President Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’

SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump signed his name on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.

Chick-fil-A employee hailed a hero for saving a man's life: 'God placed me' there

A Chick-fil-A employee working the drive-thru in Chula Vista, Calif., is being celebrated for springing into action and saving a man's life, an act he credits to his faith in God.

President Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators.

Democratic donor Ed Buck charged with running drug den in West Hollywood apartment

Ed Buck, the prominent Democratic donor swirled in controversy after two African-American men were found dead in his West Hollywood apartment from a drug overdose, was taken into custody by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and charged with running a drug den.

California to spend $20M on campaign to warn public about vaping dangers

California will spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis products and step up efforts to halt the sale of illicit products amid a rise in vaping-related illnesses.

Jarrid Wilson, founder of Christian suicide outreach, dies by suicide

Jarrid Wilson, a Southern California pastor who with his wife founded the outreach group “Anthem of Hope” to help people coping with depression and suicidal thoughts, took his own life, a church official said.

Felons could soon start serving on juries in California for the first time

The California Legislature approved "The Right to a Jury of Your Peers," allowing people with a prior felony conviction to serve on juries in California for the first time.

Suspects work together to steal wallet from elderly woman at store

Police in Walnut Creek are searching for two suspects who worked in tandem to steal a wallet from an elderly woman's purse at a grocery store. 

Woman suffers mercury poisoning after using tainted skin cream from Mexico

A California woman is in a semi-comatose state after using a Ponds-labeled skin cream tainted with methylmercury, making her the first reported case of methylmercury poisoning of this type linked to a skin cream in the U.S., according to the Sacramento County Public Health agency. 

Brock Turner sex assault survivor 'Emily Doe' publicly reveals her identity for first time

The sexual assault survivor of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner identified herself publicly for the first time as the San Francisco woman is poised to be interviewed on national television and release a memoir.

Man given 30-year sentence for road rage murder of Dallas postal worker

A Los Angeles man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for killing a U.S. Postal Service employee during a road rage shooting in Dallas last year.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors designates NRA domestic terrorist organization

The city of San Francisco has formally adopted a resolution calling the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization.     San Francisco's Board of Supervisors today taking the drastic step of officially declaring the nations premier gun ownership advocates a terrorist organization.   

At least 25 dead in California dive boat fire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least 25 dead and nine others missing.

RFK assassin back in California prison after stabbing

Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is back inside a California prison about a day after being attacked by another inmate and hospitalized.