AP A helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in ...

Another powerful storm is now sweeping across California, bringing heavy rain and high winds to the Bay Area in the early hours of Christmas Day. A flash flood warning is in effect in San Francisco.

President Donald Trump is facing roughly 400 lawsuits resulting from his executive orders, far more than had been filed at this point during his first term. Lower-court judges have blocked or narrowed ...