Kidde recalls smoke alarms, combination carbon monoxide detectors over risk of alert failure
Smoke alarm manufacturer Kidde has recalled as many as 226,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said they could possibly fail at alerting consumers of threats.
Major US pipeline hit by ransomware attack could be back online by week’s end
The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said Monday that it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.
Two-thirds of Californians to receive $600 stimulus payments
Individuals and households making between $30,000 and $75,000 a year would get a $600 payment, about two-thirds of Californians.
Former Sonoma Mayor Rachel Hundley 7th woman to accuse Dominic Foppoli of sexual misconduct
Former Sonoma Mayor Rachel Hundley told the San Francisco Chronicle that Foppoli climbed on top of her and exposed himself inside a hotel room six years ago.
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel
The Transportation Security Administration said that slightly more than 1.7 million people were screened at airport checkpoints on Sunday, the highest number since March 2020, when travel was collapsing because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Bay Area woman spent Mother's Day at son's bedside as he battles heart condition
A Bay Area woman spent Mother’s Day where no mom wants to be — in the hospital at her son's bedside.
Still no suspect in custody following SJ triple shooting that left one dead
According to a press release police issued Monday, "There are currently no suspects identified or apprehended. The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation."
China defends how it handled the rocket falling to Earth
The administrator of the American space agency and others accused Beijing of acting recklessly by allowing its rocket to fall to Earth seemingly uncontrolled Sunday.
US restores gay and transgender health protections in reversal of Trump-era policy
The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, reversing a Trump-era policy.
Dry and windy conditions signal peak wildfire season is ahead of schedule
Red flag warnings are unusual this early in the year, but because California is in a drought, and water levels are below average, the bigger fires typical in the months of August and September could spark as early as July.
Amazon blocked more than 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown, company says
Amazon has been under pressure to crack down on counterfeits on its site. The company said it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year.
Ransomware attack on major US pipeline linked to criminal gang known as DarkSide
The shutdown at Colonial Pipeline, which stretches from Texas to the Northeast, is stretching into its third day with an “all-hands-on-deck” effort to restore operations and avoid disruptions in the fuel supply.
Indictment: George Floyd's civil rights violated by 4 ex-Minneapolis cops
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s death for violating his civil rights during the fatal arrest.
Mother's Day spending could help boost post-COVID economy
Sunday is Mother’s Day and this year, the love shown to moms around the Bay Area will do more than make them blush. It’ll also help the burgeoning COVID recovery.
Zebra escapes Tennessee auction house, seen wandering rural neighborhood
A zebra was scene wandering a small town in Tennessee after it reportedly escaped a nearby auction house.
Plainclothes San Francisco police officers shoot car burglary suspect
Plainclothes San Francisco police officers Friday shot and wounded a man who they called a known auto burglary suspect as two others fled the scene in the city's South of Market neighborhood, a police spokesman said.
Suspect in attack on Asian women in San Francisco a no-show in court
Patrick Thompson, 54, will now be arraigned on Monday at the San Francisco Hall of Justice unless he again declines to show up, said District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who appeared in court Friday on behalf of his office.
Judge sets October trial date for three men charged with murder in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
A trial date has been scheduled for the three men charged with the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.
20% of all new US COVID-19 cases in last week of April were children, data shows
A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) found that between April 22 and April 29, children made up 22.4% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., underscoring the need to get children vaccinated as soon as possible.
Man seen on camera beating elderly man in south Houston with crowbar, robbing him at gunpoint
Investigators need your help finding a man caught on surveillance camera beating an elderly man with a crowbar, holding him at gunpoint before robbing him.