• San Jose mayor calls California's proposed billionaire wealth tax an "incredible risk"

  

• Maryland mother released by ICE still faces battle to prove U.S. citizenship

  

• Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer announces retirement

  

• Wind gusts expected in Southern California through the weekend

  

• Several Sacramento-area teachers associations gear up for possible strike

  

• California is drought-free for the first time since 2000, U.S. Drought Monitor shows

  

• 12 Southern California In-N-Outs targeted in alleged counterfeit money scheme

  

• New Jersey confirms 1st child flu death of 2026