Scientists altered the genes of daddy long legs and shortened six of their legs by nearly half, according to a newly published study. They use RNA interference to sequence their genome.

The Golden State's largest active wildfire has wiped out much of the Greenville community in Northern California, sweeping through Wednesday at alarming speed and endangering anyone who did not heed evacuation orders, officials said.

Lawmakers warned New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is accused of sexual harassment, that their impeachment probe was nearing its end.

About half of likely California voters want Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recalled next month, according to a poll released Wednesday.The poll conducted Aug. 2-4 by Survey USA for the San Diego Union Tribune found that 51 percent of respondents said that they...