Some states in the U.S. have a little bit of everything for residents to enjoy, and California comes out on the top of that ...

A legal showdown between California, Congressional Republicans and the Trump admin escalates as Texas enters the mix to try ...

Firefighters made progress on two blazes threatening homes in California's wine country and in rural parts of central Oregon.

Where you stay on vacation can make or break your relaxing getaway. Luckily, whether you’re venturing to Northern or Southern ...

Hello, I'm Dana Taylor, and this is a special episode of USA TODAY's The Excerpt.

President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across ...

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, ...

This fall, California's voters will decide whether to approve the Democratic party's plan to gerrymander the state's ...