Santa Cruz police say that a suspect is in custody Tuesday following an hours-long standoff at Main Beach on Monday.

Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will take center stage when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating the culture through music, arts, food and community ...

Scientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%. The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution comes ...

A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photograph taken from high above their residence.

Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade ...

Yet again, the federal government spent far more than it collected in revenue, racking up a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion ...

Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez plops another corn cake into the piping hot oil of a large pan. As she grabs a set of tongs to flip them one by one, she yells across the kitchen realizing she’s ...

A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute when a magistrate sets his term later his month. Magistrate Brett Sonnet told ...

Boeing and the union that represents 33,000 striking employees at the company say talks between the two have broken down and no new talks are scheduled. Two days of federally mediated talks this week ...

Mozambique will vote for a new president in an election on Wednesday that could extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?” The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States. Just what ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office says evacuations are being ordered along parts of Carmel Valley Road and all of Martin Road due to the Piney Fire. Cal Fire confirms they're responding to a fire ...