California

Activists protest police killing of Black man in California

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Police in California have released images of a Black man holding a pistol and aiming it at an unmarked police...

Tito Ortiz quits California city council, citing ‘attacks’

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has resigned from his position on the City Council of Huntington Beach, California...

Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s redwood trees

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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore...

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

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WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...

DA won’t seek death even if Scott Peterson gets new trial

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't again seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson in the 2002 slaying of his...

Asian San Francisco officer attacked in possible hate crime

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SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco police officer responding to a call about a man making threats to people in Chinatown was attacked by...

Zoom’s boom continues in 1Q, raising post-pandemic hopes

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the...

Major labor unions back California governor in likely recall

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California labor unions representing workers in manufacturing, retail, grocery stores, hospitality, health care and other businesses announced their support Tuesday for...

Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...

A direction home: Bob Dylan album returned 48 years late

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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — After nearly five decades of blowin' in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home: A...