ArcaMax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When 1,299 California Highway Patrol employees left their jobs in 2024, they collectively pocketed $67 million from unused vacation hours. The average payout from CHP was $52,000 per person.

Payouts...Read more

According to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, California has gotten a bang for its buck through the state’s torrent of litigation against the Trump administration.

The two Democrats appeared at a news ...Read more

Residents of the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa are no strangers to tarantulas, but four newly discovered species in the region are changing the way researchers look at this group of spiders.

The large arachnids may...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration authorities are attempting to quickly deport an Arizona woman who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years, in what her lawyers are calling the first test of a federal law holding that ...Read more

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's As Ever brand has wished "the woman behind it all" a happy birthday.

The royal turned 44 on Monday (04.08.25) and has marked the occasion by releasing new wine products through her lifestyle ...Read more

Sharon Stone had an "argument" with Michael Douglas before they starred in Basic Instinct together.

The pair featured as the leads in the 1992 erotic thriller but she recalled that they had previously got into a row at ...Read more

Heidi Klum is planning a worm and parasite cleanse.

The 52-year-old supermodel has revealed that she and her husband Tom Kaulitz, 35, intend to try out the cleanse as they attempt to rid their bodies of potentially ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — With the Trump administration’s directive that federal immigration agents arrest 3,000 people per day as part of a massive deportation campaign, some U.S. citizens are taking the extraordinary step ...Read more

Prince Harry says he never punched his problematic uncle Prince Andrew, nor did the latter make insulting remarks about Meghan Markle, despite claims being made in a new book.

Author Andrew Lownie’s soon-to-be released ...Read more

Target has opened Warby Parker kiosks in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the Chicago suburbs, launching the Minneapolis-based retailer’s latest brand partnership.

The boutique-style space in Bloomington quietly began ...Read more

JERUSALEM — Israel will this week make a fresh plan on how to achieve its goals in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, urging national unity in the face of global outrage at the humanitarian toll in the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by California Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map for the 2026 election, countering a similar push by Texas Republicans, is now up against the clock.

Gov. Gavin Newsom ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two panels that reference Edgar Allan Poe’s opposition to abolitionism were flagged for President Donald Trump’s administration’s review by National Park Service staff at the historic site in ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that he would only move forward with an effort to redraw California’s congressional districts if Texas is successful in redrawing its own to eke out another five Republican seats in the ...Read more

California's high-speed rail project has been heavily scrutinized in recent months for its long delays and rising budget. In its decision to pull federal funding from the project, the Trump administration blamed state ...Read more

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza 2025 is now over at Grant Park.

This year’s festival showcased an impressive blend of breakthrough acts and established favorites, with headliners like Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When U.S. senators return to Capitol Hill in September after summer recess, they'll find a rare package on the table: the first bipartisan housing bill in more than a decade.

The Renewing Opportunity in the...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — An Ohio man accused of defrauding the U.S. government through his Minnesota-based nonprofit in the massive Feeding Our Future investigation has pleaded guilty; the 50th conviction in the sprawling pandemic-...Read more

California’s notoriously high gas prices are cheaper than usual, but you wouldn’t know it by watching politicians criticize each other about pain at the pump.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has sparred this summer with ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians are still having abortions, despite the restrictive state ban, advocates and researchers say.

Shield laws, which allow doctors in other states to provide care virtually, and interstate...Read more