MAGDEBURG, Germany—A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 200 others in what authorities suspect was an attack. The driver was arrested shortly after the car barreled into the market at around 7 p.m., when it […]

The teenage girl who carried out a school shooting in Wisconsin had been in contact with a man in California who, according to authorities and court documents, told law enforcement officers he was plotting an attack on a government building. A California judge issued a restraining order on Dec. 16 under the state’s red flag […]

Starting in 2025, California will prohibit schools from notifying parents about their children’s pronoun changes, unless the child gives permission. California will be the first state to do this.  

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan proposed a new social media bill this week. AB-56 would require companies to show a warning label about mental health on their platforms.

Yeonmi Park, a North Korean survivor of child trafficking, shares her story living through communism. She has spoken to celebrities and visited college campuses. The 31-year-old spoke to students at UC Berkeley on Dec. 5.  

SAN FRANCISCO—A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the U.S. West Coast. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt […]

More than a thousand new laws will go into effect in California next year. Here is what will change in 2025 in the Golden State, from college admissions to retail theft.  

One part of a traditional Christmas celebration is decorating. We look at the Noe Valley community in San Francisco, where stores use their decor to encourage shoppers to visit.

For Thanksgiving this year, around 90 percent of U.S. hosts plan to serve turkey, according to poultry brand Butterball. Experts share food and kitchen-related tips to make sure things go smoothly.

Americans eat turkeys at Thanksgiving, mainly because it’s a long-standing tradition. But Troy Bickham, history professor at Texas A&M University, says Thanksgiving dinner looked quite different from the very first Thanksgiving meal.  

Can food be healthy and tasty? Korea’s first Michelin-starred chef, Tony Yoo, and bakery chef Daniel Choi are trying to do just that. They also want to bring cultural flavors to the world.  

FORESTVILLE, Calif.—A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash flooding and rockslides would continue, and scores of flights were canceled at San Francisco’s […]

ISSAQUAH, Wash.—A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest atmospheric river—a large plume of […]

SEATTLE—Northern California and parts of the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be the most impactful storm the region has seen in nearly two decades, with strong winds starting to cause power outages Tuesday evening. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through Friday as the strongest […]

A powerful winter storm is set to hit the United States this week. Weather alerts were issued for snow, tornado, and potential flooding, as millions of people could prepare to travel ahead of Thanksgiving.  

The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert to financial institutions this week. It’s concerned with deepfake media targeting institutions and customers through the use of artificial intelligence.  

After President-Elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration, what are the next steps for Vice President Kamala Harris? A Berkeley and Los Angeles Times poll suggests that if she runs for California governor, state residents could support her.  

Pacific Gas and Electric is partnering with West Bank, a real estate company, to build a net-zero community in downtown San Jose, California. Residential housing units and nearby buildings will use energy from new data centers in Silicon Valley.  

In an effort to shield California from anticipated major policy changes from the incoming Trump administration, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Washington this week to discuss zero-emissions policy and disaster relief with Biden administration officials. Newsom also met with the California Democratic congressional delegation. The governor is seeking federal approval for his state’s climate regulations, which […]

California voters have rejected state Proposition 6. The measure would have ended forced prison labor in the state.