FBI agents executed search warrants Thursday at the headquarters of California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, which received more than $500 million in federal loans before filing for bankruptcy last week.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring more transparency from the fundraising arms of California's public colleges in response to a legal dispute over a speaking contract with Sarah Palin, the governor's office announced Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to slow down the governor's ability to grant clemency to convicted criminals.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation.

Was it lit or was it cold? The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger's mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action.

Conservative Republicans flexed their newfound muscle in Capitol Hill's chaotic debt showdown, but in left-leaning California, moderates are trying to push the party toward the center on immigration, guns and gay rights as the 2012 elections come into view.

The former California governor is scheduled to give a speech in Los Angeles Thursday in another sign he's gradually getting back into the public eye after confirming in May that he fathered an out-of-wedlock son with a woman who was then his housekeeper.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Thursday upheld a ruling that combines two lawsuits seeking to reinstate the full manslaughter sentence of the son of a former state Assembly speaker.

The former California governor on Thursday made his first speech in the state since confirming in May that he fathered an out-of-wedlock son, the latest sign he's gradually maneuvering back into the public eye.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says his son's condition is improving after a body-boarding accident at a Malibu beach.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has amended a divorce filing and withdrawn a request that a judge terminate Maria Shriver's rights to spousal support.

Arnold Schwarzenegger indicated in a court filing that he does not want to pay wife Maria Shriver spousal support or attorney fees as the couple ends their 25-year marriage.

The former governor of California will return to acting with a starring role in the Lionsgate film "Last Stand." Schwarzenegger will play a border-town sheriff who unwittingly finds himself battling a notorious drug kingpin on the run.