HOUSTON — Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the world stopped to watch in awe as Apollo 11 astronauts walked on the moon. The semi-centennial has rekindled NASA’s interplanetary ambitions. Tapping into a vibrant U.S. space industry, it’s eyeing the moon as a stepping stone to Mars. After launching...

SACRAMENTO – Although protecting personal data and improving information security systems are staples of California’s current legislative session, a new report released Tuesday says more than 20 state agencies risk cyberattacks due to lax IT protocols. Of the 33 agencies surveyed, state auditors...

SACRAMENTO – California utilities will soon be able to access a $21 billion state insurance policy to settle wildfire-related lawsuits and liabilities under legislation approved Thursday by lawmakers. Grappling with the prospect of another major electricity provider filing for bankruptcy as Pacific...

LOS ANGELES – A Trump administration-approved logging project in Los Padres National Forest will destroy habitat for endangered California condors and elevate wildfire risks for local communities, conservation groups say in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. The U.S. Forest Service approved logging...

A California Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday seeking to increase the number of electric vehicles on the Golden State’s roads. Assembly Bill 1046 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would empower the California Air Resources Board to conduct a comprehensive study with the aim of meeting...

SACRAMENTO — At a marathon hearing that stretched into the wee hours Tuesday, lawmakers passed a flurry of amendments to the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act. Legislators on the state Senate Judiciary Committee labored until nearly midnight to meet its mandatory deadline to vote on dozens of...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO (CN) – Rushing to keep California utilities investment-grade and out of bankruptcy, state lawmakers Monday approved a $21 billion fund that the utilities could tap into for future wildfire-related liabilities. The fund is the product of months of brainstorming by a wildfire...

Former University of Southern California gynecologist George Tyndall pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sexual assault of 16 women at a student health center. Tyndall, 72, turned to his side as TV cameras were allowed in the courtroom during the arraignment, which occurred more than a year after...

The recent and historic California drought had a direct connection to a higher rate of forest die-off, according to a study released Monday. The study, published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience, examined the severe dry spell that plagued California, particularly the southern areas of the...

SACRAMENTO – A state audit released Thursday found that California’s wildlife conservation agency skirted its duty of guiding new project proposals and missed out on potential opportunities to protect fish and streams. The report found that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reviewed...