Burger King appears to troll Chick-fil-A in Pride Month promotion

Burger King appeared to troll Chick-fil-A with a Pride Month promotion in which a donation will be made to an LGBTQ+ campaign for every Ch’King sandwich that is sold until the end of June.

4-year-old rings bell for last round of chemo, gets motorcade escort

A 4-year-old girl was escorted by a group of bikers after she rang a bell to celebrate the completion of her chemotherapy treatment.

Wildfire prompts evacuations in Yuba County, including Beale Air Force Base

Evacuations were under way in Yuba County Tuesday afternoon, where a fast moving grass fire broke out as flames moved onto the Beale Air Force Base.

Renewed push for gun control in San Jose after VTA shooting

Mayor Sam Liccardo believes residents can’t wait for the federal or state government to act. So he’s proposing restrictions, believed to be the first in the nation, aimed at reducing the emotional and financial cost of gun violence.

EBMUD customers will likely see higher water bills starting in July

Hundreds of thousands of customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will see slightly higher water bills in the coming month after EBMUD board members approved a two-year, $2.25 billion budget.

Students reenact George Floyd killing in photo, principal resigns

A high school principal in Colorado has announced she is resigning a couple weeks after a photo of three students reenacting the killing of George Floyd in the school parking lot was shared on social media.

More than half of Americans support the death penalty, survey finds

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that more than half of Americans support the death penalty despite its decline in states over the past decade.

California gun bust leads to charges of $600,000 in pandemic-related EDD fraud

A gun bust has led investigators to uncover $600,000 in pandemic-related fraud from California’s beleaguered unemployment agency, prosecutors in Sacramento County said. 

Daly City: Man charged with hate crime for threats against Asian postal worker

Lamont Demetrius West Verdon was charged with making criminal threats with a hate crime enhancement as well as a drug offense following his arrest Saturday, according to the District Attorney's Office.

Man allegedly tries to breach cockpit on airplane out of Los Angeles; FBI investigating

Crew members aboard Delta flight 386 out of Los Angeles on Friday are credited for saving the aircraft from a man who allegedly tried to breach the cockpit and the FBI is now investigating.

French President Macron slapped in face during small town visit

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.

Hero rat retires after sniffing out land mines for 5 years

Magawa the rat has cleared more than 1.5 million square feet of land, the equivalent of some 20 soccer fields, sniffing out 71 land mines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance.

Border Patrol agents find girl, 5, abandoned near U.S.-Mexico border wall

U.S. Border Patrol agents said they found a 5-year-old girl wandering alone near the U.S.-Mexico border wall near San Ysidro on Monday.

Missing: Oakland police need help locating man last seen almost 3 weeks ago

Authorities said Michael Robertson is known to frequent waterways/piers, as well as areas around Lake Merritt and Trestle Glenn. His mother wants him to know she loves him.

Silicon Valley in-person tech conventions to return in fall

While Apple's mega software showcase of the year, the World Wide Developer Conference remained virtual for a second year, many more tech conventions are poised to be in-person, after California moves away from the color-coded tier blueprint on June 15.

Body found on Las Vegas trail 10 days ago identified as San Jose boy

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been investigating the case as a homicide after a group of hikers discovered the boy's body 10 days ago on a trail in Mountain Springs, Nevada.

Colonial Pipeline cyberattack ransom recovered, feds say

In a rare outcome, the U.S. has recovered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency that was paid as a ransom in the Colonial Pipeline shutdown last month.