Thomas Suh Lauder

Voters are about to decide if Californians will be able to legally possess an ounce of marijuana, grow up to six plants and purchase retail marijuana, all without a medical recommendation.

How does El Niño work, and why might it bring rain and snow to California this winter?

On April 1, as California entered a fourth year of drought, Gov.

Even in an area that was becoming accustomed to earthquakes, a 5.6 temblor near Prague, Okla., in 2011 stood out.

For the first time, the U.S.