California horse racing, now in danger of shutting down, could have put itself on solid footing more than a decade ago when it explored the idea of adding electronic machines that allow gamblers ...

Historical horse racing machines often trigger controversy when they're installed, raising questions about whether they violate various state gaming restrictions. (Otto Kitsinger / Associated Press) ...

In November, a New York Times article by Joe Drape quoted Dr. Greg Ferraro, the chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, stating that Ferraro expected a request from racetracks to install ...

A new online petition is proposing that the country of Denmark buy California for a trillion dollars. The man behind the push, Xavier Dutoit, started the “Denmarkification” website to make the ...

THE BUZZ: AVOIDING COURTROOMS — California Democrats tried to turn their state into a safe haven for undocumented immigrants during Donald Trump’s first term. But since returning to office ...

You can use it to find information about public employee compensation in California government agencies and in the state’s public universities. About 260,000 people work for the state of ...

It's never too early to plan your penny-saving with a Steam Sale schedule. In times past, predicting Steam sales was more soothsaying than science, but we're in a beautiful new world of ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...

As of Tuesday, the "Denmarkification" petition – which calls for the country of Denmark to buy the state of California – has collected more than 200,000 signatures. The petition comes in ...

The strongest storm to impact parts of California in over a year has arrived and was drenching hundreds of miles of the state Thursday. Coastal areas and valleys in Southern California ...

A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures. “Have you ever looked at a map and thought ...

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