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Exceptionally high tides will swamp California, 'likely to get worse before it gets better'

Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state's already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.

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"A butter knife against a nuclear arsenal:" Tech billionaires vastly outspend wealth tax supporters

More than $351 million in political donations has been poured into a high-stakes contest about a proposed wealth tax on the November ballot, making it one of the most costly campaigns in California history.

San Bernardino County owes $51 million to mother of mentally ill man killed by deputies, jury says

A jury has awarded the mother of a man killed by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies more than $51 million in a federal civil trial.

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Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years-long fight for pay increases

After years of fighting for pay increases, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have formed a union. 

9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy National Guard without state approval

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of California National Guard troops last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling also blocks a way for the president to federalize state troops over California's wishes again in the future.