Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills into law aimed at protecting the state's elections from interference from what he calls "sweepstakes from billionaires seeking to buy elections."

California's updated driver's licenses have several new security features. The DMV has replaced the magnetic strip on the back of licenses and ID cards. Now, the new cards have a digital security signature that's embedded into one of two barcodes that appear on the back, the state agency said in a news release.

Police found the body of missing woman Renia Lewis, 28, behind a secret attic entrance in a Vallejo, California home on Wednesday.

Police near San Francisco say a self-driving Waymo vehicle made an illegal U-turn, raising questions about accountability when driverless cars break the law. With more autonomous vehicles hitting the road,