Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.

A New Jersey man was arrested after allegedly throwing a rock that smashed through a school bus window, fracturing a young girl’s skull, police said.

A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling ship manuals to an intelligence officer working for China has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison