A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t ...

Senior outside hitter Lucas Kamalani had a team-high nine kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team swept Scotts Valley 25-13, 25-13, 25-21 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League ...

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Stryker, a major U.S. medical equipment company, said a cyberattack disrupted its global networks Wednesday. “We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the ...

SANTA CRUZ Tribute concert says ‘Thank you’ to Sly Stone From Ozzy Osbourne to Brian Wilson, 2025 saw the loss of many music icons. One of the biggest was Sly Stone, the Texas-born and ...

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic senators demanded answers from the Trump administration on Wednesday as a growing body of evidence suggested that the U.S. was likely responsible for a strike at ...

Other penguins that have limited diets are more threatened by changes coming from a warming ocean and the makeup of the food chain. But king penguins — which are so abundant they are considered a ...

Every March, we observe Red Cross Month, and this year marks 145 years of American Red Cross volunteers being ready to support when help can’t wait. As a board member for the Red Cross Central Coast ...

Cornyn and Paxton are facing off in a May 26 runoff after neither won a majority in the March 3 primary to clinch the ...

The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South African foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues. Ambassador ...

The Trump administration is using a 20-year-old report to misrepresent former President Jimmy Carter’s views on mail-in and absentee ballots as it pushes for federal legislation that would impose ...

PG&E. Just naming our utility company brings on a visceral reaction, correct? Which is: how high can my monthly utility bills climb? In already demanding cost of living county and state, this ...