Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by rights groups urging the world body’s members to reject its bid ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia narrowly failed on Wednesday to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council ...

Two newly signed laws by Governor Gavin Newsom are intended to help city governments improve their readiness for major storms ...

Despite public testimony against the measure, a legislative committee says it will introduce a bill before the full ...