A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for states to turn over personal data — including names, birthdates, and home addresses — for people who are enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program.

Law enforcement officials say all three people aboard a small twin-engine plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California's central coast have died.

Three victims killed in small airplane crash off the coast of California were identified after witnesses reported hearing an aircraft before it went down.