San Francisco kicks off holiday shopping season in Union Square

With the lighting of the tree in Union Square San Francisco has kicked off the start of the holiday shopping season. The holiday spirit is in full swing in San Francisco's Union Square.

Nearly 50,000 UC employees plan to strike on Monday

About 48,000 workers at all 10 University of California schools may go on strike starting Monday.

Now that a federal court has blocked Biden's student loan plan, what happens now?

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness has been blocked by a second federal court, leaving millions of borrowers wondering if they’ll get debt relief at all.

Biden’s student loan forgiveness program struck down by Texas federal judge

President Joe Biden’s plan, announced in August, would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income.

Vaping company Juul cuts 400 jobs amid growing setbacks

Embattled vaping company Juul Labs announced hundreds of layoffs Thursday as the company weathers lawsuits, government bans and increasing competition for its electronic cigarettes.

Altadena store owner who sold $2B Powerball ticket reveals what he'll do with $1M bonus

Joe Chahayed came to America in 1980 with a wife, two kids, and $14,000 in his pocket. He learned English, went to school and worked two jobs, eventually opening Joe's Service Center in Altadena, which has been up and running for the past 20 years. Today he's waking up $1 million richer after selling the single winning Powerball ticket.

US consumer inflation slowed to 7.7% in October

Consumer inflation reached 7.7% in October from a year earlier and 0.4% from September, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Holiday tree lighting ceremony held in San Francisco Union Square

It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but in San Francisco there was a "three, two, one" countdown in Union Square to light the Macy's Holiday Tree. 

High-tech tug of war

Lawyer and former EDD director Michael Bernick said the more layoffs, means the more competition. There are currently 45,000 open high-tech jobs in California.

2 Powerball tickets worth $1 million each sold in California

While there was no jackpot winner in California for this latest draw, there were 962,544 winning tickets that matched anywhere from a single Powerball to 5 numbers, according to California Lottery officials.

Powerball drawing delayed, due to security protocol: 'Results pending'

Just as everyone was waiting on bated breath for the results of the $1.9 billion jackpot Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association said not so fast. A delay in Monday's drawing was announced due to additional time needed for security protocol.

Powerball jackpot up to $1.6 billion, new lottery record

Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in history.

Possible pilot strikes coincide with busy holiday travel season

U.S. airlines will have to pay more than they expected to reach new contracts with pilots, who are using the leverage of a pilot shortage and rising travel demand to seek significant wage increases.

$1M Powerball ticket sold at Milpitas 7-Eleven store

There weren't any winners who hit the $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing, but a ticket purchased in the South Bay matched the first five numbers and won $1 million, according to the California Lottery.