Gov. Newsom spoke to reporters for the first time since launching his podcast that features conservative guests and since revealing he opposes trans-athletes competing in women's sports.

California lawmakers blocked a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams. Following a debate, the bill failed to pass out of the Assembly’s Committee on Arts,

California Gov. Newsom spoke to reporters for the first time since launching his podcast that features conservative guests and since revealing he opposes trans-athletes competing in women's sports.

California Democrats rejected two Republican bills that would have banned transgender athletes from female sports. In a rare turn, Republicans tried to use the Democratic governor’s own words to challenge Democrats.

It was the first time the issue of biological males competing against girls arose in the legislature since Gov. Gavin Newsom called it "deeply unfair."

California Assembly lawmakers on Tuesday rejected two proposals that would ban transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports in California.

Two proposed rule changes for transgender student athletes in Washington will be advisory-only votes after the WIAA determined the proposals would contradict state law.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) informed lawmakers the next vote in the House would be Monday evening. The announcement came minutes after… Conservative backlash erupted after President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Sen.

The California Legislature quashed a bill that would have banned students from using sex-segregated programs or facilities of the opposite gender, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Hundreds of sea lions have died amid a toxic algae bloom, with some animals becoming dangerous and acting erratically.

Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by a sea lion in Long Beach.

"My initial reaction was, 'I'm getting eaten in the middle of the water, it's a shark, I'm going to die,'" Phoebe Beltran told ABC News. Phoebe Beltran immediately screamed for help, which is when the animal -- she later found out was a sea lion -- let go of her arm.

The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than they have been in the past.”

A California teen is recovering after she was attacked by a sea lion. The 15-year-old was training to become a junior lifeguard in Long Beach at the time. Phoebe Beltran said she received multiple injuries from the sea lion,

A 15-year-old girl was swimming in the water off Long Beach, California during tryouts for a junior lifeguard program when she was attacked by a sea lion, officials said.

Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California's next governor.

Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, may face Kamala Harris in a potential Democratic showdown in their home state.

The former state attorney general plans on making his decades-long political resume a central selling point in his campaign.

Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California's next governor

Becerra has a long resume in California politics, including serving in the statehouse, as California’s attorney general and in Congress.

Becerra could face Kamala Harris, who said she would make an announcement on if she will run for governor of California this summer.

A California man is seen on Walgreens surveillance waving a gun before allegedly shooting an employee. (Credit: Madera Police Department)

A 30-year-old man with "anger" toward pharmacies opened fire inside a Walgreens in central California, killing a store clerk, police said.

A suspect charged with murder in the deadly shooting inside a Walgreens in Madera, California, has been arraigned.