California has reached an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration to protect $4 billion in federal funding for its high-speed rail project while a lawsuit over the money plays out in court.

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...

For years now, California’s high-speed rail project has drawn torrents of criticism, much of it from conservative lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., over its escalating costs and failing ...

In its quest to put high-speed rail on the quickest path to financial viability, the California High-Speed Rail Authority appears prepared to throw Merced under the train in order to lay tracks ...