Taco Bell is taking another step into the fast-food chicken wars this week in California and the rest of the nation with the introduction of its own chicken nuggets. As the fast-food chain says in ...

Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.

Ed Allen, a historian at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, said that only 10% to 15% of the gold in California has been found ... out a 3 ½-ounce gold nugget from the nearby ...

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the early prospectors.

On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the ...