California Democrats are remaking the state’s mental health care system.

• Californians are flocking to Texas in search of a more affordable life.

Officials urge commuters to use public transit or work from home

Moving to Arkansas isn't just a pocketbook decision – it’s about quality of life as well

The storm has caused significant flooding, power outages, and rock and mudslides in the Southwest, with more to potentially come.

Shooter had history of posting hateful content online, sheriff says, and shot Laura Ann Carleton with gun not registered to him

Residents are fleeing the Democratic-controlled city, many of them heading for Republican lands

Heavy rain and flooding are probably starting this weekend despite expected weakening of the storm. It could become the first tropical system to make a California landfall in 84 years.

A hurricane packing 130mph (215km/h) winds is churning towards Mexico and the south-western US.

She was declared dead on scene, police reported.

But Palm Springs is more than just a vacation spot.

Growing up in a predominately low-income immigrant community, we assumed living in an overcrowded apartment was the norm.

Andrew Truelove needs a belt and a pair of socks.

City’s lodging business has been squeezed by crime and other quality-of-life issues

The Wood Street encampment for years drew people with nowhere to live, until a fire made finding a solution an urgent—and frustrating—task.

The city faces several crises, but one stands out

Nearly half the police in Antioch, Calif., were included on racist texts. The new chief says, “It’s up to us 

The storm is expected to bring several inches of accumulation along I-95.