New Oakland development to provide housing for former prisoners

A new housing project is aimed at helping people recently released from prison, by offering them a roof over their heads and resources to get back on their feet.

Man allegedly kills 17-year-old girl and posts grisly photos of her body online, police say

A 21-year-old man in New York allegedly killed a 17-year-old girl and posted photos of her bloody body online before attempting to take his own life as police swarmed the scene, police said.

Huggies highlights dads on diaper boxes for first time

Diaper maker, Huggies is giving dads some love and celebrating their roles in a new campaign that puts men on its diaper boxes.

Good Samaritans praised for life-saving actions at Lake Tahoe

Sheriff's officials are applauding the quick action and heroic spirit of a group of complete strangers who came to the aid of a Bay Area man who nearly drowned in Lake Tahoe earlier this month.

Colombian man busted trying to smuggle cocaine under his wig

A Colombian man who looked nervous coming out of his flight in Barcelona, Spain caught the attention of security officials not for his actions, but for his very unusual looking wig.

Facing censure, Trump insists 'not a racist bone in my body'

Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that his tweets suggesting four Democratic congresswomen of color return to their countries "were NOT Racist," and he appealed to fellow Republicans to "not show weakness" and to resist a House resolution condemning his words.

Yosemite landmarks, Ahwahnee Hotel and Curry Village, to get names back after suit is settled

 A company that lost its contract to run Yosemite National Park's hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities has settled a lawsuit with the National Park Service and the park's new concession operator over rights to the names of famous park landmarks, officials announced Monday.

Landscaper's tools stolen from trailer; video captures thieves in the act

In South San Jose, thieves get into a landscaper’s unguarded trailer stealing all his equipment in under three minutes. Ke Nguyen was on the job last Tuesday morning. His trailer was parked in the driveway of a customer’s home on Tennant Avenue.

Man robs woman at gunpoint in Novato, police investigating

Novato police are turning to the public for help in their search  for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint as she sat in her car Monday  morning.     

Family wants more time for man declared brain dead before organs donated

Doctors at Delta-Sutter Hospital in Antioch have declared Anthony Vallejo brain-dead after he lost consciousness during a severe asthma attack a week ago Sunday.

Senator Feinstein says President Trump's tweets only 'divide our country'

President Trump ignited a firestorm of criticism after he suggested that four congresswomen of color should go back to where they came from. 

Giant, human-sized jellyfish spotted off English coast

When British broadcaster and biologist Lizzie Daly prepared to explore the waters as part of her campaign, “Wild Ocean Week,” she never guessed she would come face-to-face with a giant jellyfish.

Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia

Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55.