Shooting at Des Moines, Iowa high school leaves 1 teen dead, 2 injured

One person is dead and another two injured after a shooting outside of East High School located in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, according to police.

Soccer fans from De La Salle High School accused of racist remarks against Sanger High School

De La Salle High School in Concord is undergoing an internal investigation into allegations that people in the stands rooting for De La Salle spoke racist insults at the opposing team during a playoff soccer match.

Boycotting vodka: Here's what you should know as businesses dump the alcohol amid the Russian invasion

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, some businesses and bars in the U.S. are showing support for Ukraine by either stopping the sale of Russian vodka, or dumping out their vodka entirely. Here's what you should know about this symbolic act.

Free hotline launched by kids at Healdsburg school offers pep talks, advice and encouragement

From the ongoing pandemic to the Russian war in Ukraine, there’s a lot going on in the world. So students at an elementary school in Sonoma County have launched a free hotline to offer encouraging words and positive messages to help people maneuver through these tough times.

California leaders introduce legislation to ban police from using rape kit DNA to probe other crimes

Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin introduced new legislation that would bar law enforcement agencies from keeping victim DNA obtained though rape kits in searchable databases.

South Florida teacher hospitalized after 5-year-old attacked her in classroom, police say

Police say a South Florida elementary school teacher had to be carried out of the classroom on a stretcher and hospitalized after a 5-year-old student attacked and beat her, leaving her unresponsive.

Cain Velasquez denied bail in attempted murder case

Cain Velasquez will not be released on bail as he faces attempted murder charges from a shooting that injured one person, a Santa Clara County judge ruled Monday.

Mystery surrounds death of USF student Christopher Liang found dead in Tesla

The body of 21-year-old Christopher Liang, a 21-year-old student at the University of San Francisco, was found Saturday night in a rented 2020 Tesla Model 3 that crashed just outside of Los Banos.

Firefighters rescue boy stuck in tree trying to rescue cat

A teenager who scaled a tall tree at an Indianapolis park to rescue a cat he spotted high up in the branches ended up stuck himself and in need of a rescue, officials said.

Chauncey Bailey Way named after slain Oakland journalist

Chauncey Bailey Way was named after a journalist who was assassinated in 2007 after he had written stories of alleged corruption.

Windsor mortuary accused of storing bodies without refrigeration

A Sonoma County mortuary is accused of storing unembalmed bodies for more than 24 hours without refrigeration and at an unapproved location, according to the the state agency that oversees California’s funeral industry.

Russia's social media crackdown worrisome amid escalating conflict with Ukraine

Images of the Russian attacks and destruction in Ukraine cuts straight to the heart of Yuriy Gorodnichenko, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley who is from Ukraine and is trying to stay in contact with many family members and friends there.

Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher raising funds, matching $3M in donations for Ukrainians

Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are raising funds — and donating $3 million themselves -- to provide immediate refugee and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which is where Kunis was born.

Sacramento church shooter, who killed daughters, was in country illegally, officials say

The gunman who killed his three daughters, a chaperone who was supervising his visit with the children and himself in a Sacramento church this week was in the United States illegally, immigration officials said Friday.