Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is remembered as a defender and consoling presence.

The conservatives teeing up against him don't like his approach to Iran.

Eight endangered Fijian iguanas have arrived at their new home at the San Diego Zoo. The creatures were seized by Spanish authorities in a 2017 bust of more than 600 illegally trafficked reptiles.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the polluted Tijuana River on the U.S.-Mexico border, calling for a '100% solution' to clean up raw sewage that has fouled the waterway for years.

Tyler Hassen, a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team with ties to the oil industry, was recently named assistant secretary in the Department of Interior, with the power to make vast changes to the agency in charge of more than 500 million acres of federal land.

Homeland Security sent an email to a Los Angeles attorney, warning: 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States the federal government will find you.'

FBI agent Richard Miller acknowledged his secret dealings with the Soviets, but claimed he did so to infiltrate Soviet intelligence and redeem his career.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will work toward eliminating more than half a dozen common dyes from the U.S. food supply.

Justices suggest they would extend religious liberty rights to parents with children in public schools.

A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins with immigration authorities.

Gov. Newsom warned that the wrongful deportation case of Abrego Garcia was a "distraction." Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who flew to El Salvador to see Garcia, shot back that due process isn't a distraction. Who's right?

Isael Hermosillo, a mediator who was negotiating labor contracts for California grocers, was one of 130 terminated in March.

Conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the 2026 race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) led the effort to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, back to the United States for a hearing.

No matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct the wolves toward their natural prey, mostly deer and elk, they seem to find the bigger, slower, domesticated cows wandering through open fields a lot more appealing.

Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders, has died.

Though the vote tally isn't final, Lee's lead was commanding enough Friday that the San Francisco Chronicle called the race, declaring Barbara Lee to be Oakland's next mayor.

As ACLU attempts to remove more Venezuelan detainees, government lawyers say the administration reserves the right to have removal flights Saturday.

The correspondence of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa was humorous, sad, moving and mundane, offering a glimpse into the couple's private life.

Even in liberal-leaning California, undocumented immigrants who have worked here for decades are making plans to leave, choosing to depart on their own terms rather than risk being forced out with nothing.

The Camp Pendleton-based Marine Corps. 1st Marine Division identified the two deceased servicemen who died in a convoy accident Tuesday in New Mexico as Riverside native Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera and Fresno resident Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino.

Three congressmen on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to the genetic testing company 23andMe on Thursday, asking the company questions about its data privacy policies.

The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to California's Schmidt Ocean Institute.

A protracted trade war could trigger a global recession and shift the balance of power in ways that fundamentally undermine U.S. standing in the world.

Former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was long considered the front-runner in the race. But Loren Taylor, a former City Council member, had gained momentum in recent weeks.