Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $89 million with a cash option of $40.3 million for Saturday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Jan. 18 when a Oregon lottery player won $329 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $77…
Two of the state attorneys general suing to block President Donald Trump‘s attempt to end birthright citizenship told USA TODAY they fear the order will erase funding for children’s health care and education. Eighteen Democratic state attorneys general sued together in a Massachusetts federal court Tuesday, led by the state attorneys general for New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California….
Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $8.9 million for Monday night’s drawing, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot was last won on Jan. 18 when a Oregon lottery player won $329 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $20…
A California man was sentenced to more than three years in prison after being found guilty of running a “birth tourism” business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. in order to deliver babies who would automatically have American citizenship. 59-year-old Michael Wei Yueh Liu was found guilty in September of conspiracy and money…
Aiming to get more e-bikes in use across the state, California officials said they will start providing income-eligible residents with up to $2,000 toward the purchase of a new e-bike and related accessories starting Dec. 18. It’s the latest example of how the state is attempting to boost expanded access to zero-emissions transportation options. The…
SAN FRANCISCO ‒ A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California on Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a now discontinued tsunami warning that stretched from southern Oregon to San Francisco. The quake occurred near the sparsely populated northern coast of California, just offshore on the San Andreas fault, which…
A 24-year-old California man was electrocuted and died while hanging Christmas lights on Thursday, according to officials. Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights the morning of Nov. 21 on a roof in Escondido, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a news release. He was hanging the lights near a high voltage powerline…
A California university was placed among the top 10 colleges nationwide, and no, it wasn’t Stanford, Berkeley, or UCLA. Personal finance company WalletHub released its ranking of the best universities nationwide for 2025. More than 700 schools were ranked based on cost, campus safety, and career outcomes. WalletHub determined that the best university in America…
In California, when classes are in session, cellphones will be required to be put away. New state law AB 272 passed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday aims to minimize cellphone use in the classroom in an effort to boost students’ mental health. School districts and charter schools have until July 1, 2026 to implement policies…