Defiant USC professor refuses to remove Blue Lives Matter flag from office door
A University of Southern California professor is refusing to remove a pro-police Blue Lives Matter flag from outside his office door despite calls from students that it is "inappropriate."
California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.
Toddler's mother 'staying strong' after son killed by stray gunfire in Oakland
The president of Oakland's Chamber of Commerce identified the 23-month-old boy killed over the weekend by a stray bullet traveling on the freeway as Jasper Wu of Fremont.
‘God has really blessed me!’: Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson marks 30 years since HIV diagnosis
Earvin "Magic" Johnson shocked the world when he publicly disclosed he was diagnosed with HIV in 1991.
California man sacrifices himself in zip line fall in heroic attempt to save woman, friend says
Joaquin Romero was helping a woman get hooked on the platform when she started sliding out on the line. He grabbed the woman's harness in an effort to stop her but the two slid out about 100 feet above the ground. Fearing the woman could fall because of their combined weight, he decided to let go.
White LA mother accused of human trafficking Black daughter on Southwest Airlines flight
A white mother from Los Angeles says she was stopped by police and accused of human trafficking her 10-year-old biological biracial daughter by a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.
Family questioned about human trafficking; mom says it's because they're mixed race
A Southwest Airlines passenger said she and her 10-year-old biracial daughter were stopped by authorities on a report of possible human trafficking – except she wasn't and she said the incident reeks of bias.
K-9 hero stabbed multiple times while taking down 2 suspects wanted for kidnapping, torture of woman
At home, with his family, Sam is called Samuel, Samson, Slam. But after singlehandedly taking down two suspects in the kidnapping and torture of a woman on March 29 of this year — “K-9 Sam” is called a hero.
Prosecutors probe whether 'love triangle' led to killing of 19-year-old in Fairfield
The official motive behind Beauchamp’s death remains under investigation, though prosecutors are probing whether the case is a "love triangle" that turned deadly.
Riverside man gets 2 years in prison for slitting puppy's throat, posting videos of torture online
Angel Ramos-Corrales brutalized his 4-month-old puppy named Canelo, breaking its skull and ribs, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
41 states, 1 territory listed on Chicago's Travel Advisory
Chicago removed South Carolina, Texas and the Virgin Islands from its COVID-19 Travel Advisory on Tuesday because they had daily COVID case rates below 15 per 100,000 residents for the past two weeks.
Pittsburg High protest over student who came to school in KKK costume
“It's not a costume,” Pittsburg High student Dehlia Strassner said of a classmate coming to school in a KKK costume. “It's a hate crime. And it's really not OK.”
Family of couple on the run in $18M COVID-19 relief fraud believes they were abducted
Family members of a Tarzana couple whom the FBI believes cut their tracking bracelets and went on the run while awaiting sentencing for their roles in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case contend the pair were kidnapped.
Dorit Kemsley robbed: RHOBH star reportedly held at gunpoint in Encino home invasion as her kids slept
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley was the victim of a home invasion on Wednesday night at her home in Encino, authorities confirmed to FOX 11. The reality TV star was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed while her kids were asleep inside the home.
Mona Rodriguez death: Long Beach school cop who shot young mom charged with murder
Former Long Beach school resource officer Eddie Gonzalez was charged with murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Mona Rodriguez.
Tom Hanks crashes wedding on Santa Monica beach
Tom Hanks walked up to the couple who had just gotten married on the beach in Santa Monica. He told them he’d been watching the wedding and thought they were beautiful and asked if HE could take a photo with them.
PHOTOS: 'Bomb cyclone' storm slams Northern California
A ‘bomb cyclone’ system moved over the northwest on Sunday, dumping heavy rain throughout the region. Waves crashes, trees fell, streets flooded and the power went out. Here's a look at what happened in pictures:
Wisconsin emergency landing: American Airlines flight grounded due to 'smoke in cabin'
American Airlines said it was caused by a 'mechanical issue'.
California travel blogger among 2 killed in Mexico’s Tulum
A California woman was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum.
Gas prices: Regular unleaded hits $7.59 in California town, report says
The Gorda station is known to have some of the highest prices in the country