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Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.

Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said the offer was still inadequate.

It turns out that the 21st century is just as much a party to hunger issues than its predecessor.

California spent far more than any other state on K-12 education in 2011, but its per-pupil spending was $1,421 below the national average, putting it 36th in the nation, according to a new Census Bureau report.

A tattooed inmate in one of California’s most remote prisons will now get his moment in the Supreme Court sun, along with a shot at clarifying the rules governing certain law enforcement searches.

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.

The job market for California law school graduates remains brutal, even as law school tuition rises to new heights.

Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.

Those who would like to help people affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes, as well as floods and other crises, can make a donation to American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs.

Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month in South Carolina.

The Navy says a trained dolphin has found a 130-year-old torpedo off the San Diego coast.

A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

America's military personnel, active and retired, will be given free admission to California's Great America amusement park on the Memorial Day weekend.

The final spring city-wide pickup of green waste will be held next week in Sacramento.

A cold front moving into Northern California is expected to bring much cooler temperatures for the remainder of the week.

Lodi police said they have arrested a man for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a hotel.

Yolo County Sheriff's officials say that an inmate died Saturday after being found in his cell with labored breathing.

Ryan Vogelsong had just completed his first season as a full-time major-league starting pitcher when he went to Venezuela in late 2004 to play winter ball.

Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his.

The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team.

Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.

On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker.

Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.

Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor."

A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

California is trying to reclaim the mantle of marijuana leadership it has ceded to states like Colorado and Washington, Dan says.

We'll get a sense of what's next for California's perpetually evolving Legislature after the polls close on a few different races today.

If Keith Smart looks a bit uncomfortable representing the Kings at today's NBA draft lottery in New York, it's understandable.

With coach Keith Smart representing the team at the NBA lottery selection tonight in New York City, the Kings drew the seventh pick for next month's draft.