CA Debt Consolidation in California

For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.

A federal judge has blocked a 10 percent cut in Medi-Cal payments to doctors, dentists, pharmacies and many other health care providers.

Electric and hybrid vehicles may be better for the environment, but the California Legislature says they're bad for the blind.

Sen. Diane Feinstein, preparing to address the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce last week, broke her ankle Friday and will miss the Democratic National Convention.

Eighteen hospitals in California were fined for state health code violations in which patients died from various mishaps such as an improperly inserted tube and a ventilator that wasn't turned on. Other violations include surgical tools left inside patients after surgery.

The fines made public Monday stem from investigations by the California Department of Public Health that found shoddy care had either killed or endangered the lives of several patients. The hospitals were each fined $25,000 _ the latest of dozens of penalties the state has issued in recent years to more than 40 hospitals.

The governors of California and Colorado are in Washington today to help automakers promote simple steps drivers can take to cut fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Authorities are investigating a fire at a California nuclear plant that forced a reactor to be shut down.

A Democrat in the California legislature has been kicked out of her Capitol office for not supporting the party's state budget proposal.

A Kentucky sheriff drove 4,100 miles to California to pick up a fugitive, then realized when he got back he had the wrong guy.

California's high court has ruled that doctors cannot withhold care to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.

LOS ANGELES - U.S. and Mexican states are considering charging a fee for border crossings to raise money for infrastructure improvements that would reduce congestion at border posts, California Gov.

Police in California say a man driving a murder victim's car has been killed in a fiery crash during a police chase.

The military says a wind-whipped fire at a California air base damaged more vacant homes than previously though _ at least 230.

Air Force Maj. Vanessa Hillman said Sunday that the 190 homes and 40 duplexes burned in the fire at Travis Air Force Base were slated for demolition anyway.

The blaze started as a grass fire Saturday and quickly spread to a development that once housed service members. Officials had said at least 80 vacant homes burned.

Residents of nearby homes were not evacuated, but Hillman says some buildings were still lacked natural gas service Sunday.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has had surgery to repair his right knee, which he injured while exercising about two weeks ago.

The 61-year-old former bodybuilder had his knee examined Saturday after experiencing some discomfort. His staff said Sunday that the torn cartilage in his knee was repaired by arthroscopic surgery.

Schwarzenegger was under anesthesia for about 45 minutes Saturday. The powers of his office were transferred to Lt. Gov. John Garamendi during that time.

Spokesman Matt David called the operation minor and said Schwarzenegger was walking on his own Sunday.

One of the oldest tricks in the travel scam catalogue is a tour package that advertises one thing and then subtly tricks or tempts you into something else that either costs more or delivers less.

There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports.

The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate.

SEATTLE - Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: Student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities.

The FBI said Friday that it matched fingerprints from a German man's decades-old immigration papers to a kidnapping suspect who calls himself Clark Rockefeller -- the first forensic link to a conclusion ...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and two of his top aides to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit that seeks to force reductions in California's prison population.