Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal 15 months after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says President-elect Donald Trump’s prodding helped seal the deal. Johnson says he hopes the deal continues as the new administration comes in,

The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the president-elect told NBC News that he felt it was “better if I went as president.”

The Israeli-Hamas conflict has created tension across California and in Sacramento. Now, several faith-based leaders are concerned the rift remains after Wednesday's announced ceasefire.

The now-deleted description of a Feb. 11 event thrusts Cal into the center of a debate on antisemitism and the limits of academic freedom.

From the US Supreme Court’s ruling on TikTok and Israel’s cabinet okaying a ceasefire pact with Hamas to US President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of thousands, several important events took place in the world this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will issue an executive order to increase the availability of water in California, following disastrous wildfires that recently tore through several Los Angeles neighborhoods.

UC is aiming to speed up the faculty discipline process amid criticism that cases take too long to complete, including one involving a UC Davis professor accused of threatening Zionists.

A ceasefire is absolutely not the end, but the beginning of what we hope is going to be a longer process of peace building and stability in the region.”

A former San Diego summer camper was among three hostages released by Hamas after being held for more than a year.

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A U.S. backed ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel will remain in effect until the middle of next  month, the White House announced Sunday.