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California’s bear flag pays tribute to white settlers who revolted against Mexico and left a trail of violence against the Indigenous population.
Triple-digit temperatures are forecast across much of the Golden State, upping health hazards and fire risks.
The latest laws address an array of issues, including workplace violence prevention, date-rape drug testing and repairing your own electronic devices.
The Supreme Court disagreed with San Francisco’s 9th Circuit Court and ruled it is not “cruel and unusual” punishment for city officials to ban the homeless from sleeping on the streets or in parks.
Protect your skin by using sunscreen, which can protect you from malignancies in two ways: chemical and mineral sunscreens.
At this Southern California park, a concert coincided with the Trump-Biden debate. Did they truly miss anything?
The exodus of film and TV workers might signal the end of Hollywood. But those forced to leave and change course have found purpose and meaning in new, completely different dreams.
Few families are anywhere close to meeting the screen time limits recommended by pediatricians. Many simply don’t believe devices are a problem to begin with.
The FLiRT variants are already driving a seasonal coronavirus resurgence. How bad could it get?
More people cross the border into the U.S. in California than anywhere else. We talked to four migrants just as Biden announced stricter asylum rules.
