As climate change intensifies hurricanes, some scientists want a Category 6 for the biggest storms

My grandfather kept ledgers logging every day he worked in the U.S. The dry entries — "18 boxes of cherries, $4 per box" — tell a story of success against the odds.

Signed by the Dodgers, Art Schallock won three World Series titles with the Yankees. The oldest living MLB player, now 100, counted Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra as friends.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is facing intense Russian airstrikes, but its residents are defiant. "We can stand up, no matter what they do," one said.

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Former President Trump ping-ponged among a dizzying array of court appearances, judicial rulings, competing allegations and subsequent grievances.

The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial.

Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.

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New abortion restrictions after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, such as an Arizona legal ruling that effectively bans abortions there, are affecting women who miscarry.

In a stunning reversal, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, citing errors by the trial judge.

Supreme Court may not rule for Trump, but it could give him a win by putting off his trial until after the election.

For first time in 25 years, San Diego is the top spot in the nation for migrant border crossings, surpassing Tucson.

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Suddenly, Democrats and (some) Republicans in the House have joined in unorthodox bipartisanship to get government functioning again.

Athletes and entertainers lose money because they're inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.

With growing mistrust between the the U.S. and China, an election between President Biden and Donald Trump looks like a lose-lose scenario for China.

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii.

It is the first time the Israeli American citizen, who was severely injured when Hamas attacked the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, has been shown alive since his capture.

After identifying remnants of bird flu virus in grocery store milk, federal officials insist the nation's milk supply is safe.

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The Supreme Court will decide whether emergency room doctors can perform abortions if a pregnant person's health is threatened.

Israel-Hamas war: In Qatar's capital, a compound housing Palestinian medical evacuees from Gaza is a living catalog of what war does to the human body.

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At a rare bilingual school in Israel, students coexist and learn in Arabic and Hebrew together. Could parents follow their example?

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The spacecraft launched in 1977 and is now 15 billion miles from Earth. It went silent in November. Scientists at JPL figured out how to get it talking again.

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As sprawling pro-Palestinian protests and encampments escalate on university campuses across the United States, administrators respond with more discipline.

In a significant blow to the Marjorie Taylor Greene fringe, Speaker Mike Johnson got aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House and might yet keep his job.

Supreme Court justices appear unwilling to support a couple's claim that the wife's constitutional rights were violated when her noncitizen husband was denied a visa.

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The public is locked out of witnessing a seismic moment in American history because the first criminal trial of a former president will not be televised.

New York's rules will allow prosecutors to present evidence of other bad acts in trying the former president on the Stormy Daniels hush money allegations.

California cities are looking to the Supreme Court to win more authority to restrict homeless encampments.

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Three monks, a horde of reporters and 20 singles looking for love walked into a Buddhist temple in South Korea.

The Affordable Connectivity Program, which offers a $30 subsidy, helping millions of households across the U.S. connect to the internet, is slated to expire.

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Giant sun shades, 40-foot-tall air filters, stratospheric sulfur injections: Here are some of the wild and wondrous ways we might save the planet.

What if Trump's hush-money criminal trial, with details on Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal, the 'Access Hollywood' tape, is a cure for voters' 'Trump amnesia'?

Amid worsening Ukraine war outlook, an infusion of American military aid is seen as crucial in the fight against Russian invaders. Will it be enough?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running a new abortion ad in Alabama and working with Democrats in Arizona to provide abortion access to its residents.

Ukraine's port of Odesa is a key Russian target, endangering the city's UNESCO-designated historic center and challenging citizens to keep their sense of humor.

The spectacular failures of House Republican attempts to humiliate Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas are a win for the Constitution.

Forensic genealogists solve a 21-year-old case, linking a jawbone to a U.S. Marine captain who died more than 70 years ago in Orange County.

For the second month in a row, California posted the highest unemployment figure in the country. And it was one of only two states with a jobless rate above 5%.

The shocking incident occurred minutes after a jury was seated in former President Trump's hush money trial in New York.

A flood of cheap Chinese electric car exports has raised the specter of another trade war with the U.S. And it has Tesla worried.

Taylor Swift's new 'The Tortured Poets Department' album draws inspiration from her own breakups. What attracts us to songs about failed relationships?

The United States vetoes the latest Palestinian bid for full membership in the United Nations.

The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.

William T. Howell, who copied the 1864 law from California, was a progressive by the standards of the state Supreme Court that resurrected his statute.

Campus administrators nationwide struggle to uphold principles of free expression amid pressure from those who claim speech, or potential speech, can subject students to harm.

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For Iranian artist Nasrin Sheykhi, bombs, missiles and guns blot out any hope for a solution in the conflicted Middle East.

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Supreme Court will consider whether cities may enforce laws against camping on public property; a decision could change how California addresses homelessness.

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Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.

As abortion politics and policy clash in Arizona and threaten to sway the swing state, GOP lawmakers scramble to address the issue amid fallout from a ruling reviving an 1864 ban.

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Diana Goetsch spent months visiting red-state libraries to do presentations on the freedom to read. Would she be recognized, or clocked as transgender?

Supreme Court conservatives questioned whether the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act can be used to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

Biden urged Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from retaliation against Iran even though its attack appeared to defy the president's own warning after Oct. 7.

Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that increases water risks in the Southwest.

Vice President Kamala Harris has failed to win over a majority of voters or convince them that she is ready to step in if Biden, the oldest president in history, falters.

Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions of dollars in pandemic relief loans and never paid them back. But they say that's different.

NASA's administrator says the agency is committed to the mission to bring samples of Mars back to Earth -- but in less time and for less money. How it will pull that off remains to be seen.

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The former president can be expected to stick to his political strategy despite its legal risks and Judge Juan M. Merchan's lack of patience for it.

California is receiving a slightly larger share of a federal program earmarking $300 million nationwide for migrant-assistance programs.

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A New Mexico judge excoriated the 26-year-old Arizona woman, who loaded Alec Baldwin's gun with five dummy rounds and one lead bullet, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.

Can U.S. officials and other world leaders persuade Israel and Iran to avoid dragging the Middle East into a wider war?

Donald Trump faces multiple criminal charges, but a conviction would not legally prevent him from serving as president — in theory, even from jail.

Ozempic and other drugs raised the possibility of reversing the country's obesity crisis. Doctors are frustrated that they've made health disparities worse.

President Biden, in an election battle with Trump, touts the economy. Democratic strategists say the message is missing Biden's big strength: empathy.

Donald Trump's hush money trial is about more than Stormy Daniels and sex. It "will shape not just what future presidents will do but whether or not they'll get away with it."

As the avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms and wildlife, are factory farms a sitting duck?

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Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel in a significant escalation of regional conflict amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel says it intercepted the 'vasty majority.'

Trump said he talked to a crime victim's family. Her sister denied it. And the fact-checkers called out the former president, again.

U.S. officials say Iran appears to be lining up a series of potential retaliations against Israel.

The Supreme Court says home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new infrastructure.

Every day, parachutists, protesters, presidents and posers show up on the front lawn, and at the front door of Utah state government.

Could Ukraine lose the war? Once nearly taboo, the question hovers in Kyiv, but Ukrainians believe they must fight for their lives against Putin's troops.

David Hume Kennerly quit the Gerald Ford Foundation board when the group refused to honor Liz Cheney because, Kennerly says, it's afraid of Donald Trump.

Federal authorities said evidence supports Dodger Shohei Ohtani's claims he was unaware of alleged illegal gambling by his interpreter and a victim of bank fraud. He can play ball.

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A majority of the guns found were loaded, according to the TSA.

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The proposal to name a San Francisco post office after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein struck some as unbefitting the gravitas of her half-century career in politics.

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Officials have decided to ban salmon fishing on the California coast for a second year. Salmon populations have dropped after the state's last drought.

O.J. Simpson, whose rise and fall from American football hero to murder suspect to prison inmate fueled a public drama that obsessed the nation, has died.

California gives sanctuary to kids seeking gender-affirming care and their families. A judge has upheld the law against an attack by a right-wing church.

Outraged over the war in Gaza, protesters gather every night near the Israeli Embassy in Jordan's capital to demand an end to peace agreements with Israel.

Donald Trump says the world disrespects Biden, but he's projecting his own deep unpopularity onto the president.

William Howell wrote the Arizona law banning abortions in 1864. On Tuesday, 160 years later, Arizona's Supreme Court reinstated the law.

It has been two months since Alejandro Mayorkas, a California native and the highest-ranking Latino in the federal government, was narrowly impeached.

The special counsel urged the Supreme Court to let the case proceed as soon as possible rather than delaying it for theoretical questions about presidential immunity.

In dealing with the economy, President Biden faces all-too-real consequences of higher inflation, and he's also battling human psychology.

Trump faces the first of four criminal trials that will cut into his campaigning. He is accused of falsifying records to hide payments to a porn actor.

Instead of deflecting, Trump's move places his political fate in the hands of judges and state lawmakers willing to go far beyond where most voters stand.

With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees, last month was warmer than any previous March on record, according to European climate officials.

The EPA has issued federal limits on dangerous "forever chemicals" in drinking water, which it says will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.

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The Arizona Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday made abortions illegal, except when a mother's life is at risk. Attention quickly turned to the November election.

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As Ramadan fasting ends amid the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian Muslims in Jerusalem's Old City are somber, skipping festivities in sympathy with Gazans' suffering.

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Trump said abortion access should be decided by the states. But that has been more complicated than it sounds.

The Coquille tribe wants to build a casino on the California border. Pushback from nearby tribes raises a question: Who gets to determine a tribe's rightful homeland?

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After months of negotiations, the administration is proposing a rule to reduce the debts of millions of borrowers. But the plan will likely face legal challenges.

Since being tapped as interim executive editor, Tang moved rapidly to reorganize the newsroom, form her own leadership team and put a heavier emphasis on traditional news gathering.

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The ad buy includes more than $19 million in L.A., a media market where some hotly contested congressional races could determine control of the House.

An L.A.-based nonprofit with support from Angel City FC is using soccer to help children stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border cope with waiting for asylum.

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Experts said the visa fee hikes could make a difference in some employers' efforts to recruit foreign workers.

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Biden isn't running only against Trump. An anti-vax Kennedy and other third-party candidates could draw enough Democratic defectors to swing the election.

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'If I could sound better, I would,' says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords.

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South Korea's president has made combating disinformation a centerpiece of his agenda. But free press advocates say his vow to keep reporters honest is a pretext to intimidate his critics

More than a third of the Navajo Nation lacks running water. As the tribe nears a pact with Arizona over water rights, a California nonprofit looks to help.

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