Instructors can trigger flames and smoke in custom concrete buildings via remote control to give firefighters experience ...

Before the war, around one-third of the world's fertilizer transported by sea passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according ...

Coffee was an important part of American culture from the start. And coffeehouses were essential, too — serving as hubs for ...

The Airbnb-style company Swimply said there have been about 275,000 private pool reservations so far this year.

The community-led testing comes as residents report lingering health symptoms and question whether enough government ...

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From standardized food date labels to quieter streaming ads, a slate of new California laws took effect July 1.

Outgoing City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto pledged to release funding to the city’s lead eviction defense provider, despite ...

In a legal win for California, a federal judge rejected Trump’s efforts to funnel money away from permanent homeless housing.

A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.

California’s gasoline watchdog found Chevron stations charged the highest average price of any major brand tracked in late May.

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