California’s child care programs won’t be able to access federal funding until they can prove they’re not committing fraud.

The Trump administration paused over $10 billion in federal funding to California and four other states amid concerns of widespread fraud in programs.

The state has recorded an unusual spate of poisonings from foraged mushrooms. There have been 35 since November, whereas fewer than five would be expected in an average year.

Killings in Los Angeles plummeted in 2025, mirroring trends statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the latest numbers in his speech Thursday, pushing back against President Trump's insistence that crime in the state is out of control.

It comes after demonstrations in Los Angeles and across the nation following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing $200 million in new state electric-vehicle tax rebates after Congress earlier this year ended a federal $7,500 state tax deduction on new EVs, the state said on Friday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is pressuring California and other states to make sure immigrants who are in the country illegally aren't granted the licenses.

The crew boast bear removal stats of up to eight beasts per day and are headquartered in California’s scenic Lake Tahoe — where bear intrusions are all too common.