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Scientists in California say they're trying to replicate the power of the sun by firing laser beams at a tiny pellet of hydrogen. Physicists at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore say the nuclear fusion experiments may offer the world a clean source of energy, The Times of London reported Sunday. The hydrogen pellet will be hit with 192...

Beverly Hills, California, police want Lindsay Lohan to turn herself in on an arrest warrant issued Friday.

Could marijuana be the answer to the economic misery facing California? Democratic State Assembly member Tom Ammiano thinks so. Ammiano introduced legislation last month that would legalize pot and allow the state to regulate and tax its sale — a move that could mean billions for the cash-strapped state.

Jerry Brown's 1980 presidential campaign slogan was "Protect the Earth, Serve the People, Explore the Universe." And as he considers a 2010 Democratic gubernatorial run, California's former two-term governor and current...

K, it's California. So we are quite used to the rest of the country rolling their eyes in knowing exasperation at our fads. But often, they turn out to be harbingers of national trends. And so the question: Will AB-255 (a bill that would "censor" some aspects of Google Earth) number among them as well?

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on the future of a ballot initiative that outlawed such unions.

The mayor of a small Southern California city says he will resign after being criticized for sharing an e-mail picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."

An Assemblyman from San Francisco argues that it's time to tax and regulate the state's biggest cash crop in the same manner as alcohol. Opponents say it would create new costs for society.

The family of a missing 14-year old California girl launched an all-out search Sunday morning that extended into the local mountains, television news station San Diego 6 reports.

Its deficits ballooning and its lawmakers intransigent, California appears to be headed off the fiscal rails.