California, other parts of the U.S. being hit by extreme weather
Californians are being advised to conserve energy as extreme weather hits the U.S.
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Californians are being advised to conserve energy as extreme weather hits the U.S.
Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
Firefighters in Southern California are battling three separate brush fires that started Friday afternoon amid the hottest weather of the year so far.
Forecasters expect parts of California and Arizona to reach all-time high temperatures this weekend as the National Weather Service says roughly 111 million people are under heat advisories. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus reports from Santa Clarita, California.
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
Two former officers of a federal women's prison in California have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse.
A third bus filled with asylum seekers including six children from Haiti, Venezuela and Mexico arrived in Los Angeles Thursday following a 30-hour bus ride. Shawn Chitnis reports.
The California Senate has approved a proposal to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution.
On top of all of the other challenges facing California the state's insurance crisis is getting worse. This week, Farmers Insurance followed State Farm and Allstate in announcing a cap on California policies. Wilson Walker reports.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has stepped in to help revive a bill that would increase penalties for child trafficking.
In one of the largest settlements in California history, a Yuba City man will receive $20 million after being paralyzed by officers during an arrest.
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving 53 years for two infamous murders.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental groups are clashing over some climate policies.
After conducting over two years of research and holding public hearings, the task force presented its findings and recommendations to lawmakers last week.
Thousands of Los Angeles hotel workers have walked off the job after their contract lapsed this weekend. It's the latest in a series of growing strikes that include Hollywood writers and Starbucks workers. Elise Preston has more.
A California law approved by voters in 2018 that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages will technically take effect Saturday.
Donald Santini had been on the run since June 1984, when Florida authorities obtained an arrest warrant linking him to the strangling death of Cynthia Wood.
On the same day SCOTUS struck down affirmative action for college admissions, the California state reparations task force unveiled its final report on recommendations.
The first U.S. panel of its kind met one last time Thursday, urging supporters to press lawmakers into action on more than 100 recommendations.
The recommendations from the state's reparations task force includes a formal apology to descendants of people enslaved in the U.S., financial compensation for the suffering caused by housing discrimination and over-policing, and a new agency to oversee reparations efforts.
The official U.S. poverty line is less than $13,000 — but some California residents struggle making eight times that much.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on how to spend the state's tax dollars over the next year.
Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have reached an agreement on California's budget spending plan. The $310 billion deal includes more funding for transit agencies. Justin Andrews reports.
A national flood assessment tool could be out of date. A new study says this tool is not taking into account how many more severe events are happening because of climate change and how new construction could be at a higher risk.
