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The average user of birth control pills saved $255 in the first year after an Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers cover contraceptives without copays went into effect, a study finds.

When the U.S. reopens its embassy in Havana, it will increase its staff. That should mean more help for American businesses hoping to gain a foothold on the Communist island.

A law that takes effect Wednesday will ensure most employees receive at least three paid sick days a year. The law was authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez from San Diego.

The bill strikes California's personal belief exemption for immunizations, requiring nearly all public schoolchildren to be vaccinated.

California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a contentious bill that would impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country after a series of emotionally charged debates.

The Monarch School is able to serve exclusively a population of homeless students because of a special federal exemption, which could soon be eliminated under a proposed Senate bill.

Opponents of a California bill that would ban personal belief exemptions for childhood vaccinations say they’re not going away.

The bill aims to increase immunization rates after a measles outbreak linked to Disneyland in December sickened over 100 people in the U.S. and Mexico.

Against the backdrop of several fiery derailments, safety advocates are questioning whether new federal rules meant to prevent incidents go far enough. Opponents say the new rules are too costly.

With San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts engulfed in a scandal, his political survival may rest on a criminal inquiry and public perception.