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Democrats reached an agreement to lower prescription drug costs for older people, capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and reducing the price of insulin.

American Airlines was the latest carrier to be hit with weather problems and staff shortages that resulted in more than 2,500 flight cancellations. Will flight cancellation affects your holiday plans?

A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates said Tuesday that they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off the coast.

China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea ranging from the export of seafood and textiles to the cap on imports of refined petroleum products and the ban on its citizens working overseas and sending home their earnings.

JUST IN: At least 1 person has died in a crash in Bodfish, according to CHP. The department is investigating.

Veteran Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, one of the faces of the so-called Never Trump movement, announced Friday that he has resigned from the board of the Lincoln Project.

The FDA has issued a recall announcement for some organic basil brands due to the risk of Cyclospora - which can cause an intestinal infection leading to abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, body aches, and fatigue.

General Motors Co. has agreed to a $5.75 million settlement with California regarding false statements the company made to investors about problems with its deadly ignition switches, state officials announced Friday.

President Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.

Two women told police they were held against their will in a dog cage after being kidnapped, raped, and beaten in a west Columbus apartment.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office seized 100 pounds of marijuana during an investigation Friday.

Most every Senate juror has said they will listen to the evidence in Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, but most minds were likely made up before the trial began.

Sloane is seen in the video splashing around in the snow inside her exhibit at the zoo.

A bus dramatically plunged off an overpass in New York City, leaving the front half hanging from the highway ramp it was navigating. The driver was seriously injured and seven passengers suffered minor injuries, fire officials said.

A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling "the big one" in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewise trying to reverse his own skidding fortunes.

As millions of COVID-19 vaccines go out across the country, people are starting to imagine what life will look like once they get the shot.

The legendary Betty White is celebrating her 99th birthday this weekend and is sharing some tips on how she keeps a good sense of humor and enjoys life.

A vastly different event than the 'superspreader' event that announced her nomination, the just-confirmed Amy Coney Barrett returned to the White House on Monday to take her constitutional oath, with most of the 200 guests in masks.

Thirteen counties in Northern California will be placed under the state’s most restrictive coronavirus rules this week because capacity in hospital intensive care units has fallen below 15%.

BREAKING: At least 14,000 customers are without power in Kern County this afternoon.

When the just-confirmed Barrett returned to the White House on Monday to take her constitutional oath, the celebration was moved to the broader South Lawn, chairs for more than 200 guests were spread about 6 feet apart.

Bakersfield police arrested a man Saturday following a near month-long search for the suspect of a shooting in South Bakersfield from early October.

A teenage girl contacted local law enforcement on Nov. 29 to report she had been in a sexual relationship with a former school teacher and her former basketball coach, Denison, who was, then, employed at Mt. Nebo Junior High in Payson.

Fast-moving wildfires forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.

Two trick or treaters dressed up as President Trump and first lady Melania Trump at a Halloween event at The White House on Sunday. https://bit.ly/2HCqjfx

The Tejon Indian Tribe is one step closer to becoming a land-owning tribe and bringing the Hard Rock Resort and Casino to Kern.

Senators speak after Amy Coney Barrett confirmation vote. https://bit.ly/35xmosm

UPDATE (5:30 pm): A man is confirmed to be dead. There is no other information available at this time. A person was hit by a box truck around 4:30 p.m. in Oildale in the 4000 block of Manor St. says CHP. The coroner has been notified. https://bit.ly/37JqcJV

According to California Highway Patrol a pedestrian was hit by a box truck in the Oildale area on Monday afternoon.

Monday's 52-48 vote was the closest high court confirmation ever to a presidential election, and the first in modern times with no support from the minority party.

Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

The Senate holds debate over the confirmation Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. https://bit.ly/2G0x1uY

Economists and financial analysts try to predict how the markets will respond to a Trump or Biden administration, only eight days away from the election.