U.S. deaths due to drug overdoses fell last year, the first decrease in five years, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who wrote about killing a 14-month-old hunting dog because it was "untrainable" and "dangerous," is scheduled to address the state GOP convention Saturday in San Francisco.

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Ukrainian president signals to U.S. secretary of state that the need is dire, but that the war against Russia is not lost.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, doctors started seeing more young adults seeking vasectomies or getting their tubes tied, emerging research has found.

2023 marked the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 2,000 years, according to a new study.

California could determine control of Congress, which is why Super PACs on both sides of the aisle plan to spend millions of dollars here.

The Supreme Court refuses to shield California prison officials who transferred COVID-infected inmates to San Quentin, setting off a deadly outbreak.

Think of the Pacific Ocean like one enormous bathtub, and El Nio like a wave of warm water sloshing from one end of the bathtub to another.

Despite warnings of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts say they will continue to drink unpasteurized milk.

Ukraine is trying to determine if Russia's ground attack in Kharkiv is opening a new war front or meant to divert overstretched Ukrainian troops?

A geomagnetic storm is heading to Earth, with the possibility to disrupt GPS and communications. It could also bring the northern lights to Northern California, much farther south than is typical.

If South Korea doesn't reverse its current low birth rate, the country's population will drop dramatically in coming decades.

As officials attempt to determine the extent of bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds, some experts are urging that wastewater surveillance begin immediately.

Jewish families across the Bay Area say they've been disturbed by the anti-Israel rhetoric tolerated in K-12 classrooms and the failure to understand why their kids feel attacked and isolated.

The revelation that presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a parasite that ate parts of his brain is just the latest bizarre news this election cycle.

Days after Miss USA resigned, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava also quits, saying that her personal values 'no longer fully align' with Miss USA Organization.

The Supreme Court refuses to tighten the rules when police seize cars.

At UCLA, the legacy of the encampment remains an issue of much debate, particularly among Jewish students.

Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone into the U.S.

Touring Europe for the first time in five years, Chinese President Xi seeks to both woo and divide. Ukraine and trade are wedge issues for China.

Pete McCloskey, a veteran who wanted U.S. troops out of Vietnam, was the first congressman to urge consideration of Nixon's impeachment on the House floor.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a 2012 deposition, reportedly cited health issues that he attributed to a worm in his brain.

Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel rejected accusations that Berkeley schools have tolerated pervasive antisemitism in classrooms, saying district leaders respond quickly to any alleged incidents of bias.

Dick Rutan co-piloted the Voyager around the world in 1986, taking off from and landing at Edwards Air Force Base without stopping in one of aviation's greatest feats.