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Betty Reid Soskin, legendary national park ranger, dies at 104, family says
2+ hour, 27+ min ago RICHMOND, Calif. -- Betty Reid Soskin, best known as the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, has died, her family announced on Sunday. She was 104 years old. Her family wrote on Facebook: "This morning on the Winter Solstice,…...
Teacherless, AI-powered private school expanding Bay Area footprint due to growing demand
2+ day, 23+ hour ago SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An AI-powered private school is expanding its footprint in the Bay Area. Alpha School, which opened in San Francisco's Marina neighborhood this academic year, is looking to expand with campuses in Palo Alto and the East Bay…...
Trump administration moves to cut off gender-affirming care for transgender youth
3+ day, 18+ hour ago WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. "This is not medicine, it is…...
Trump Media to merge with CA nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI in $6B deal
3+ day, 19+ hour ago TAE Technologies is based in Southern California and is backed by Google's parent company, Alphabet. The combined company says it plans to find a site and begin construction next year on the "world's first utility-scale fusion power plant," with aims…...
New California laws going into effect in 2026 impact tortillas, streaming services and more
4+ day, 16+ hour ago SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. (AB 578) Food Delivery PlatformsDid your food order not get delivered? This new law requires food delivery platforms like Uber…...
California hires ex-CDC leaders who were fired or quit under Trump
6+ day, 2+ hour ago SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Two former senior officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one fired by the Trump administration, will join California as public health consultants, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC's…...
4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
6+ day, 22+ hour ago LOS ANGELES -- Federal authorities on Monday announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group who are suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks on New Year's Eve across Southern California. The suspects were arrested last week in Lucerne…...
Brown University student survived being shot in CA high school mass shooting, only to endure another
1+ week, 6+ min ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When Brown University junior Mia Tretta's phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn't be happening again. In 2019, Tretta had been shot in the abdomen during a mass shooting at…...
CA, other states sue Trump administration over new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
1+ week, 2+ day ago A coalition of blue states is suing the Trump administration over its fee of $100,000 for H-1B Visas, several Democratic attorneys general announced on Friday. The Trump administration announced in September that it would be implementing the fee for H-1B visas, citing that…...
EXCLUSIVE: Bay Area funeral director gives son's brain to parents who requested his clothing
1+ week, 2+ day ago WARNING: This content may be disturbing to some viewers. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A San Jose funeral home is accused of making a terrible mistake, of mishandling human remains. A father has filed a lawsuit that says the funeral director…...