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The agency had been seeking him in Northern California, saying he was wanted for questioning in that country. On Wednesday, his lawyer said he was a victim of bad law enforcement work.

A federal official said the agents were pursuing a “wanted gang member” who tried to run one of them over. No confirmation of that account was immediately available.

Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical challenges.

The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown.

Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state offici...

Just before the war began, the Federal Bureau of Investigation told state officials that Iran might respond with drone attacks on California. No specific, credible threats have been identified.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system was once so successful, it could rely mostly on riders to sustain itself. But the pandemic dealt BART an unusually heavy blow.

Sugar Bowl Academy, a ski-focused private school in the Sierra Nevada, said that multiple people on the fatal trek were connected to its program.

At a hockey rink in Pawtucket, R.I., shots rang out, leaving two people dead, in addition to the shooter. The police chief said it was a family matter that exploded in public.

The man, who federal officials said had entered the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after the crash in Savannah, Ga., according to the county police.

Public schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday for 50,000 students in the city. Teachers demanded higher wages and health care benefits.

The strike closed public schools for more than 50,000 students in the city and had no end date. Health care costs are a key issue in negotiations.

Leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area have passed “anti-ICE” ordinances, and activists have planned protests and rapid response efforts ahead of the big game.