An independent California would need to address defense, healthcare, and Social Security funding challenges. The idea of California secession resurfaces amid renewed tensions between President Trump and Gov.

The Pacific Crest Trail permit program has ended. Anyone seeking to complete the Canadian portion of the trail must use a designated port of entry’, said the CBSA

President Donald Trump said Monday that he ordered the U.S. military to divert water from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California as part of his presidential action of “Putting People over

Trump is taking aim at water supplies for an endangered fish, but scientists say he’s missing the point. It’s one of California’s thorniest problems. The nation’s most populous state is full of sprawling cities, vast farmland, rich ecosystems — and it must decide how to divide scarce water resources among them.

On his way to California on Friday, President Trump made some statements about the water situation here during the recent fires. He said, “The water from the north was turned off”; that

Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with South Africa being one of several countries to send assistance.

Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.

Trump denied a report that his threat of sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico is meant to force early renegotiations of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.

The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.

Both H5N9 and H5N1 were detected at the duck farm in Merced County, according to tests conducted by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The event began on November 23, with clinical signs that included increased deaths in the ducks.

Cargo theft surged to another record last year as criminal enteprises continue to become more sophisticated in using fraud to redirect shipments from their intended destination.

The Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion deal to acquire Juniper Networks, according to a complaint filed on Thursday in a federal court in California. Shares of network equipment maker fell about 3% while the server maker's stock was down about 2%.