Two new wildfires grew by nearly 10,000 acres in a day in California, where more than 3.6 million acres have burned this year.
How animals transfer power from one leader to another: Brute force, inheritance and consensus
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Bees, chimps, clownfish and hyenas all live in groups with a leader or dominant individual. So do many other animals. How does power shift from one animal to another? The transfer of power is sometimes not that sim...
California sheriff’s deputy and police dog killed in shootout
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A California sheriff's deputy and a police dog were killed in a shootout with a suspect Monday night, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones told reporters during a news briefing. The shootout came after deputies pur...
California tops 3 million Covid-19 cases
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California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases there has tripled...
Can Mexico force the US to vaccinate migrant workers against Covid-19?
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Mexico wants the US to vaccinate all Mexican migrant workers currently working in the United States — and it says Trump's own signature trade deal requires it. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Marcelo Ebrard told ...
California hospital fined over $40,000 after Santa Clara County says it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak
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A Northern California hospital was fined $ 43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee. Santa Clara County said it issued a violation notice to Kaiser Pe...
‘Bachelor’ contestant nearly collapses during rose ceremony
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It truly is the most dramatic season yet. Just two episodes into the new season of "The Bachelor," a contestant nearly collapsed during the rose ceremony. A medic was called during Monday night's episode when Sarah...
‘An unimaginable love story’: High school sweethearts reunite and marry after nearly 70 years apart
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. High school sweethearts who were separated nearly seven decades ...
Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope
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A manhunt is underway for six inmates who escaped from the Merced County Downtown Jail in Northern California, according to a press release from the Merced County Sheriff's Office issued Sunday. The inmates, ages 19...
White House task force says there could be a fast-spreading ‘USA variant’ of coronavirus
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The US may have its own version of a more transmissible coronavirus and that might be helping fuel the already aggressive spread of the virus, the White House coronavirus task force said in its latest report to stat...
When a freezer broke in a California hospital, officials jumped to action to administer more than 800 vaccines in just about 2 hours
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When a freezer that was used to store the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a Northern California hospital broke, officials soon realized they only had about two hours to administer the more than 800 doses that were insid...
US flies B-52 bombers to the Middle East in show of force
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Washington The US military flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday "to underscore the US military's commitment to regional security and demonstrate a unique ability to rapidly deploy overwhelmi...
This California teen started a nonprofit to help kids learn about science. He just got accepted into Stanford
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Every year, high school seniors anxiously wait for college admissions letters, hoping they get accepted into their dream schools. Ahmed Muhammad was one of them. So when Muhammad got accepted into Stanford Universit...