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As teeth chatter across the U.S., SoCal is a hot spot: What to expect this week

While cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees in Florida and videos circulate of frozen 'exploding' trees in the Northeast, Southern California is working up a sweat.

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Inside a Minneapolis school where 50% of students are too afraid of ICE to show up

'Operation Metro Surge,' the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to nationwide protests after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, has had students, parents and teachers on edge regardless of their immigration status.

They want to succeed Newsom as governor. What these California Democrats would do differently

Gavin Newsom has mostly been popular during his two terms as California governor. A field of Democrats vying to replace him are trying to cut their own paths.

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Why child care could be 'at a standstill' as California plans not to expand financial assistance

Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget lacks funding for additional subsidized child-care slots, stalling progress on getting thousands of families access to affordable care.

Real, fake or overblown? Sorting fact from fiction in fraud allegations surrounding Newsom, California

Fraud allegations are increasingly being deployed as a political weapon against Newsom, a leading Trump critic and a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender.