Elizabeth Edwards Gravely Ill With Cancer
Doctors have told 61-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her family that further cancer treatment will do no good.
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Doctors have told 61-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her family that further cancer treatment will do no good.
New state government reforms and a revived housing market along the coast could put California's economy on a strong footing when it finishes its long, slow slog through a sluggish recovery.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency and is asking lawmakers to meet in a special session to save the state $9.9 billion over the next two years.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leaving office just as he came in -- with a party paid for by outside interest groups.
The fight over California's same-sex marriage ban reached the next legal level Monday when it went before a federal appeals court during a nationally televised hearing in San Francisco.
The corruption-plagued city of Vernon may lose its cityhood and become part of unincorporated Los Angeles County if Assembly Speaker John Perez has his way.
Californians can expect a relatively simple but painful solution when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his plan Monday for closing a $6 billion deficit as he makes one final attempt to balance the state budget before leaving office: spending cuts.
A California lawmaker said Friday he will renew an attempt to make it illegal for prison inmates to have cell phones after a newspaper reported cult killer Charles Manson was once caught with one in prison.
Political consultant Joseph Cerrell, who advised Democratic leaders including presidents, governors and senators over five decades, has died. He was 75.
Two former County Office of Education employees are among seven charged in the estimated $500,000 scheme.
Despite facing a deficit topping $25 billion, California has spent $5 million of taxpayer funds on luxury cars for elected officials, including a a $55,000 Cadillac and a $52,000 Lexus.
City officials refused to comment on charges that they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on Broadway shows, baseball games and other questionable expenses.
Rep. Maxine Waters is unlikely to get the trial she demanded by the end of this year after two lawyers on the House ethics committee were suspended.
A planning commission has unanimously approved plans for a mosque after a contentious five-and-a-half-hour meeting that included more than 80 speakers.
Teachers in the Southern California community of La Habra say they're poised to declare a strike after the school district unilaterally implemented a contract slashing salaries by 2 percent and imposing two furlough days.
