California firefighters taxed to the limit, seeking help

Most of the activity is in Northern California, where fires have chewed through nearly 500 square miles.

FBI charges former Uber chief security officer with obstruction of justice following 2016 hacking incident

According to the complaint, Sullivan, 52, paid hackers to conceal a data breach that threatened to expose personally identifiable information on 57 million Uber customers and drivers.

Former police chief sues Oakland alleging retaliation for reporting corruption

Former Oakland police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that she was fired in February in retaliation for exposing corruption and abuse of power by the city's Police Commission. 

Wednesday afternoon over the CZU Fires
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SkyFOX flew over the fire burning in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.

Large-scale power outages not expected Wednesday

The organization that oversees California's power grid does not expect large-scale power outages Wednesday, provided that residents across the state conserve energy during peak hours the way they did the previous three days.

Apple reaches $2 trillion market value as tech fortunes soar

The iPhone maker reached the $2 trillion milestone in Wednesday's early stock market trading when its shares surpassed $467.77.