The so-called Soberanes Fire ignited last Friday just south of the upscale oceanside town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
The accused gunman, identified as Jesse Michael Gomez, 52, was charged with murder and attempted murder in the case.
The Obamas’ eldest daughter was slammed for missing the Democratic National Convention to attend the festival in Chicago.
The FBI is probing the incident, while the Kremlin has denied involvement.
The DNC played Elizabeth Banks-produced cover song "Fight Song" multiple times each night of the convention. Twitter did not like it.
As Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president, she reminded voters of her past. Here's what that looked like.
Still gunning for a political revolution, Bernie Sanders supporters plan to write in his name on ballots across the nation in November.
Eat some fried food, enjoy the entertainment and see blue ribbon marijuana plants at this year's Oregon state fair.
The old Sandy Hook Elementary School was razed following a murderous rampage in December 2012 in which a gunman killed 26 children and teachers.
Many voters on both sides have been ambivalent in their support for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Blood centers in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas were asked to suspend collections as authorities carry out investigations into four Zika cases unrelated to travel.
Hayes Grier’s brother Nash first broke the news of the 16-year-old’s accident to his 5.6 million Twitter followers.
Native Americans are heartened to see diversity at the DNC but hope for further policy progress, too.
Clinton has time and again highlighted her historic candidacy as a step forward for all women.
Chelsea Clinton will speak Thursday at the convention setting the stage before her mother's remarks.
Hillary Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for president Thursday in Philadelphia.
Chelsea Clinton’s husband Marc Mezvinsky has largely avoided the spotlight but that could change come November.
It's destroyed 34 houses and threatened more than 2,000 buildings.
Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail in Iowa where he failed to win the state's caucus.
A team of researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson found that trees may do more harm than good in fighting climate change.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has become of the most fundamental issues of the 2016 election.
The U.S. FDA has approved the first liquid formulation of synthetic cannabis.
Tim Kaine urged voters not to believe Donald Trump's campaign promises during his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
American politics has a new word to add to its lexicon. It's a hashtag and a trending topic, but it's still being defined.
A study has debunked the theory that the red wolf and the eastern wolf are distinct species living in North America, claiming that they are just gray wolves with coyote DNA.
The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appeared to urge Russia to leak and publish democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s private emails.
The four new cases, which were detected in the Miami-Dade and Broward counties, have raised concerns that mosquitoes in the United States have begun to carry the virus.
The study published in the American Journal of Public Health studied racial attacks experienced across five years including being shouted at, being physically attacked, avoiding a place or feeling unsafe.
Black supporters of both of the top Democratic candidates say that more needs to be said, more needs to be done.
To keep out Trump's many critics, moderators are only allowing established users to pose questions.
