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California voters rejected a 5 percent billionaire tax after opponents outraised supporters tenfold.

An illustration of the California flag against a backdrop of $100 bills

California voters have rejected a proposed 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires, handing a victory to tech leaders who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into defeating the measure. The defeat of Proposition...

The novel proposal would have charged billionaires a one-time 5% tax on most of their overall wealth, including their ownership in companies.

Two experienced female skydivers, Levi Pimentel and Georgia Jean, died on November 6 after a midair collision during a training session for a California skydiving record in Lake Elsinore.

Two exceptionally experienced skydivers died this weekend in a freak accident when their parachutes became entangled, causing them to plummet helplessly some 150 feet to the ground.

<p>A Chicago-area skydiver was among two people killed after a mid-air collision Friday morning in Southern California. </p><p>Levi Pimentel, 29, of Aurora, was one of two women who died in the accident, according to...

Two experienced skydivers die after midair collision entangles their parachutes Fox News 2 skydivers die after colliding midair in California and their parachutes become entangled CNN 2 Skydivers Die After Midair...

The Trump administration can’t force Washington state election officials to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters alleged to be noncitizens, a judge ruled.

The Trump administration has dismissed its lawsuit that sought to prevent California from counting some 20,000 ballots the federal government said were mailed to potential noncitizens, saying the election is too far...

The DOJ remains enmeshed in litigation with immigrant and voting rights groups seeking to limit its use of the list of what is says are suspected noncitizens.

Trump administration ends California balloting lawsuit Reuters

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

Trump’s DoJ charges six more people in ‘voter fraud’ crackdown in California The Guardian Trump Is Playing Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions. Meet Some of the Accused. The New York Times Justice Department Announces...

Latest arrests come after DoJ unsuccessfully fought to force state election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots US midterms – live updates The US Department of Justice (DoJ) in California has charged six more...

House Republicans are divided over how to move forward after the party’s devastating election losses, with some calling for an overhaul of the current leadership team and others arguing that President Trump bears...

Texas Republicans blamed each other, Trump and a failure to improve the lives of Texans after decades of one-party control of all statewide offices.

Rep. David Valadao is one of the last remaining House Republicans in office who voted to impeach President Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Democrat Randy Villegas will win California's 22nd Congressional District over incumbent David Valadao, ABC News projects.

Monte Smith, 17, faces murder and attempted murder charges over a shooting at a Fairfield Spirit Halloween store that killed a pregnant woman and injured six people.

Monte Smith was arrested Monday in connection with the Oct. 30 bloodbath at the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield.

Monte Smith, 17, allegedly opened fire inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center, killing pregnant mother Constance Hages and wounding six.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in last week’s shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in California that killed a pregnant woman and injured six others, police said Monday.

Supreme Court seeks action plan on DelhiNCR vehicular pollution in weeks

The Supreme Court of Canada is now hearing legal arguments challenging the federal government's ban of 1,500 firearm models and variants, including the AR-15. The ban was welcomed by gun control advocates and has...

The Supreme Court of Canada on the banks of the Ottawa River in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)

'Horrific decision': These Texans bashed the Supreme Court's Big Bend ruling USA Today

In his first speech as California's new governor, Democrat Xavier Becerra attacked ICE and hinted that he wants Joe Biden's open borders.

Xavier Becerra makes history as California’s first elected Latino governor! Xavier Becerra, a former California attorney general and Biden Cabinet secretary, defeated Republican Steve Hilton to become the state’s...

Xavier Becerra was elected the next governor of California today, the first Latino to win the state’s highest office. In a race just called by the AP, Becerra, a Democrat, was long projected to easily defeat...

An investigation is underway after at least 25 runners sought medical treatment for “unusual symptoms" after running a half marathon in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara News-Press reporter Angel Corzo spoke...

(MedPage Today) -- Police in California are investigating after at least two dozen participants in the Santa Barbara Half Marathon ended up at the hospital on Sunday. The Santa Barbara Police Department said in a...

Multiple runners fell ill during Sunday's Santa Barbara half marathon in California, officials said.

Federal authorities in Texas planned to detail their response Monday to a series of shootings in Dallas, one of numerous gun incidents across the nation on Halloween weekend that left at least eight people dead and...

The Halloween weekend saw violence and chaos unfold across the country, rocking communities in more than 10 states.

Halloween weekend was marred by gun violence from coast to coast. Seven people were shot at a Spirit Halloween in Northern California, while three separate shootings near Dallas left four dead and 15 injured. Fatal...

The three shootings in Deep Ellum appeared to be unrelated, police said.

New video is raising concerns about immigration officers’ interaction with the public amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Cell phone video shows an ICE agent pointing a gun at a bystander during an...

A new video shows an ICE agent pointing a gun at a bystander during an arrest operation in Los Angeles, sparking new outrage over the agency's tactics. Anna Schecter has more.

Footage shows an ICE agent holding his sidearm just inches from the head of dogwalker following an altercation during an arrest.

Mayor Karen Bass called an encounter involving ICE agents in North Hollywood unacceptable and said she would pursue an investigation.

The Department of Homeland Security reports more than 230 arrests during a 15-state trucking crackdown that uncovered criminal histories, outstanding warrants and possible human trafficking connections. #fox #media...

More than 230 illegal migrant truck drivers were arrested during the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Guardian" through October, the Trump administration announced this week.

The Department of Homeland Security has blasted California’s sanctuary policies, claiming the state released nearly 24,000 undocumented immigrants from jail since January 2025 rather than handing them over to ICE....

Suspect Abubakarr Barrie, 23, had previously been released into the US after crossing the southern border under the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

USA TODAY Sports Super 50 high school football rankings: Top team in each state USA Today

A blowout win over Cincinnati pushes the undefeated Utes up four spots, while Ohio State tumbles to No. 10 after a rain-soaked loss to a surging USC team

Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Ohio State falls from top 10, USC reenters college football rankings after upset win CBS Sports USC stuns No. 2 Ohio State for biggest win of Riley's tenure ESPN Jayden Maiava leads Southern...

Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax? Voters will decide on Proposition 40, which is an effort to fund the state's healthcare system.

The likely defeat of the California billionaire tax may energize Democrats in Congress to propose federal tax hikes on high earners, according to tax experts.

In one of the most expensive ballot fights in California history, opponents heavily outspent supporters of a billionaire tax to mostly fund healthcare. On Wednesday, the wealth tax appeared headed for defeat though...

Billionaire tax measure trails as California tallies votes Reuters

California High-Speed Rail CEO Resigns After Reporter Confronts Board Over Consultants' Nightclub And Cigar-Lounge Tabs Ian Choudri, the CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, resigned late Wednesday ,...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s CEO has resigned over the project’s misuse of funds. If only the Democratic politicians who have continued to pour money into the project would do the same. Ian Choudri, who...

Ian Choudri, chief executive for California's High-Speed Rail Authority, resigned on Thursday after investigators questioned spending.

California's governor Gavy Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences in the state to life without the possibility of parole. He said that "capital punishment is morally wrong." The state...

The fate of hundreds of inmates facing death sentences in California hinges on the Supreme Court's approval after the governor says he wants to end state-sanctioned killing.

California governor to grant clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state Reuters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is pre-deploying election-law attorneys to monitor vote counting in key California battleground congressional districts — an effort that he said aims to protect from any...

Newsom warns Trump that California will send election lawyers to sites USA Today