By Brandi Buchman WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday as the country’s chief law enforcement officer, saying in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump that he was doing so at “your request.” “I came to work at the Department of Justice every day determined...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO – Delivering a parting gift to outgoing Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, California voters rejected a Republican-led attempt to repeal Brown’s recently enacted $52 billion transportation plan known as the gas tax. Californians will continue paying 12 cents more per gallon for...

By Nathan Solis LOS ANGELES – Utility giant Southern California Edison said on Tuesday it believes its electrical equipment sparked one of California’s largest wildfires that burned across multiple counties last year and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. Many questions remain about...

By Nathan Solis The University of Southern California agreed Friday to pay $215 million to settle a federal class action on claims a former campus gynecologist sexually abused students over several years. The plaintiffs claimed USC officials knew about the doctor’s behavior which amounted to sexual...

By Martin Macias Jr. In less than three weeks, California’s 19 million voters will decide a slate of midterm ballot measures aimed at easing the state’s affordable housing crisis, but not all initiatives may bring residents the relief they seek. California’s rate of home-building hasn’t kept...

By Nathan Solis LOS ANGELES – A conservation group sued Los Angeles County on Tuesday seeking emails, text messages and other documents exchanged with the developer behind the 12,000-acre Centennial at Tejon Ranch planned community on the edge of the Mojave Desert. The Center for Biological Diversity...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO – In two years, California voters will have the chance to approve wholesale changes to a landmark property tax code and squeeze billions in new taxes from state businesses. Voting officials say backers of a measure to roll back portions of Proposition 13, which set base property...

By Bianca Bruno SAN DIEGO – A federal judge Tuesday questioned what harm the government would face if it had to implement a pending settlement agreement to grant asylum interviews to families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the since-abandoned zero-tolerance immigration policy. U.S. District...

By Lorraine Bailey (CN) – Sears, once a powerhouse of American retail, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday and said it will close 142 stores amid mounting debt. Sears Holding Corp., which owns Sears and K-Mart stores, finally succumbed to its massive debt burden when it was unable to make a $134...

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News SACRAMENTO – Ahead of Election Day Nov. 6, airwaves and mailboxes across California overflow with expensive campaign advertisements, among them ads urging yes or no votes on state ballot measures. On top of choosing elected officials, California voters – not lawmakers...