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For the good of the FBI and the nation, Christopher Wray should have forced Donald Trump to fire him.

Loved ones are now searching for the estimated 150,000 people who were detained and disappeared in Bashar Assad's Syrian government gulags.

As part of the plea deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss, California resident Alexander Smirnov will admit he fabricated the story that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

Bob Fernandez, who served aboard the USS Curtiss during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was among the dwindling number of service members who survived the attack.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, struggled with spondylolisthesis before receiving surgery.

Padilla and other Latino senators sent President Biden a letter asking him to redesignate eligible countries for Temporary Protected Status and speed up processing of DACA applications.

American statements in support of the will of the South Korean people and their Constitution can make a difference in an escalating political crisis.

The president-elect reiterated his promise to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country without authorization. His rationale for the policy is false.

Even as women have reached near-parity in Sacramento, the ranks of female House members from California are shrinking. For the first time in decades, men also hold both U.S. Senate seats.

Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday proposed protecting the striking long-distance migrators under the Endangered Species Act after dramatic population drops.

The Israeli military said it targeted Syrian antiaircraft batteries, missile depots, manufacturing facilities, drones, helicopters, fighter jets, tanks, hangars, radars and 15 naval vessels.

Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us.'

The conservative-leaning Supreme Court has steadily ruled against environmental regulation and may be about to do so again.

Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.

The party of South Korea's embattled president has refused to join an impeachment effort, instead promising an 'orderly resignation.'

States that rely on the Colorado River are at an impasse in talks on rules to address water shortages. California, Arizona and Nevada are at odds with other states.

The human rights group's report on the war with Hamas in Gaza acknowledges that prevailing interpretations of international law undermine its accusation.

Like many California resort towns, Mammoth Lakes is reliant on undocumented workers. Locals say the economy will grind to a halt if the town gets swept up in President-elect Donald Trump's vows of mass deportations.

China is preparing for an escalation of the trade war with the U.S. once Donald Trump takes office.

Syria now searches for a new identity, as Damascus residents face a future without President Bashar Assad.