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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday apologized for what he called “a bad mistake” in attending a birthday party in wine country that broke the very rules that he has been preaching to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Los Angeles County imposed new restrictions on businesses Tuesday and is readying plans for a mandatory curfew for all but essential workers if coronavirus cases keep spiking.

A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds destroyed several homes in a Reno neighborhood Tuesday and forced the evacuation of hundreds more on the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, one of several blazes burning near the Nevada-California border.

A young Ohio woman acquitted of killing and burying her newborn in her family’s backyard has been released from a probation term she was serving for abuse of a corpse.

A 62-year-old Illinois woman will become one of the oldest women in the country to give birth. Kathy Blattner is pregnant thanks to eggs donated by her daughter, Sarah Utz who is also expecting.

The proposed settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of residents of Flint, Michigan, who were harmed by lead-tainted water now totals $641 million.

Tyra Muhammad started her college career in 1993. At 19, she got married and started a family. After her divorce, she decided it was time to finish what she started.

An Idaho line worker who came to Central Oklahoma to help restore power can now use a little help himself after his beloved pet raccoon went missing in the state.

An Arkansas police department shared heart-pounding video Monday of an officer running without hesitation into a burning house to save the people inside.

The FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, according to two people with knowledge of the probe.

Family members of a Black woman who was killed when a white police officer fired through a window of her mother’s Texas home have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the city.

The number of COVID hospitalizations in the Dallas Fort Worth area has hit an all-time high — surpassing July’s peak.

Election officials across Georgia are staring down a Wednesday deadline to complete a hand tally of the presidential race in the state.

A second Georgia county has uncovered a trove of votes not previously included in election results, but the additional votes won’t change the overall outcome of the presidential race, the secretary of state’s office said Tuesday.

The holiday tradition of laying wreaths on graves at the Arlington National Cemetery will continue this year, despite the pandemic.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that the city’s public school district, the largest in the U.S., would be closed for in-person learning starting on Thursday to ward off the increasing spread of COVID-19.

After multiple delays, the NBA draft finally arrives Wednesday. Like everyone else in 2020, this year’s class of players has tried to make the best of their difficult circumstances.

This year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there. But so will a real prince.