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From laws aimed at closing the gender pay gap to new rules of the road, here are the new laws you need to know about before you ring in the new year.

They allege the attack "was directly and proximately caused" by the then-secretary of state's mishandling of government secrets. Legal experts say the lawsuit would have to meet a high bar to proceed.

Police took nearly an hour to respond to a 911 call from a woman who said her mentally ill brother was acting erratically. About a minute after officers arrived on Tuesday, one shot and killed him.

Never known as a big-venue speaker, Hillary Clinton will face a make-or-break moment Thursday night with multiple pitfalls, varying objectives and a variety of critical audiences.

NPR's politics team has annotated Hillary Clinton's Monday speech, in which she spoke about student debt, unions and tax rates.

Proposition 57 would allow inmates to earn credits for good behavior, education and rehabilitation. Proposition 53 would require voter approval for projects financed by revenue bonds of $2 billion or more.

It’s not just the stench anymore. Residents say sea lions have taken over the beach and their droppings are polluting the ocean.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced the agreement in principle and says he expects workers will be back on the job next week.

With the Olympics in full swing, we look at the myriad ways losing a competition can wreak havoc on our physical and mental health.

Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Republican from Alpine, has introduced a bill defining sanctuary universities and prohibiting them from receiving federal student aid. In California, this money accounts for more than two-thirds of the aid students receive.