The Associated Press -
Published: 8:54 pm
Homicide detectives believe human remains found in a North Long Beach backyard may be those of a man who disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Published: 8:39 pm
The Fresno County coroner says a man who died after stealing a small plane and crashing it near Fresno was high on methamphetamine.
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Published: 8:14 pm
Officials say vandals have caused at least $500,000 in damage to a new elementary school building in Richmond that was scheduled to open within weeks.
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Published: 7:14 pm
California utility regulators are investigating Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s pipeline safety practices after two welders claimed that some of the company's lines contain weld defects and that repairs have not been made properly.
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Published: 7:09 pm
Republican Newt Gingrich on Monday dismissed calls to drop out of the presidential contest in order to set up a direct contest between rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. The former House speaker insisted that his ideas and a new determination to stay positive would help him once again resuscitate his flagging candidacy.
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Updated: 7:05 pm
Two men were sentenced to decades in prison Monday for their part in the kidnapping of a Los Angeles man who was shot, beaten, shocked and held captive without medical care for five days as his kidnappers tried to negotiate a $1 million ransom.
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Published: 5:29 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will welcome the vice president of China to California this week, his last stop on a U.S. tour.
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Updated: 5:29 pm
Border Patrol officers found nearly 400 pounds of marijuana encased in concrete on the back of a truck at a San Diego-area crossing.
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Published: 4:49 pm
President Barack Obama's upcoming West Coast fundraising trip will feature a musical lineup worthy of Grammy gold.
By BETH FOUHY -
Published: 4:49 pm
Republican Newt Gingrich says he's in the presidential contest for the long haul, dismissing calls from rival Rick Santorum and others to drop out.
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Published: 4:34 pm
The co-owner of two Los Angeles-area health care companies has been sentenced to eight years in prison for scheming to defraud Medicare out of millions.
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Published: 4:34 pm
A hazardous materials spill at a Monterey, Calif., hotel sent more than a dozen workers to the hospital and led to the evacuation of about 200 guests.
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Published: 4:29 pm
Police say Whitney Houston's body has been taken to a Los Angeles-area airport for a flight to New Jersey.
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Published: 4:29 pm
Police are seeking suspects in an attack on a San Jose man that left him injured and his mini-Yorkshire terrier dead.
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Published: 4:19 pm
Monterey city officials say a hazardous materials spill at a hotel sent more than a dozen workers to the hospital and led to the evacuation of about 200 guests.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 5:14 pm
Authorities say Hugh Hefner's 21-year-old son has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence in Pasadena.
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Updated: 4:21 pm
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is back in its hometown for its largest San Francisco exhibition since the project moved across the country more than a decade ago.
By KELLI KENNEDY -
Published: 3:49 pm
Federal authorities say they recovered $4.1 billion in health care fraud judgments last year, a record high which officials on Monday credited to new tools for cracking down on deceitful Medicare claims.
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Published: 2:09 pm
Love conquered the weekend before Valentine's Day as Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum's romantic drama "The Vow" led the box office with a $41.2 million debut.
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Updated: 3:39 pm
A moderate earthquake struck Northern California's coast Monday afternoon, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injuries or damage, officials said.
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Updated: 1:54 pm
A moderate earthquake has struck the northern California coast.
By TERENCE CHEA -
Updated: 6:00 pm
Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state's elite campuses.
By BETH DeFALCO and CHRIS HAWLEY -
Updated: 9:29 pm
A hearse under heavy police escort arrived late Monday at a funeral home officials said was handling the arrangements for late pop star Whitney Houston.
By DENISE LAVOIE -
Updated: 1:49 pm
A magistrate judge on Monday set a Nov. 5 trial date for James "Whitey" Bulger, rejecting a plea from the reputed gangster's lawyers for more time to prepare.
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Updated: 4:29 pm
Google's $12.5 billion bid to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.
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Updated: 5:50 pm
Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.
The Associated Press -
Published: 7:54 am
Twenty-eight people suspected to staging illegal cockfights have been arrested in rural Riverside County.
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Updated: 12:34 pm
The search for more human remains in what appears to be a mass grave used by two men known as the "Speed Freak Killers" was suspended because of rain Monday, a day after authorities unearthed hundreds of bone fragments.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 6:54 am
Dionne Warwick has postponed a Valentine's Day concert at a western Pennsylvania theater after the death of her cousin Whitney Houston.