Santa Cruz police say that a suspect is in custody Tuesday following an hours-long standoff at Main Beach on Monday.

Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will take center stage when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a half-century of honoring and celebrating the culture through music, arts, food and community ...

A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photograph taken from high above their residence.

The nation’s unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states. It also ensures that ...

Yet again, the federal government spent far more than it collected in revenue, racking up a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion ...

Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez plops another corn cake into the piping hot oil of a large pan. As she grabs a set of tongs to flip them one by one, she yells across the kitchen realizing she’s ...

A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute when a magistrate sets his term later his month. Magistrate Brett Sonnet told ...

In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer. Grazer beat Chunk by ...

The San Diego Padres have reminded fans about their zero-tolerance policy for bad behavior ahead of Game 3 of their NL Division Series against rival Los Angeles after tempers flared on the field and ...

A major development for residents along Mountain Charlie Road in the Santa Cruz mountains. The county officials creating a temporary road after a landslide blocked access for eight months. While this ...

Mozambique will vote for a new president in an election on Wednesday that could extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?” The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States. Just what ...