Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced Monday that Barr is among 24 candidates she intends to place on the June 5 ballot.

A California woman accused of killing her infant son by breastfeeding him after she used methamphetamine has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

As public opinion moves toward supporting gay rights, especially marriage equality, the African-American community has been slower to get on board.

Gov. Jerry Brown had hoped that by now, he'd have the field all to himself in his appeal to voters for new taxes.

Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.

Proponents of a so-called "millionaire's tax" say they will begin collecting signatures for an initiative that would raise income taxes on California's wealthiest residents, even as Gov.

Federal health officials say California cannot force Medi-Cal recipients to make a co-pay for doctor visits and prescription drugs, a decision that brings relief to low-income patients but complicates the state's effort to close a $9.2 billion budget deficit.

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to unseal video recordings of a landmark trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban but said it needed more time to decide if a lower court judge properly struck down the voter-approved ban.

Tech. Sgt. Sean Pellaton guides Staff Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster and his patient into a HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter Feb.

California will lose a measure of clout in Congress after November's election no matter which party best exploits the state's freshly redistricted regions and election rules.

A little-known California law has dealt a blow to nearly half of the for-profit college campuses in the state, barring them from offering students a coveted Cal Grant this year.

Patrick Duffy helps give this Chihuahua a vet check at AAARF after it was rescued from a home in Lincoln.

Firefighters at seven fire departments in the county have new tools to help them retrieve people trapped in cars thanks to $150,000 in gear handed out Saturday at the Cambria Fire Department.

Umbrellas that have spent much of this winter stored away in closets across California will finally get used on Tuesday.

Border Patrol agents have racked up daily overtime at a cost of about $1.4 billion in the past six years while the number of arrests of illegal border crossers has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years, an Associated Press analysis of agency records finds.

As of next fall, students in America's largest university system will once again have the opportunity to study abroad in Israel.

California will lose a measure of clout in Congress after November's election no matter which party best exploits the state's freshly redistricted regions and election rules.

Crucial components that contain high-pressure, radioactive water at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are, in many places, nearly too worn to function, said an Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman.

' Authorities say a man previously accused of murdering his mother and brother in Southern California was released from jail after the charges were dropped, but that he is now in custody of federal immigration officials.

Two casino-owning tribes in California have thinned their membership ranks over the last several months, cutting off scores of people from a share of casino profits and other benefits of tribal membership.