I spent 77 hours traveling from California to DC by train. It was worth it, but there are things everyone should know before any long ride.

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diana riding an amtrak train and an interior shot of an antrak observation car
I spend days riding two Amtrak trains to get from California to Washington, DC.

Diana Kruzman

Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes

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Alex Spiro and Gavin Newsom
Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented.

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Photos show atmospheric storm damage from torrential rain and wind across California

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A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif.
A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif.

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Tesla is ordered to rename 'Autopilot' after a California judge ruled that the EV-maker misled consumers

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A Tesla vehicle.
A California judge ruled that Tesla misled consumers about the autonomous capabilities of its cars.

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For five figures, you can 'own' a piece of Kanye West's unfinished Malibu house

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An unfinished home in Malibu in between two finished homes
A home once owned by Kanye West is now being sold as a fractional asset.

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I thought Washington, DC, would be my perfect home, but it wasn't. I found exactly what I needed in San Diego.

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The writer posing in her new neighborhood, North Park, in San Diego.
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Julia Atkinson

After a lifetime in Alaska, I moved to California. I was surprised by the ways my lifestyle changed in the 'lower 48.'

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The writer in front of Folsom Lake in Sacramento, California.
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Jody Ellis

California Just Legalized Waymo in Some of the Nation’s Most Populous Areas

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Maps showing parts of Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano County, Sonoma, Ventura, and Yolo Counties

Evacuation Warnings Issued as Atmospheric River Threatens to Drench Burn-Scarred Los Angeles

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A satellite image of an atmospheric river making landfall in California

Kim Kardashian didn't pass the California bar exam. Neither did nearly half of the 7,000 applicants.

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Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian will have to keep studying for the Bar Exam.

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