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Shoppers in Los Angeles and across the country, battered by confusing tariffs and costly goods, are expected to spend less this holiday shopping season.

From the air, Abha's mountains emerge as a shock of emerald green rising from a sea of sand.

Leo XIV's trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon, his first abroad as pope, is viewed as a sign of hope in a region struggling with violence and division.

Rep. Eric Swalwell sued housing finance agency chief Bill Pulte, accusing him of misusing government databases to baselessly target Trump opponents.

Siebel Newsom's push for California to do more to regulate AI comes at the same time that President Trump is threatening to stop states from overseeing the technology.

Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.

California voters are sharply divided among partisan lines about the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles and across the nation earlier this year, according to a new poll.

A coalition of nursing and other health-care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that limits what programs are considered 'professional,' capping access to student loans for some.

The U.S. declared an alleged cartel in Venezuela a terrorist organization, the latest action targeting the country and the Maduro government.

Supreme Court's conservatives are not likely to bar Texas from adding new Republican-leaning voting districts.