One person was found dead inside a burned-out house Friday after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through a rural community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks. ...more

July 12, 2008

Sen. John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. ...more

July 6, 2008

A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state. ...more

July 6, 2008

California's raging wildfires have created a smoky haze so stifling that doctors in the state's landlocked farm country say their waiting rooms have been crowded with patients struggling to breathe in the soot-laden air. ...more

July 2, 2008

Firefighters bulked up their defenses Friday against a wildfire that threatened parts of this storied tourist town and prepared for more lightning strikes that could ignite new fires across Northern California. ...more

June 28, 2008

At the risk of political incorrectness, Obama's nomination had to be beyond the political pale at some level. ...more

June 17, 2008

It's well past Valentine's Day and none of the leading presidential candidates have come around with a heart-shaped box of candy seeking my endorsement. (Ron Paul did show up, but he was delivering a pizza.) ...more

February 17, 2008

Tire tracks lead up a grassy hill to a metal box that tells the tale of Florida's first foray into commercialized solar energy. ...more

February 11, 2008

After devoting two years and more than $35 million of his own money trying to win his party's nomination for the presidency, Mitt Romney and his advisers face the possibility that his effort could end with the nominating contests Tuesday. ...more

February 2, 2008

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to endorse John McCain today, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner days before California's high-prize primary. ...more

January 31, 2008