CALIFORNIA

Once again, two states in a certain region of the country rank high.

SJSU advised students in Sweeney Hall to shelter in place as police investigated the situation.

The government shutdown may be causing a rise in jobless claims, but employment is slowly improving for now

According to a new study by the University of California, Davis, as human life expectancy increases so does the percentage of invasive and endangered birds and mammals.

The full list of nominations for the 2013 American Music Awards (AMAs) as well as some of the performers were announced on Thursday. The AMAs will take place Nov. 24 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., and fans can vote for their favorites online until then.

The plants belonging to Livingston, Calif.-based Foster Farms have been singled out for their poor sanitary conditions.

With the Apple event all-but-confirmed for Oct. 22, we believe Apple will release both the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 on Friday, Nov. 1.

There are 240 licensed songs on 15 music stations in "Grand Theft Auto V." Here are 13 of the best to be found in the game.

Chimpanzees choose their friends based on similarity of personality, a new study suggests.

Here's a hint where they are: They’re concentrated in New York, California and Florida.

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were seen out together this week for the first time in 129 days.

Accuweather meteorologists predict a slow start to winter this year.

A photo of Justin Bieber holding what appears to be a joint made the social media rounds on Tuesday.

NASA has banned Chinese scientists from attending an upcoming conference, leading to a boycott from some astronomers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert for raw chicken from Foster Farms after 278 people contracted salmonella.

Tarantula mating season has arrived in California. But don't panic just yet; California's tarantulas are, for the most part, harmless to humans. Just don't interrupt their mating rituals.

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have named their son, two days after Berry gave birth in Los Angeles

Randy Schekman, James Rothman and Thomas Sudhof shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine, announced Monday.

Erykah Badu is telling Drake to respond after Kendrick Lamar dissed him in BET Cypher. Will Drake take heed?

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to a trio of scientists for their research on cell transport systems.

The all-cash deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year.