some of the nation’s strictest school vaccination laws, California reported a decline last year in the share of kindergarten students who were immunized…
Newsom sends cellphones to California CEOs to increase communication
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the governor has been mailing cellphones to chief executives of the top 100 California-based companies with his phone number programmed…
After rift on shutdown, California Democrats refocus budget fight on Medicaid
After a bruising Washington battle that averted a government shutdown but broke their party in two last week, leading California Democrats are trying to project…
Chinese state media revel in demise of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia | Donald Trump News
Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese state media and pro-China commentators have welcomed the de facto shutting down of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia…
Why you shouldn’t make deals with the (climate) devil
I saw a great meme created by Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San José State University. It has to do with President Trump’s…
Contributor: California needs to think outside the blue box
Perhaps Gov. Gavin Newsom was channeling his inner Republican when he hosted conservative commentator Charlie Kirk for an 81-minute interview on the debut of his…
Prep Rally: State basketball championships both memorable and historic
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It was a weekend of historic performances and memorable moments at…
Peru declares state of emergency as violent crimewave engulfs Lima | News
Troops to patrol the capital after shooting of popular cumbia singer in extortion attack on a bus provokes public outrage.Peru has declared a state of…
Prep talk: Drew Spooner officiates first state basketball final
Bill Spooner was a proud father at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. He traveled to Sacramento to see his son, Drew, an Oak Park graduate,…
Angst pervades Republican town halls in Trump country, swing state
EVANSTON, Wyo. — In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late…
Brayden Burries has historic game, leading Roosevelt to state title
SACRAMENTO — The show that Brayden Burries of Eastvale Roosevelt put on at Golden 1 Center on Saturday night in the state Open Division championship game against…
Islamic State leader dies in U.S. airstrike in Iraq
American and Iraqi military forces killed the Islamic State's Chief of Global Operations for the Islamic State using an airstrike in western Iraq, U.S. Central…
The evolving state of women filmmakers, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.In a turn of events that…
High school basketball: CIF state championship scores
CIF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Golden 1 Center, Sacramento SATURDAY’S RESULTSBOYS OPEN DIVISION Eastvale Roosevelt 80, Archbishop Riordan 60DIVISION IICarmichael Jesuit 66, Chatsworth 53DIVISION IVPortola Valley…
State Department restricts visas for forced return of Uyghurs, others to China
Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, center, Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, left, and Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong discuss the deportation of Uyghur refugees to China…
Whitney girls win first state championship in Division IV basketball
Whitney High in Cerritos, long regarded as having one of the best academic schools inthe nation, proved on Saturday how brains and brawn can go…