California | featured news

Episcopal churches in California and Minnesota moved toward appointing gay bishops over the weekend, less than a month after the denomination lifted a self-imposed freeze on promoting openly gay clergy into the top ranks of the church.

While California cuts funding for much-needed programs, New Mexico offers more protection for abuse victims.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earns the worst approval numbers of his tenure, according to a new poll, becoming another governor whose ratings have been dragged down along with the battered economy.

After several days of debate, half of California lawmakers signed off on a budget deal that closes a $24 billion gap and shores up state finances, for now.

California's Senate approved a package of bills early on Friday morning that would balance the state budget by closing a $26.3 billion shortfall threatening the finances of the government of the most populous U.S. state.

California lawmakers finally sealed a deal with the governor on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's top legislators who are trying to close out a budget deal have canceled their planned meeting tonight because of an apparent scheduling snafu and will instead aim to meet...

Several dozen people were injured when two San Francisco light-rail trains collided Saturday afternoon at the West Portal Station, ...

Regulators on Friday shut two banks in California and two smaller banks in Georgia and South Dakota, boosting to 57 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year.

A Southern California teenager has serious bragging rights: After docking back in his home state late Thursday morning, Zac Sunderland, 17, can claim to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone.