From 1996–2021 at least 218 whales were confirmed entangled off Mexico’s Pacific and Baja California coasts. Humpbacks were the most commonly entangled whales, but gray, sperm, Bryde’s and fin whales ...

Nearly half of California voters support Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s push to create more safe Democratic congressional seats before the midterm election, a new poll found, but support hasn’t crossed the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a contentious congressional redistricting plan, as state Democrats seek to counter a Trump-backed effort to add to the GOP's House majority by ...

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Lawmakers are widely expected this week to pass a legislative package calling for a special election in November that would redraw congressional districts to boost the number of Democrats in Congress.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The first draft of California's redrawn congressional district maps has been released. The submitted map leaves eight districts untouched and, in 20 districts, fewer than 10% of ...

A tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico that was approaching South Texas on Friday has a 20% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, down from 50% earlier in the day, according to the ...

Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has formed and is predicted to strengthen to a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). Invest 98L, a separate system in the Gulf of ...

A tropical disturbance moving into the Gulf of Mexico this week is being watched by the National Hurricane Center for possible development. On Wednesday, the NHC said the disturbance, now over the Bay ...

SAFETY. GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK NOW FROM THE STATE CAPITOL AND THE REDISTRICTING BATTLE BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. IT’S STILL GOING ON, AND MANY ARE NOW QUESTIONING IF A VOTE AT THE STATE CAPITOL ...

A tropical disturbance developing in the western Caribbean is drawing attention as it begins to head toward the Yucatan Peninsula, with potential implications for the Gulf of Mexico—including ...

The big “Gulf of Mexico” scrub-out has begun at NOAA. The agency on Thursday issued a final rule “to amend existing regulations to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America,” striking another ...