Something about the heavy, shiny metal has always attracted mankind. From our earliest history, the lure and acquisition of ...

From the tangy sourdough of San Francisco to the fluffy naan of India, the article takes readers on a global bread journey.

With the discovery of gold in California and the ensuing gold rush, white settlement accelerated. Many of the attitudes of the new arrivals conflicted with Mexican culture and its strong Catholic ...

Before Daniel Lurie, before Feinstein, before Sutro — there was Washington Bartlett, San Francisco’s forgotten Jewish mayor.

Follow the latest results from the US Elections in Nevada. Find out who won, and the voting percentages by county.

The United States of America is a country situated in the North American continent. It is the fourth largest country in the ...

Bordering California and Nevada, the Sierra Nevadas are home to 10 underrated mountain towns you should add to your winter itinerary.

Americans from the eastern States were beginning to arrive in the 1830s, and then in large numbers during the gold rush of 1848-to-1852. By the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California ...

He was elected to the Indiana state legislature in 1848 and left after one term as part of the California Gold Rush. He ...

Backstabbing and corruption are often common features of politics, so much so that many people are repelled by the entire process. The obsessive quest for power sometimes turns upstanding citizens ...

Planned repairs at a popular historical attraction in Sierra County are on hold as rising costs have outpaced federal and ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has won her home state of California, CBS News projects, securing the state's 54 electoral votes, the most of any state. Deep-blue California has not voted to send a ...