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September 22, 2016

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson hit in face with pie at event

A man hit Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson in the face with a pie at a charity dinner Wednesday night, and an official says the ...

September 21, 2016

The Latest: Air Force identifies pilot who died in U-2 crash

The Latest on the crash of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane in California (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The U.S. Air Force has ...

September 21, 2016

Air Force identifies pilot who died in California U-2 crash

The pilot who died after ejecting from a U2 spy plane that crashed in northern California was identified as Lt. Col. Ira S.

September 20, 2016

1 Air Force pilot dead, 1 hurt after ejecting in California

One American pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in ...

September 15, 2016

1973 killings of 2 California girls won't lead to executions

Two men charged with murder in the 1973 shotgun slayings of two young girls can't face the death penalty because it wasn't ...

September 14, 2016

Death penalty no option in California girls' 1973 killings

A California prosecutor said Wednesday that two men charged with murder in the shotgun slayings of two young girls can't face ...

September 13, 2016

The Latest: DNA spurs arrests California slayings from 1973

The Latest on the arrests of two men in the slayings of two California girls in 1973 (all times local): 3:30 p.m.

September 13, 2016

DNA match brings arrests in California girls' 1973 killings

Two men charged with murder in the shotgun slayings of two young girls made their first court appearances Wednesday, but the ...

September 12, 2016

'Moral Day of Action' rallies focus on workers, poor, sick

Activists in more than half the states in the nation marched and rallied Monday, calling on elected officials to view public ...

September 08, 2016

Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64

Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon died Wednesday under hospice care for dementia. He was 64. Riverside County coroner's Sgt.

September 01, 2016

Correction: California Legislature-Liberal Agenda story

In a story Sept. 1 about the California Legislature's liberal agenda, The Associated Press erroneously identified the ...

August 22, 2016

California lawmakers revive farmworker overtime bill

California's state Senate on Monday revived a bill that would make the state the first in the United States to give ...

August 22, 2016

California firefighters stretched thin as blazes sweep state

California's state fire department is stretched thin just as the bone-dry state enters the peak of its wildfire season, with ...

August 12, 2016

People thrown 'like little rag dolls' in JetBlue turbulence

People were "thrown around like little rag dolls" when turbulence rocked a JetBlue flight from Massachusetts to California, ...

August 02, 2016

The Latest: Several injured in deadly bus crash lost limbs

The Latest on a deadly California bus crash (all times local): 9:30 a.m. A California sheriff says several injured passengers ...

July 26, 2016

Celebrity golf fan arrested after touching Justin Timberlake

A California man was arrested for disorderly conduct after Justin Timberlake said he got too physical with him last weekend ...

July 26, 2016

Wish granted: Six-year-old boy is garbage man for a day

Ethan Dean has always dreamed of being a garbage man. He never tires of playing with toy garbage trucks and loves to watch ...

July 23, 2016

Williamson, Giants beat Yanks 2-1 in 12 innings, stop skid

Mac Williamson had crossed paths with Ivan Nova before. "Fun fact about Nova. I had TJ the same day he did," the San ...

July 21, 2016

California court denies push for payment during tunnel tests

California officials don't have to pay property owners to access their land to conduct preliminary testing before deciding ...