A Republican California sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots said he has paused the probe into election fraud allegations, citing mounting legal challenges from the state attorney general and a voting rights group.

Berkeley’s research shows that people who moved out of state paid about $1,706 a month for housing, which is $670 less than the $2,376 they paid in California. As for people who moved to California, they saw their average monthly housing costs rise to $2,418, 38% higher than before.

A U.S. Marine was detained at a Southern California airport after Transportation Security Administration agents discovered a live explosive round inside his checked baggage, according to a report by The Guardian.

A federal court ordered the state of California Monday to pay $4.52 million in attorneys’ fees as a result of a landmark Supreme Court case that challenged California school policies which let students transition their genders without informing parents.

A new UC Santa Cruz study suggests California's $20 fast-food minimum wage leads to fewer hours and higher prices.

The White House has pushed back against reports suggesting there’s a potential Iranian drone threat targeting California, stating that there is no credible danger to the U.S. homeland. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that claims of the “threat” stemmed from an unverified FBI tip that was mischaracterized in media coverage.

The latest death of a Mexican national while in ICE custody has prompted authorities in Mexico to demand answers about conditions inside a Southern California immigration detention center, Mexican consulate officials said Monday at a news conference.

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) has been part of California's economy since the days of horse-drawn carriages. Now, after more than a century in the state, the oil giant is openly warning it may not last another decade.