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Acting Oakland Police Chief Paul Figueroa, talking to reporters earlier in the week, has left the post. His departure marks the third time in eight days the city has seen its top police official depart.

Amid sex scandal, Oakland loses third police chief in nine days

August 21, 2019 at 11:48 p.m.

The Oakland Police Department will now operate under civilian control after the agency parted ways with its third police chief in nine days, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Friday. Acting Chief...

Several arrested after Trump supporters and opponents square off at rally in Anaheim

August 19, 2019 at 5:24 a.m.

Supporters and critics of Donald Trump squared off Wednesday as the presidential candidate held a rally in Anaheim, with police making several arrests after some demonstrators threw objects at them....

Runners get into formation for the event. Marijuana advocates are pushing for a November ballot measure that would make the Golden State the fifth in the U.S. to legalize recreational pot use.

‘The World’s Fastest Stoner’ is trying to blunt the lazy, out-of-shape pot smoker stereotype

May 13, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

"The World's Fastest Stoner" slowed under the Santa Monica Pier, pondering where to run. Just moments before, Chris Barnicle had a commanding lead in a 4.2-mile race that snaked along...

Apple appears to have gained a momentary reprieve in the tech industry's sparring with the government over encryption technology.

FBI agrees to help Arkansas prosecutors open iPhone after hack of San Bernardino device

May 23, 2019 at 7:01 p.m.

The FBI has agreed to help prosecutors gain access to an iPhone 6 and an iPod that might hold evidence in an Arkansas murder trial, just days after the agency...

Construction workers gather near the area where an electriciandied after falling 53 floors from the Wilshire Grand construction site in downtown Los Angeles.

Death of high-rise worker in downtown L.A. investigated as possible suicide

June 22, 2019 at 3:02 p.m.

The death of an electrician who plunged from the 53rd floor of the downtown Los Angeles Wilshire Grand construction site is being investigated as a possible suicide, the coroner's office...

A construction worker died Thursday after plummeting from the Wilshire Grand construction site in downtown Los Angeles.

Construction worker dies after falling 53 stories from downtown LA high-rise

June 20, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

A construction worker died Thursday after falling 53 floors from a high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles. Witnesses reported the man fell at 12:08 p.m. from the Wilshire Grand, a...

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA held a press conference and prayer vigil at Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino. The group denounced the massacre.

Apple CEO says helping FBI hack into terrorist’s iPhone would be ‘too dangerous’

May 25, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

Setting up a pitched battle between Silicon Valley and the counter-terrorism community, Apple's chief executive said Wednesday that his company would fight a court order demanding the tech giant's help...

The exterior of Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif., is seen Jan. 25, 2016.

Officials: Man who led Calif. jailbreak had help from ESL teacher

June 21, 2019 at 10:05 p.m.

Their friendship blossomed under unusual circumstances, officials say. The teacher, Nooshafarin Ravaghi, had traveled the world, spoke three languages and wrote a collection of children's books about a young girl's...

FBI Assistant Director David Bowdich, center, appeals to the public for information about the whereabouts of the San Bernardino attackers after the Dec. 2 massacre.

Where did the San Bernardino shooters go after holiday party massacre?

June 25, 2019 at 9:01 a.m.

The dark sport utility vehicle with tinted windows traced a haphazard path through the streets of San Bernardino, Calif. The couple inside had just killed 14 people but seemed in...

Man attempts to steal jet at Texas airport, police say

June 21, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

A man with a history of mental illness attempted to hijack a Learjet after crashing through a security gate at Waco Regional Airport in Texas on Thursday, police said. The...

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