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Stories of some people who lived through the inferno by standi... . Sonoma firefighter Pete Avencino launches an incendiary device during a backburn operation Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif.
Newly released body camera footage shows a sheriff's deputy braving flames to rescue a disabled woman and get people to flee from a lethal wildfire that was about to devour a Northern California community. Sonoma County announced Saturday evening that its coroner had confirmed two more deaths, taking the total in the county to 22 and the overall count to 40. A residence in the hills above Sonoma, Calif., has a posted sign alerting people to an available pool if needed to shelter from wildfires Friday, Oct. 13, 2017.
Fast-moving fires spread by shifting winds forced thousands more Californians to evacuate their homes on Saturday as the death toll from the deadliest blaze recorded in the state's history rose to at least 38, with hundreds of people still missing. About 10,000 firefighters supported by air tankers and helicopters overhead were battling 16 major wildfires, some encompassing several smaller merged blazes, in areas north of San Francisco that have consumed nearly 214,000 acres over seven days, or roughly 334 square miles - an area larger than New York City.
Stories of some people who lived through the inferno by standi... . Sonoma firefighter Pete Avencino launches an incendiary device during a backburn operation Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif.
Authorities say about 100,000 people are under evacuation orders as the wildfires in Northern California burn for a sixth day. As a flare-up drives hundreds more to flee on Saturday, some people who have been evacuated all week are demanding to get back into their homes.
Celine Dion pledges proceeds from her show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace to the families of the victims of the mass shooting Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. Readers say it is time for substantial gun control legislation.
A helicopter flies through the smokey sky to drop a load of water on a wildfire Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Sonoma, Calif. Officials say progress is being made in some of the largest wildfires burning in Northern California but that the death toll is almost sure to surge.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who announced earlier this week she would seek a fifth full term in 2018, is all but guaranteed to face a serious challenger next year. The question now: who can emerge from a potentially crowded field of ambitious progressives to take on the Democratic establishment favorite? Kevin de Leon, the state Senate president, who CNN reported on Thursday intends to enter the race, is the early frontrunner to advance beyond June's open primary, along with Feinstein, into a one-on-one general election campaign.
One of the Democratic Party's most prominent financial backers is demanding that lawmakers and candidates on the left support removing President Trump from office, putting pressure on Democrats to make Trump's ouster a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Tom Steyer, a billionaire California investor who spent more than $91 million supporting Democrats in the 2016 elections, issued the demand to his party in a letter on Wednesday.
When senior California Senator Dianne Feinstein announced that she would run for yet another term in the upper chamber there were at least some in her party who were surprised. One issue, while not disqualifying, was her age.
That gnashing sound you hear are the political gears shifting in response to Dianne Feinstein's announcement - after months of delay - that she'll seek another U.S. Senate term next year. "I am running for reelection to the Senate," Feinstein declared on Twitter Monday morning.
A liberal, pro-gun control senator from California just offered much-needed perspective on the Las Vegas Strip shooting. Gun-rights supporters couldn't have said it better if they tried.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is running for re-election. After weeks of speculation, the California Democrat decided to come out of the bunker and announce her plans to run for anther term yesterday.
An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew... . The remains of an automobile sit in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today is the first Columbus Day in Los Angeles that is being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day. A statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles was covered by a large while cloth early this morning.
At 84, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at an age when many Americans are deep into their retirement years. But the oldest member of the Senate announced Monday that she will seek another term with a ready retort for those who might suggest her best years are behind her.
Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co... . FILE - In this March 18, 2014, file photo, Ashley Judd arrives at the world premiere of "Divergent" at the Westwood Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles.
Always one to speak his mind, Corker's new free agent status should make President... Seeking momentum for gun restrictions, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says only broader legislation would be effective in outlawing "bump stocks" like the Las Vegas gunman used. Seeking momentum for gun restrictions, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says only broader legislation would be effective in outlawing "bump stocks" like the Las Vegas gunman used.
Friends, relatives and an outpouring of grievers gathered in California to celebrate the life of a man who died shielding his wife during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Friends, relatives and an outpouring of grievers gathered in California to celebrate the life of a man who died shielding his wife during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
"Saturday Night Live" has paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the late rock superstar Tom Petty by opening its show with country star Jason Aldean singing one of Petty's songs. "Saturday Night Live" has paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the late rock superstar Tom Petty by opening its show with country star Jason Aldean singing one of Petty's songs.