California

The Tijuana River has been named one of the country’s “most endangered,” according to a report released Tuesday by environmentally-focused nonprofit American Rivers.

Convicted killer Scott Peterson was back in court via Zoom video Tuesday for a hearing connected to his bid for a new murder trial.

Customs and Border Protection said at least 15 to 20 people jumped out of the suspicious boat. The video shows most of them escaping into a waiting SUV on Garfield Street and Grand Avenue in Carlsbad that sped off.

Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton is backing California legislation that aims to bring more transparency to discipline used at facilities for troubled teens.

Huntington Beach is being sued by the state over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in 2026.

Underwater robots may be a key to understanding how the climate is changing and how our sea levels are rising. This year might be a preview of what the future holds.

A University of San Diego professor is looking into how artificial intelligence could be a serious threat to the legal system. She says it could be used to make fake evidence or tamper with real evidence.

For two strangers waiting at a San Francisco BART station Thursday, a routine morning commute quickly turned into a life-saving effort after a man jumped onto the tracks.

Google will begin removing links to California news websites from search results for some Californians after legislation was introduced last year.

Authorities say Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, has been stabbed at a California prison, the second time he has been attacked by a fellow inmate in the past year.

Three of the victims and the suspect all suffered various non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year. But demand for cement, an ingredient for concrete, keeps growing as the world constructs more buildings.

California lawmakers have voted to reduce the size of the state’s deficit. The state Legislature on Thursday approved legislation that takes a number of steps to reduce the deficit by about $17 billion. Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the deficit is about $38 billion. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office says it could be as much as $...