1.2 Million Enroll In California Health Plans
California's health exchange says more than 1.2 million Californians enrolled in private insurance plans by the initial deadline earlier this week.
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California's health exchange says more than 1.2 million Californians enrolled in private insurance plans by the initial deadline earlier this week.
Scientists have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's little moon Enceladus.
Two dozen U.S. lawmakers from California, Washington and Oregon are calling for funding of an earthquake warning system designed to give residents a few seconds of notice of imminent shaking after a quake occurs.
Family claims 80-year-old woman was prematurely declared dead and died in a hospital morgue freezer.
People such as Robert Root who find themselves helplessly disoriented in the wilderness should get out of the wind and elements, and create a sign that points to their location, survival specialist Skip Stoffel said.
Yavapai County Sheriff's officials say 46-year-old Le Nguyen and his 42-year-old girlfriend Kathy Nguyen were taken into custody Tuesday.
Lowe's Home Centers will pay $18.1 million to settle California claims that it illegally disposed of hazardous wastes at its stores throughout the state.
The indictment filed Tuesday charges the utility with 12 felonies and accuses the company of violating numerous federal pipeline safety laws.
B. Raymond Buxton, a Northern California retiree, claimed the prize at the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento. Buxton was wearing a shirt that featured a picture of Yoda and read, "Luck of the Jedi I have," according to lottery officials.
The initial enrollment period for getting subsidized health coverage may have passed, but California's health insurance exchange is offering a two-week extension to accommodate the crush of last-minute applicants.
A blizzard, jammed phone lines and unreliable websites failed to stop throngs of procrastinating Americans from trying to sign up for health coverage by the midnight Monday deadline for President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy initiative.
Rescuers say three people were swept into the ocean during a baptism ceremony at a Central Coast beach, and only one of them has been found.
The threat of wildfire heightened by the state's drought has prompted CalFire to beef up its seasonal firefighting ranks ahead of schedule.
A fire has destroyed much of a historic lodge in Northern California.
Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded "Big One" from the more famous San Andreas Fault.
