"While it is undoubtedly difficult, we remain cautiously optimistic and hopeful," the family said. The men have been jailed for their parents' murders for decades.

California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

The California legislature on Thursday approved a redistricting package aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in the U.S. Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hoped to gain from a similar Republican plan to redraw political maps in Texas.

The Pickett fire spread across more than 1,000 acres on Thursday, threatening the city of Calistoga and nearby vineyards.

The Trump administration accused California of “promoting gender ideology” in the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program.

After Texas moved forward on a new Trump-backed congressional map this week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded, "It's on," moving forward on his own redistricting plan that favors Democrats.

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year. Lawmakers voted

You can save money by setting your thermostat to 78 degrees during hot weather, according to Deione Brown, owner of Capital City Comfort, a Sacramento heating, cooling and ventilation company.

The peak of a heat wave lingering over Southern California is expected on Thursday, which could bring record-breaking temperatures to some areas.

Right now, one county in California –– Sacramento County — is known to livestream its elections. The footage shows staff conducting ballot tabulations, which entails placing ballots through scanners.