Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
Trump’s conditions for federal fire funds in California ‘political theater,’ expert believes
President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal disaster relief to parts of California until certain conditions are met was chalked up to “political theater” by experts on Monday. Juliet Musso, associate professor at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California,
Western Washington firefighters return home after aiding California wildfire battle
Firefighters from stations in western Washington have returned home after spending several weeks in Southern California assisting in the fight against wildfires
Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.
California secessionists get approval to proceed with ‘Calexit’ petition
Calexit is a movement for the largest U.S. state to secede from the union, though the initiative's website offers contradictory definitions.
Trump directs US government to override California water policies if necessary
Trump’s claims about California water and L.A. fires are inaccurate and misleading, experts say
California Water Regulators Deny Trump's Claim That US Military 'Turned on the Water' in the State
California water regulators have said there's no truth to President Donald Trump's claim that the U_S_ military entered the state and “turned on the water.”
Starting, spreading wildfires would be federal crime under California congressmen’s bill
A new House bill would make it a federal crime to “cause a wildfire, further the spread of a wildfire, or attempt to do either,” according to the bill’s sponsors.
California, Washington join lawsuit challenging Trump birthright citizenship order
California joined a coalition of U.S. states that sued to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.
California hiker shot by bandit crew along Mexican border
Border officials say the attack bolsters President Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S.-Mexico border is more lawless than official statistics indicate.
‘A Quiet Force’: Harris Returns Home After Making History in Washington
The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.
California Republicans attending inauguration events in Washington, D.C.
California Republicans are making the trip to our nation's capital to watch the inauguration ceremonies. Festivities and security measures are underway as President-elect Donald Trump gets ready for his second inauguration.
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Woman charged in fatal shooting of border patrol agent had ties to people ‘suspected of violent acts’
A woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California,