Parents demanded policy changes at a Riverside school board meeting following controversial volleyball forfeit involving transgender athlete in girls' sports.

California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning.

The Pickett Fire in California's Napa County grew Friday afternoon near Calistoga, reaching more than 3,000 acres, the largest fire in the Bay Area since last year.

Parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro face murder charges as San Bernardino authorities continue search for the Southern California child.

The parents of a Southern California baby, reported missing by his mother, were arrested and accused of murder, authorities said Friday. San Bernardino County sheriff's homicide detectives "arrested Jake and Rebecca Haro at their residence in Cabazon" and booked them on suspicion of murder, according to a department statement.

The vote marked a return volley by Democrats in a national redistricting war the day after Texas approved its new map.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The California legislature approved on Thursday a redistricting plan aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in the U.S. Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump sought from a Republican move to redraw political maps in Texas.

"We're here to call upon city, county and state officials, asking them to investigate this shooting because there is a lot that we don't know," attorney Jason Sanchez said at the news conference.

The parents of a 7-month-old child who has been missing for over a week have been arrested for murder, authorities in California announced Friday.

Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party's slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterm elections.

An extreme heat warning will be in place until 9 p.m. Saturday for most of the area, including downtown Los Angeles. Valley and mountain areas could see highs reaching 110 degrees or more, according to the National Weather Service.

California's long-delayed high-speed rail project is slated to be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, according to a report released Friday by the High Speed Rail Authority.