WHO urges elderly to postpone travel plans amid rise of omicron variant
The World Health Organization on Tuesday advised elderly and immunocompromised individuals to postpone travel plans amid the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant.
The World Health Organization on Tuesday advised elderly and immunocompromised individuals to postpone travel plans amid the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant.
Colorful, interactive 'enchanted forest' to return to Golden Gate Park this week
Just in time for the winter holiday season, a whimsical and illuminating art installation is set to return to Golden Gate Park this week.
Just in time for the winter holiday season, a whimsical and illuminating art installation is set to return to Golden Gate Park this week.
Supreme Court braces for all-or-nothing abortion fight
The 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that's been remade by three appointees of President Donald Trump.
The 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that's been remade by three appointees of President Donald Trump.
More US adults opting to never have children, Pew survey finds
The number of childless adults between 18 and 49 years of age who have chosen to not have children in the future has increased 7% since the Pew Research Center conducted the same survey in 2018.
The number of childless adults between 18 and 49 years of age who have chosen to not have children in the future has increased 7% since the Pew Research Center conducted the same survey in 2018.
Disney Cruise Line to require passengers 5 and older be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Children ages 5 to 11 years old were previously exempt from the COVID vaccination rule.
Children ages 5 to 11 years old were previously exempt from the COVID vaccination rule.
'Distraught and hysterical': Family sues after loved one's casket opens and corpse falls out
A Massachusetts family whose loved one's corpse fell out of a casket as it was being lowered into a grave has sued the funeral home and the cemetery.
A Massachusetts family whose loved one's corpse fell out of a casket as it was being lowered into a grave has sued the funeral home and the cemetery.
California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.
Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.
Bay Area health departments bolster vaccine supply with kids now eligible for doses
Bay Area health departments have begun receiving their first doses of the Pfizer pediatric COVID vaccine for children and are planning to administer them this weekend.
Bay Area health departments have begun receiving their first doses of the Pfizer pediatric COVID vaccine for children and are planning to administer them this weekend.
Docs: Father kills man he believed sold his daughter into sex trafficking in Seattle, hid body in trunk
A Spokane father is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, believing he sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle last year.
A Spokane father is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, believing he sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle last year.
Santa Clara County deputies arrest husband suspected of killing estranged wife
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his estranged wife in unincorporated San Jose on Wednesday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his estranged wife in unincorporated San Jose on Wednesday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Bay Area counties prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5-11
On Wednesday, Santa Clara County health officials began the process of outlining how kids from ages five to eleven may soon be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. While some parents have concerns, this impending step is a big relief for others.
On Wednesday, Santa Clara County health officials began the process of outlining how kids from ages five to eleven may soon be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. While some parents have concerns, this impending step is a big relief for others.
'The Greatest Show on Earth' announces animal-free return to big top
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making a comeback, but this time without animals. The announcement comes four years after shutting down following declining ticket sales and backlash from animal rights groups.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making a comeback, but this time without animals. The announcement comes four years after shutting down following declining ticket sales and backlash from animal rights groups.
California family found dead in remote hiking area died of heat, dehydration
Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese held a news conference on Thursday where he revealed the cause of death for a family that mysteriously died during a hike in August.
Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese held a news conference on Thursday where he revealed the cause of death for a family that mysteriously died during a hike in August.
Fourth child tax credit payment goes out this week: What parents need to know
Families began receiving the fourth round of payments from the expanded child tax credit Friday.
Families began receiving the fourth round of payments from the expanded child tax credit Friday.
Florida mother jailed for breaking hospital COVID rules, refusing to leave daughter's bedside
The 70-year-old Florida mother refused to leave her daughter's bedside after she underwent brain surgery, despite the hospital's COVID visitation rules. A deputy arrested her for trespassing, and she spent 24 hours in jail. "I could not in good conscience and good heart leave her bedside," she said. "I stand by my actions 100%. I am not sorry that I made them take me out of there in handcuffs."
The 70-year-old Florida mother refused to leave her daughter's bedside after she underwent brain surgery, despite the hospital's COVID visitation rules. A deputy arrested her for trespassing, and she spent 24 hours in jail. "I could not in good conscience and good heart leave her bedside," she said. "I stand by my actions 100%. I am not sorry that I made them take me out of there in handcuffs."
California senior facility fined over worker abusing woman
The elderly resident was an evacuee from her Pollock Pines home in August during the massive Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains and had only been at the facility for four days when family members noticed bruising on her thigh.
The elderly resident was an evacuee from her Pollock Pines home in August during the massive Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains and had only been at the facility for four days when family members noticed bruising on her thigh.
Federal appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume strict abortion law
A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas.
A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas.
Police urging parents to inspect Halloween candy after ecstasy discovered
Sgt. Marc Pharr told Fox News that these warnings don’t intend to cause parents’ “candy anxiety."
Sgt. Marc Pharr told Fox News that these warnings don’t intend to cause parents’ “candy anxiety."
Infants ingest 15 times more microplastics than adults, new study finds
Researchers suggest the reason for the higher number found in infants is because they’re far more exposed to microplastics through items such as their teething toys, sippy cups and carpeting.
Researchers suggest the reason for the higher number found in infants is because they’re far more exposed to microplastics through items such as their teething toys, sippy cups and carpeting.
San Jose teen creates portable incubators for newborns in India
Seventeen-year-old Nishi Dahria unpacked months of patience Thursday outside Presentation High School in San Jose.
Seventeen-year-old Nishi Dahria unpacked months of patience Thursday outside Presentation High School in San Jose.