California
The "Trust Act" law approved in California in 2012 finally went into effect on Jan. 1, 2014 in what many have described as one of the most significant victories for the Latino community in the US.
Human remains from a Southern California family of four who mysteriously vanished in February 2010 were found this week in the Mojave Desert.
The four Marines killed in a tragic explosive accident on Wednesday were unexploded bomb experts. The names of the victims have been released.
Four Marines were killed in an accident at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, Calif.
A father and son were arrested after allegedly kidnapping their relative and forcing her to undergo a religious exorcism in Stockton, California.
Boutique to open on Saturday with new Jenni Rivera merchandise
Mexican authorities said on Wednesday that a two-week-old Hispanic baby was recovered after a routine inspection at a checkpoint in Mexico.
On Tuesday, eighth-grader Andy Lopez was killed by deputies while carrying a fake rifle.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court in San Francisco was presented with a case questioning whether the rights of three teenagers were violated after they were barred from their high school for wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
New data mining programs for law enforcement purposes in cities such as Oakland and New York City are raising privacy concerns.
Gov. Jerry Brown of California passed a series of bills that expands rights for noncitizens. However, he vetoed a bill that would have allowed legal noncitizens in California to serve on juries.
Halle Berry has succeeded in pushing to pass a law that restricts paparazzi from photographing the children of celebrities in the state of California.
Last Wednesday, Sept 25, California approved Law 606 which seeks to raise sentences and punishments to photographers who harass children of celebrities.
Victims of 'revenge porn'-nude photos, predominantly of women, posted on websites by ex-lovers-are seeking new laws to punish the posters as well as the websites that host and proliferate the images.
Scientists have discovered four new species of legless lizards, which are native to California. And one of those species finds its home near LAX, Los Angeles's biggest airport.
