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Agave plants thrive in dry climates, like those across California. The Golden State is rapidly growing with farmers eager to produce the plant for spirits.

WalletHub released its top travel destinations for this year's Thanksgiving holiday, with one state earning the top three spots — see the list and the criteria used for the rankings.

Oakland, California's crime surge managed by Democrats has fueled the "cycle of poverty and failed businesses," activist and former mayoral candidate Seneca Scott criticizes.

The mother of a Southern California teen is suing McDonald's after the girl was violently attacked in a restaurant in September and videos circulated online.

A slot player at Excalibur in Las Vegas won $12.1 million on a jackpot recently, making the anonymous winner on of four gamblers to become a "Megabucks™ millionaire."

The downtown businesses, which now lack consistent foot traffic, will face even further strain when California's minimum-wage increase kicks in next year.

An Uber driver and father of two from Shoreline, Washington, won a $110,000 lottery prize on a $1 lottery ticket he purchased while filling up his car with gas.

Jonathan Dunn, a former Delta pilot, has been indicted in Utah following an incident in which he allegedly threatened to shoot a captain, officials say.

McDonald's and Chipotle both expect to raise menu prices in order to compensate for the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

McDonald's and Chipotle said they will raise menu prices in California to pay for the minimum wage hikes that Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law.

A man in Utah received a cup of urine instead of a milkshake when he got a recent Grubhub food delivery, according to a report from local media outlet ABC4.

McDonald's is warning that California's minimum wage hike to $20 an hour will have an impact on franchisees as they deal with higher wages.

Self-driving car company Cruise is pausing the operations of its autonomous vehicle fleet amid an ongoing safety investigation in the wake of a suspension by California.

A bear swiped a security guard in the kitchen of St. Regis Aspen Resort and remains on the loose as wildlife officials work to safely capture the animal.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom was hammered this week after he traveled to China and promoted an electric vehicle manufactured by a major Chinese company.

San Francisco recently saw a new civic pride campaign from Advance SF go live as part of a bid by business leaders seeking to help the Bay Area city.

A welder in northern Colorado agreed to settle a dispute with another welder, then paid $23,500 in nothing but quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies.

The California Dept. of Motor Vehicles announced the suspension of autonomous taxi manufacturer Cruise's deployment and testing permits amid an investigation.

A pregnant California woman is homeless and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt after Airbnb guests reportedly flooded her house by clogging a toilet.

An Alaska Airlines flight steered into the path of a SkyWest flight departing from Oregon's Portland International Airport and is under investigation, the FAA says.