President Donald Trump illegally usurped Gov. Gavin Newsom’s command of the California National Guard by ordering a surge of troops deployed into Los Angeles and across the state amid protests against the White House’s mass deportation program last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

The 2-1 decision split the president’s...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a promising sign of wildlife recovery in the Bay Area, researchers have observed a river otter living along the San Mateo coast, the first documented sighting of the nimble, furry-coated swimmers there since the 1800s.

The animal was photographed by a motion-activated wildlife camera three times in recent months on the ...Read more

DETROIT — A statewide labor union representing Michigan educators and others announced a settlement with a conservative activist organization it accused of infiltration, the union announced Oct. 23.

The terms of the agreement between the American Federation of Teachers Michigan and Project Veritas, a nonprofit group that did undercover ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose is installing 33 speed cameras across the city, aiming to reduce traffic deaths with a five-year pilot program that will issue citations to drivers caught going over the speed limit, city officials announced Friday.

Starting Dec. 14, the cameras will issue warnings to drivers going at least 11 miles per hour over ...Read more

Former ESPN reporter and Fox News personality Britt McHenry is no longer a news adviser for the U.S. Department of State, multiple media outlets are reporting. The development comes after viral videos appeared to show her throwing a drink at someone (after one was thrown at her) during an altercation in the stands at an NBA game.

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PHILADELPHIA — A suspended attorney was charged with stealing more than $156,000 from two of his clients, an elderly man and a dead woman’s estate, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said Friday.

Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, allegedly told investigators that he took the money during a time when he was dealing with substance-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder is taking legal action against a reported ex-fiancée, filing a lawsuit this week to evict her after she allegedly lived rent-free at his property in Studio City for nearly four decades.

The prolific musician, whose legal name is Stevland Morris, filed a legal complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday commuted the sentences of four men convicted in Sacramento County shootings, including three killings, citing their efforts to rehabilitate themselves through education, vocational training and prison work programs.

The four were among 57 people granted clemency Thursday, including...Read more

Southern California coastal cities are preparing for mega high tidal swings in the coming days that may threaten to flood streets in low-lying areas.

The tides for the region — from Los Angeles County down to San Diego — are expected to pass 6 feet starting Sunday just before 9 a.m., and while each beach up and down the coastline has ...Read more

California boaters will now face a higher fee to use the state’s lakes, rivers and other waterways as officials expand their efforts to fight invasive golden mussels.

The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways announced that the cost of a Mussel Fee Sticker has increased to $42 from $16 for a full two-year cycle — a 162.5%...Read more

Metrolink announced it will temporarily suspend service in Southern Orange County, California, where the train runs along the coastline, during the last week of October as forecasts call for high tides.

The affected rail line, used by trains operated by Metrolink and Amtrak that connect Orange County to San Diego and offer picturesque ocean ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the unsolved 2011 murders of two Sikh grandfathers in Elk Grove that have haunted the community for 15 years.

Gurmej Singh Atwal and Surinder Singh were shot March 4, 2011, during an afternoon walk along ...Read more

MIAMI — The tiny Miami-Dade County enclave of Indian Creek Village — a manicured golf course surrounded by mega mansions and super yachts — is home to multi-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, celebrities like NFL star Tom Brady and singer Julio Iglesias and President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared ...Read more

Federal immigration agents violently detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and Santa Maria, California, High School student with special needs on Wednesday morning, according to school and city officials.

The student, who has limited verbal communication and is on an individualized education program, was walking to school when agents tackled him,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Metrolink announced it will temporarily suspend service in Southern Orange County, where the train runs along the coastline, during the last week of October as forecasts call for high tides.

Amtrak’s iconic Pacific Surfliner, which connects Orange County to San Diego, and offers picturesque ocean views, has long been under ...Read more

A tanker carrying diesel left the Russian port of Primorsk and intermittently signaled New York, potentially marking the first such shipment following a fuel-supply agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

The vessel, hauling almost 43,000 metric tons of ultralow-sulfur diesel, left the Baltic Sea port on Thursday and would arrive in ...Read more

Leaked data from Moderna Inc. and Merck & Co.’s highly anticipated melanoma vaccine trial has led to a rare disconnect between doctors, who celebrated the result, and Wall Street, which sold off the stocks.

Normally results of such pivotal drug studies are binary, with doctors, patients and investors all learning whether a novel medicine will...Read more

NEW YORK — A 2-year-old girl was found in a Bronx apartment that doubled as a packaging mill for fentanyl during a recent raid that authorities on Friday called a “rescue mission.”

The child was not harmed but was taken into custody by the Administration for Children’s Services, officials said. Four other children who lived in the ...Read more