Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking ...

With the restoration of the Medi-Cal eligibility asset test on Jan. 1, 2026 (back to where it existed in July 2022), some people may want to consider whether to include specific gifting provisions ...

California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying rules this year, including a  controversial rewrite of the ...

OPINION- Although Donald Trump’s Department of Labor announced in April 2025 that “Trump’s Golden Age puts American workers first,” that contention is contradicted by the facts.

After raising alarms about increasingly dire blooms of cyanobacteria an advocate for cleaning up Clear Lake, drafted like-minded others who were inspired to contribute to the lake’s cleanup ...

OPINION- A friend sent me a photo of Mt. Holly in Michigan. Funny thing is, that’s where I first learned how to ski with my brother and my parents. I wore two pair of heavy socks and a pair of red ...

After a decade of expanding health coverage and safety net programs, the Golden State took a sharp detour in 2025. As federal funding reductions and policy changes rippled through the health care ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Throngs of feral cats emerge from the shade of parked trucks and bushes as soon as the familiar ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died ...

Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit requires some advance preparation. Even the professionals plan ahead.

After a hearing this Monday, attorneys prosecuting the civil case of Anna Nusslock v. St. Joseph Health Northern California, et al. will be able to move forward pursuing a case against both the ...