Emergency officials have lifted an evacuation order for some of the tens of thousands of people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California

The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.

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Over the past three decades, Katie Porter hasn’t changed much. She was always a high achiever, as a protégé Harvard Law student studying under then-professor, now-Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren,

Florida alleged California wrongly issued a commercial driver's license to an immigrant whose truck crashed, causing three deaths.

Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes and other special interests have donated $79.6 million to independent committees focused on swaying the volatile California governor's race ahead of the June 2 primary.

A “silicosis dashboard” run by the California Department of Public Health shows that as of May 22, 562 workers have contracted the incurable disease from working with artificial stone in the state, and 31 have died.

A 31-year-old ocean rower aims to become the first American woman to row solo from California to Hawaii and also set the record as the youngest and fastest woman to complete the challenge.