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10 Most Expensive US ZIP Codes in 2025 — 7 Are in California

The 10 most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S. reveal where wealth is concentrated in 2025—and 7 of them are in one state: California.

GOBankingRates · Sep 13, 2025

California lawmakers to decide on extending key climate program and boosting grid reliability

The California Legislature plans to vote Saturday on whether to extend the state's cap-and-trade program

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

California passes bill to stop ICE and other law enforcement from hiding faces

‘The idea that in California we would have law enforcement officers running around with ski masks is terrifying,’ one Democratic California lawmaker said

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

California bill against foreign hits on diaspora splits Indian Americans

The bill comes amid growing concerns over alleged Indian government efforts to target Sikh dissidents in North America.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2025

Heartbreak as dying octopus Ghost cares for eggs that will never hatch

A dying octopus in an aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well-wishes as she spends her final days

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

California Public Charter Schools' Independent Study Programs Can Insist on Secular Curricular Materials

"The Supreme Court has recently confirmed that the Free Exercise Clause does not prohibit a state from providing 'a strictly secular education in its public schools'"—and, the court held, that extends to California charter schools and their parental "home-based direct instruction approved by the school and coordinated, evaluated, and supervised…

Reason · Sep 11, 2025

‘Force, fraud and coercion’: Depraved explicit content king fled to Spain but can’t escape justice in California

He was once one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives.

We Got This Covered · Sep 11, 2025

Mexican Singer Junior H Threatened by Jalisco Cartel

A banner, commonly known as a narcomanta, appeared near the University of Baja California, suspended over a bridge.

Latin Times · Sep 10, 2025

America Is Sitting On A Treasure Trove of Clean-Energy Minerals – And Wasting Most Of It

The rate of electric vehicle adoption has increased, with California having more than 1 million registrations as of 2023. While that represents 35% of the country's electric vehicles, Florida and Texas also had over 200,000 registrations in 2023, according to the US Department of Energy.

Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025

The 14 House districts that didn’t budge from 2022 to 2024 - Roll Call

There were 14 House districts that didn't see much of a partisan shift between 2022 and 2024, according to Inside Elections' Baseline metric.

Roll Call · Sep 10, 2025