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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday took aim at Valero Energy Corp.’s “record profits” this year as gasoline prices soared, escalating his battle with the powerful oil industry. In a statement, …

Republican Rep. David Valadao and Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas are battling to represent California’s heavily agricultural 22nd Congressional District, which includes portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties, in what …

Ashton Carter, who as Defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in …

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, more than a dozen families that were homeless or at risk of losing housing seized vacant, publicly owned homes in …

You go, girls … right to the voting booth. One hundred ten years ago, California women joined their already-enfranchised sisters in five other Western states — Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho …

WASHINGTON —  Two men suspected of being Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a U.S. criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei, according to court …

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian had harsh words Monday for his colleague Kevin de León, telling the embattled council member in a letter that his continued presence on …

Debit cards with inflation relief payments will be mailed out to millions of Californians starting Monday and should arrive in mailboxes over the next few weeks to help ease the …

California voters looking to cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to register online. Eligible voters can register at registervote.ca.gov. Voters will need …

Earlier this fall, a developer submitted plans for 4,500 apartments in Santa Monica — more new housing than the pricey, beachfront city has built in all of the previous decade. …