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If you've spent any time around cats, you've seen them curl up in cozy spaces. A new study on feline cognition shows that they also like to sit in snug squares created by a kind of optical illusion.

Newly acquired state data shows that the Corrections Department transferred patients with serious mental illnesses an average of five times over a six-year period, underscoring a CalMatters’ investigation this year that revealed the practice and raised questions about the harm it could cause.

San Diego Gas and Electric customers are struggling to pay utility bills that spiked just when the demand for energy spiked in Southern California.

Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.

The California Report Magazine visits some of the best secret spots across the state for their yearly Hidden Gems show, one of them is in nearby Joshua Tree. When people talk about the area they often use words like striking or spectacular, but local beauty isn't confined to the National Park. There's an oasis of style in this small desert community.

Michigan State law professor Justin Simard says 18% of all published American cases are within two steps of a slave case. His team has spent years documenting them, hoping to force a legal reckoning.

Matt McIlvane will get his first opportunity to publicly explain how he will convert his coaching success in Europe to developing players for the Anaheim Ducks when he is introduced Wednesday as coach of the San Diego Gulls, their American Hockey League affiliate.

Hunger and drought are overwhelming the Horn of Africa again, threatening a humanitarian catastrophe and a warning from aid agencies of an "explosion of child deaths."

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

This weekend in the arts: "Memory Traces" at the La Jolla Historical Society, tap dance and piano at La Jolla Music Society, Evan Lopez at Mortis Studio, the Hausmann Quartet, "Selected Drawings" at City Gallery and "Life Sucks" at Cygnet Theatre.