CALIFORNIA

Those lyrics are from the most patriotic American anthem of the last half-century, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Ronald Reagan played the song the year it came out, at the 1984 Republican convention, and it gained iconic status after the 9/11 atrocities.

U.S. courts have authority to decide whether President Barack Obama's healthcare law is valid under the Constitution, his attorney general told a federal court on Thursday in a further bid to defuse a controversy Obama ignited earlier this week.

An Iraqi woman, who was thought to be a victim of a hate crime that occurred in southern California, might have been killed by her own family members.

Nadya Suleman, also known as Octomom, has announced that she has sought public welfare again in order to feed her 14 children.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top technology firm by revenue, estimated operating profit nearly doubled in January-March from a year ago, boosted by sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphones and its Note mini-tablet and phone.

So far this week, U.S. industrial giants have announced nearly $3 billion will be invested in new operations and research in Brazil, China and India three cornerstone members of the BRICS countries.

A whooping cough epidemic has broken out in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Over 600 cases have already been reported this year.

Jessica Sanchez has been wowing the judges on American Idol and last night was no different. The 16-year-old California native who has covered music icons like Whitney Houston and Beyonce took a stab at Houston again last night and did not disappoint.

The son of Bruce Penhall, Connor Penhall, was killed Wednesday night as he worked to repairing a portion of Interstate 10 in Baldwin Park.

UltraViolet, the recently active women’s network, picked a new target, Facebook, and announced an online petition campaign to ensure it has women directors.

The final coroner's report on Whitney Houston revealed that her death was due to drowning caused by heart disease and cocaine use.

The ban on capital punishment -- life without the chance for parole will become the state's maximum punishment -- will apply only to future inmates, not those already on death row.

Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, a conservative Islamist candidate for the Egyptian presidency, is accusing opponents' supporters of forging California public records indicating that his mother was an American citizen.

Angels outfielder Torii Hunter had guns draw on him outside of his home on Wednesday.

Recent photos of convicted mass murderer Charles Manson have been released by the California Department of Corrections. Manson, 77, has a parole hearing next week, having been denied parole 11 times since 1978.

A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that killed seven people and wounded three others this week at a small, Christian college he once attended in California.

A U.S. judge largely sided with Apple on Wednesday over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight against Samsung over smartphones and tablets.

Splurging on a vacation home shortly after the housing market meltdown was not an easy decision for Kathy and Dan Nikolai.

College officials have launched an investigation into the pepper-spraying of at least 30 students who interrupted a Board of Trustee's meeting over a contentious plan to offer pricier summer courses.

Now that Canadian telecommunications powerhouse Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) has a new boss and a new outlook, the BlackBerry developer is in play. Here are some prospective buyers.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House of Representatives, said the Affordable Care Act was written in an iron clad way to withstand constitutional review.