The Latest Breaking News from California

If you own a home in California, the Feb. 1 deadline can sneak up because it doesn’t feel like a “bill due tomorrow” moment until you’re staring at a penalty notice. The second installment becomes due and payable on Feb. 1, 2026, and that date lands on a Sunday, which…

California’s wildfire crisis just hit a new financial flashpoint, and it’s not happening in the forests — it’s happening in the insurance system. The California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, has seen its exposure explode to a staggering $650 billion, more than double what it carried just…

This represents the latest point of contention between California and federal officials

California governor files complaint against Medicare head’s ‘baseless and racist allegations’

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from California on Jan. 29, 2026. The company repeated the feat the next day with 29 satellites from Florida.

The child had run into the street behind a double-parked SUV before getting struck, according to federal regulators

President Donald Trump has held his first cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific