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Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.

A conservative group is raising hackles in sunny California by urging parents to keep their children home from school this Wednesday on Harvey Milk Day, commemorating the first openly gay lawmaker.

Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to them.

Q Are there any improvements along Highway 1 than can help make the drive, especially on the weekend, from Santa Cruz toward Monterey more enjoyable and timely where the highway goes from four to two lanes between Watsonville and Castroville? ... Why doesn't Caltrans or Monterey County build a four-lane road east of Elkhorn Slough? A ... (more)

In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp.

Just months after California voters passed Proposition 30 to stave off education cuts, a push is underway to ensure that the next stream of higher-education funding flows out of the ground.

TCU golfer Julien Brun, a three-time winner in college events this season, will join California's Michael Kim and Washington's Chris Williams for Monday night's live announcement of the winner of the 2013 Ben Hogan Award.

A group of 225 bicycle riders and crew raised a record $330,000 for AIDS research and related organizations during a four-day trip through Northern California.

Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant.

With tonight's Powerball jackpot at $600 million, players are lining up to buy tickets.

When Californians passed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, we committed to one of the most forward-thinking pieces of climate legislation in the country, with comprehensive strategies to reduce carbon emissions from nearly all sectors of the economy.

Premier Alison Redford announced Friday the government will open six new international offices in the next two years.

A California law that requires all semiautomatic handguns to be equipped with technology that stamps a code with the weapon's make, model and serial number on bullet casings is now in effect after years of delays.

California was among three states in April that experienced the sharpest drops in unemployment, with its rate falling to 9 percent.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, far left, arrives with former Assemblyman Mike Feuer, second from left, to announce the state's efforts to reduce gun violence with the Armed Prohibited Persons System initiative at a news conference at the LAPD Headquarters in Los Angeles Friday, May 17, 2013.

University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange.

The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

The California State Senate approved bill SB 126 Friday which renews the autism insurance mandate established by SB 946 through 2019.

Actor Edward Furlong was arrested again on Friday, May 17, after allegedly violating a protective order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend. Furlong is seen here in a police booking photo after his arrest for alleged domestic violence, the arrest which resulted in the protective order, on January 13, in Los Angeles.

Since then, the Golden State has accounted for 11-percent of Powerball ticket sales around the country and it's one reason the jackpots are rising faster than ever.