If it's in your home and runs on electricity, you'll probably find it in the Stanford Bits and Watts lab. And that includes solar panels to help power and test consumer appliances.

Gov. Gavin Newsom extended a signature state program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions through 2045, a move Democrats cheered but Republicans warned would raise gas prices.

Flooding and mudslides have buried roads, damaged homes and trapped drivers in several Southern California communities.

Another procession was held on Friday for the bodies of the three police officers who were killed in the line of duty this week in rural Pennsylvania.

China's official news agency Xinhua said Xi, in the call, stressed the importance of the bilateral ties and urged the U.S. side to avoid any unilateral trade restrictions.

"It's a nightmare." Many North Bay drivers say they're trapped in "carmageddon" otherwise known as Highway 101, where the average speed can be around 15 MPH, morning and evening.

Many communities have sister city relationships with cities in other countries. But Redwood City's connection to a town in the Mexican state of Michoacan is so extraordinary, it even got a shout out by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebralike stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards preferred to eat.

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits including Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel," died in a small-engine plane crash on Thursday, according to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was 57.

Demonstrators say immigrant New Yorkers have been illegally detained in Federal Plaza Immigration Court, usually after routine hearings.