The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday, based on data valid as of Jan. 6, shows 100% of California classified as free of drought conditions, with no areas listed as abnormally dry or experiencing moderate, severe, extreme or exceptional drought.

California’s child care programs won’t be able to access federal funding until they can prove they’re not committing fraud.

Federal prosecutors are investigating California's spending as the Trump administration ramps up a nationwide fraud crackdown.

The LLC moved as California's ultrarich weigh leaving ahead of a proposed tax on billionaires that would take effect retroactively starting January 1.

Killings in Los Angeles plummeted in 2025, mirroring trends statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the latest numbers in his speech Thursday, pushing back against President Trump's insistence that crime in the state is out of control.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.

The University of California achieved a record-breaking enrollment in Fall 2025, welcoming over 300,000 students to campuses across the state.

A centralized deletion system took effect January 1 under one of the nation’s strictest privacy laws Californians can now submit a single request f