The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails and slugs. People can become infected by eating raw or undercooked snails or slugs, or by consuming unwashed produce contaminated with small snails, slugs, or parts of them.

Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

Gov. Newsom plans to spend $19 million on an ad campaign to 'polish' California's image amid a $3 billion deficit.

A long-lasting heat wave is expected to bring potential record-breaking temperatures to much of Southern California over the next few days. Weather officials say temperatures will

Florida, with its high concentration of wealth, no state income tax, pro-business policies and balmy weather, has drawn an unusually large number of disaffected California tech moguls.

A young girl who was allegedly kidnapped six years ago from Southern California was found safe in North Carolina, authorities said Tuesday

CBS News California Investigates found that food banks, children's hospitals and charities are owed thousands of dollars sitting in the state's unclaimed property system, while other states automatically send checks to return the money.

March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invoke emergency law for Sable Offshore as it looks to restart production from a cluster of offshore platforms in California, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday,