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April 10, 2021 at 1:02 pm

Mother arrested after 3 children found slain in Los Angeles VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of three children — all under the age of 5 — found slain inside a Los Angeles apartment Saturday...

April 9, 2021 at 4:34 pm

4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday...

April 9, 2021 at 3:30 pm

US: California militia members tried to thwart killing probe

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four members of a California militia group associated with the anti-government “boogaloo” movement were indicted Friday on charges of conspiracy to...

April 3, 2021 at 8:14 am

California targets critical farmworkers for vaccinations

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fight to end the coronavirus' devastation throughout California's heartland extends to the Mexico border, where migrant farmworkers heading north to...

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April 1, 2021 at 12:47 pm

US draws close to 100M vaccinations as baseball resumes VIEW

The U.S. moved closer Thursday toward vaccinating 100 million Americans in a race against an uptick in COVID-19 cases that is fueling fears of another...

March 24, 2021 at 1:47 pm

California governor chooses progressive lawmaker as top cop VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated a progressive Filipino American state assemblyman as California's next attorney general Wednesday, ensuring a push from...

February 23, 2021 at 5:37 pm

Family: Navy vet died after police knelt on his neck

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his...

February 19, 2021 at 12:43 pm

More charges against Chinese scientist in visa fraud case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Chinese researcher visiting Stanford University who was charged with visa fraud after she allegedly hid her military background is facing...

February 2, 2021 at 2:51 pm

Murder charges expected in attack on famed private eye

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The two men arrested in connection with an attempted robbery that lead to the death of famed San Francisco private investigator...

Nurse Nerissa Black takes a selfie wearing protective gear at work on Dec. 13, 2020 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif. Black was already having a hard time tending to four COVID-19 patients who need constant heart monitoring. But because of staffing shortages affecting hospitals throughout California, her workload recently increased to six people infected with the coronavirus. Overwhelmed California nurses are now caring for more COVID-19 patients after the state began issuing waivers that allow hospitals to temporarily bypass strict nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses say the new workload is pushing them to the brink of burnout and affecting patient care. (Nerissa Black via AP) LA305 LA305

January 7, 2021 at 9:24 pm

California bypasses tough nurse care rules amid virus surge

Nurses already stretched thin are now caring for more patients than typically allowed after California began issuing waivers that let hospitals temporarily bypass a strict...