First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.

Maximilian Snyder and the woman accused of killing a Border Patrol agent in Vermont applied for a wedding license in Washington state in November, records show.

California joined a coalition of U.S. states that sued to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.

Calexit is a movement for the largest U.S. state to secede from the union, though the initiative's website offers contradictory definitions.

Firefighters from stations in western Washington have returned home after spending several weeks in Southern California assisting in the fight against wildfires

Despite the president's pledge to withhold funds to the region, outside influences, including three global sporting events, could force his hand.

A new House bill would make it a federal crime to “cause a wildfire, further the spread of a wildfire, or attempt to do either,” according to the bill’s sponsors.

Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.

Border officials say the attack bolsters President Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S.-Mexico border is more lawless than official statistics indicate.

SEATTLE — Dozens of cats and dogs rescued from overcrowded shelters in California are now ready and waiting for their forever homes in Washington. The animals were flown here over the weekend to ease the overcrowding of California shelters, which had ...

California Republicans are making the trip to our nation's capital to watch the inauguration ceremonies. Festivities and security measures are underway as President-elect Donald Trump gets ready for his second inauguration.