The visit came the day after a new ballot initiative asking voters whether the state should become an independent country was cleared by the California Secretary of State's office to begin gathering signatures. Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States?

The Trump administration's plans to crack down on immigration and launch mass deportations could drain caregivers from the workforce as California and the country face the needs of an aging population,

A new bid to place a measure on the ballot that would ask California voters to approve the state's secession from the U.S. has been cleared for signature gathering.

California's first ballot initiative for the November 2028 election has been filed and cleared for signature gathering. It would allow the Golden State to become its own country—separate from the United States.

Vigilance and preparation are important, say forecasters at the NWS, as wintry weather brings hazardous travel conditions.

CALEXIT is looking to have California look into the question of whether or not they should remain part of the United States or be their own country.

California independence campaigners say President Donald Trump's second election victory strengthened their cause.

An independent California would need to address defense, healthcare, and Social Security funding challenges. The idea of California secession resurfaces amid renewed tensions between President Trump and Gov.

The president was greeted by Gov. Newsom in L.A. Friday afternoon for a brief trip where he announced that the state will receive full federal backing to rebuild.

Without federal support, California may be the first domino to fall, as a polarized nation moves to take the economic reality of climate change into its own hands.

The General used data from the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to examine traffic camera laws in California