BREAKING: Joe Coulombe, who had a vision that young grocery shoppers would flock to a store that stocked healthy foods at bargain prices, has died. He created Trader Joe's, a quirky grocery store that rose from a cult favorite to a retail giant.
A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the 2019 Miss USA title in a diverse field that included teachers, nurses and members of the military.
Police release video showing them pulling two Native American teens from a Colorado State University campus tour after a woman reported them. Read about the university's apology here:
Portland, Oregon, official says report that a police commander exchanged friendly text messages with a leader of far-right protests that have rocked the city confirms collusion exists between some police and right-wing extremists.
Leon Lederman, an experimental physicist who studied subatomic particles, has died at 96 after selling his Nobel Prize for $765,000 at an auction to help pay medical bills.
Employees of the nation's public lands agency are quitting rather than move to the U.S. West as the Trump administration breaks up the headquarters in Washington, D.C., opponents warn.
A video shows a Border Patrol agent shooting at a homemade target at a gender reveal party, sparking an Arizona wildfire that caused $8 million in damage.
At least five states and Washington, D.C., are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day as part of an effort to move away from honoring Christopher Columbus.
US wants to avoid pulling what may be thousands of migrant children from 'sponsor' homes to rejoin parents, saying it "could be traumatic to the children."
Ten African Americans win Rhodes scholarships, the most ever in a single US class. The winners include the first black woman to lead the Corps of Cadets at West Point.
A documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, unveiling a detailed investigation into the Saudi Arabia regime and the companies and governments that do business with it.
Dogged determination: An Anatolian shepherd that survived the Northern California wildfire was waiting by the ruins of his home when his owner returned after almost a month.
San Francisco will have a minimum wage of $15 per hour starting Sunday. It will be the first major U.S. city with that wage for all workers, officials say.
Leaders of Orange County, California's Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue and other likenesses from the county’s airport because of his racist and bigoted comments.
'He had a sparkle in his eye.' A Montana deputy recounts finding a cold, hungry baby who had spent hours beneath sticks and debris in the woods. Story:
Video shows a defendant calmly rising from his chair, grabbing a pen and attempting to stab a witness before he's shot dead in a Utah courtroom in 2014. Read the story:
California restaurant says it won't serve patrons if they wear a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap because it sees the hat as a symbol of intolerance and hate.
THIS WEEK IN MARIJUANA: Scientists say chocolate can throw off potency tests in edibles; the DEA moves ahead with plans to approve more growers for federally authorized cannabis research; and Washington state weighs an overhaul of its industry rules.
Some nurses at an Arizona hospital joked there had to be something in the water when they discovered 16 of them are expecting babies around the same time.
California joins 14 other states to sue the Trump administration over its decision to suspend an Obama-era regulation focused on limiting pollution from trucks.
Two sisters, ages 8 and 5, who were missing since Friday have been found safe by California firefighters who tracked their boot prints and granola bar wrappers.
A lawsuit by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's son says former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio trumped up charges against him to hurt his father. Now, it's going to trial.
The only two black legislators in Arizona were formally chastised for speaking out against a Republican lawmaker's use of a racial slur in a published column.
Top leaders at the University of California say they support dropping the SAT and ACT exams from admission requirement.They say research has convinced them that using the tests for college admissions decision is unfair.
The wife and the running mate of Montana's Republican gubernatorial candidate, as well as several other top GOP officials, were possibly exposed to the coronavirus after attending an event with the girlfriend of President Donald Trump’s oldest son.
A US judge says President Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and canyons in the Atlantic Ocean. The ruling restores the restrictions.
California's governor blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, saying she was an "eager participant" in a murderous cult in 1969 and still has potential for violence.
He swam through burning fuel to survive the 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii. Now this 97-year-old U.S. Navy vet will mark the 77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor from afar.
Apple detectives: A team of amateur botanists has rediscovered 10 apple varieties in the Pacific Northwest that were planted by long-ago pioneers and had been thought to be extinct.
Trump administration throws support behind a lawsuit accusing UC Berkeley of having double standard for campus speakers that restricts conservative views.
Utah has started paying to send public employees to Mexico to buy their prescription drugs at a lower price. Even after flights and a $500-per-trip bonus, its public insurer has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Earlonne Woods’ popular podcast about life inside a California prison helped him get his sentence commuted. Now he’s free and a full-time ‘Ear Hustle’ producer.
Sheriff's report says a 19-year-old from El Salvador admitted killing a married couple in Nevada with a handgun he said he stole earlier from their Reno home.
A California condor chick has hatched and is living on a cliff in Zion National Park. The species is making a comeback in the wild three decades after being on the brink of extinction.
A treasure hunter has found a bronze chest filled with gold and jewels that was hidden a decade ago somewhere in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. The art collector who created the mystery says the winner sent him a photo of the prize as proof.
“I’ve never seen so many people die. Every day.” Nurses and doctors in Arizona find themselves on the front line as the coronavirus rips through the state.
A U.S. judge in Arizona has ruled in favor of migrants, saying conditions in holding cells at most Border Patrol facilities in the state are punitive and unconstitutional.
The federal judge who ordered children be reunited with their families after being separated at the US-Mexico border has been unyielding in his insistence that the Trump administration meet his deadline.
California gay couple sues US State Department, claiming it is discriminating against same-sex binational couples by denying their children citizenship at birth.
An attorney for the reporter body-slammed by Rep. Greg Gianforte last year is warning the Montana congressman to stop misleading voters about the attack.
A retiring Roman Catholic bishop is moving into a 3,300-square-foot, $2.3 million home in California's Silicon Valley, paid for with funds from his diocese.
Democrat real estate executive Harley Rouda says voters "across the political spectrum" helped him oust longtime Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in California's 48th District in Orange County.
Customers at restaurants and coffee shops in Berkeley, California, who don’t bring a reusable cup for their beverage will have to pay a 25-cent fee for a disposable cup as part of a new city law.
Adios, California! Officials say that for the first time since 2010 more people left the state than moved in, leaving its population just shy of 40 million.