The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, metal detector, and more. In fact, recreational ...

The romance of rail travel never quite disappeared from American culture. While highways and airports came to dominate the ...

Old-fashioned storefronts house candy shops, bakeries, and antique stores. The town sits at 4,000 feet elevation, giving it four distinct seasons rare in Southern California. Fall brings spectacular ...

Looking for budget-friendly historic towns in California that won’t empty your wallet? These 15 charming destinations offer fascinating history, beautiful architecture, and affo ...

Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, ...

Four people suspected of carrying out a series of jewelry store burglaries in Sacramento and Lodi as part of an alleged ...

The Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building in Sacramento, California, which is the home of the California Court of Appeal for the Third District, as it stood on June 24, 2007. (Photo by Coolcaesar, ...

Australian gold miner Northern Star Ltd. sold 3% less of the precious metal in the three months to end-September than the year before, even as prices in the period reached a series of record highs.

WHY? OFFICIALS SAY ONE WOMAN ENDED UP WITH TWO BALLOTS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS SNAP BENEFITS WILL BE PARTIALLY FUNDED AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON. TWO JUDGES RULED LAST WEEK. THE ...

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — In a stretch of Northern California known for farming, ranching and a rural way of life, residents worry a ballot measure to redraw U.S. House maps is all but certain to dilute ...