| CA may have to pay thousands as penalties for 'Hindi tobacco ads' in India-Oz series Cricket Australia may have to pay thousands of dollars in penalties after it emerged that the boundary line advertisements in Hindi had promoted tobacco smoking during the recently concluded... | |
| Brangelina's son taking pilot lessons Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's son Maddox is taking pilot lessons.
Jolie and Pitt are biological parents to five-year-old Shiloh and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They... |
| Lily Collins enjoys 'romantic' dinner with Zac Efron Phil Collins' daughter Lily was spotted on a dinner date with Zac Efron at a restaurant in West Hollywood on Saturday.
The 22-year-old wore an Indian print top, snug black skirt and fashionable... |
| Calif. seafood company fined $1M for fishy labels LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a Torrance, Calif.-based seafood corporation has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines and community service donations for falsely labeling frozen... |
| HOLLYWOOD 2012: The 50/50 Shoot Go behind the scenes with photographer Sam Jones as he shoots Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and director Jonathan Levine of 50/50, and find out how to balance three men on a... |
| Flames meet familiar fate in Anaheim Death. Taxes. Ducks over Flames. Some things in life never change, and for the Calgary Flames, who’d won just one single time in their previous 23 visits to the Honda Centre, Monday night... |
| Entire staff to be removed during sex probe at LA school Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and... |
| Stanford LB Shayne Skov arrested for DUI STANFORD, Calif. -; In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law. Star linebacker Shayne Skov... |
| Official: Faculty to be removed at LA school Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and... |
| Special ed teacher charged with child cruelty REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -; An elementary school special education teacher is being charged with child cruelty after authorities say she kicked, slapped and withheld food from some of her students. ... |
| Man arrested after LA shooting, standoff LOS ANGELES -; Police have arrested a man accused of shooting another man in the face near a busy Los Angeles intersection. Los Angeles police Officer Karen Rayner says the suspect, whose name... |
| Truck strikes, kills murder suspect SANTA ROSA, Calif. -; A suspect in the murder of a Santa Rosa woman was killed by an oncoming big rig moments after being stopped by police on Interstate 5. Santa Rosa police Sgt. Lisa Banayat... |
| Marine hazing trial delayed after charges expanded FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Marine Sgt. Benjamin Johns walks to the courtroom of the Legal Services Center of Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Johns, Lance Cpl. Jacob D.... |
| Modesto man 11 years in prison for almond heist FRESNO, Calif. -; A Modesto man will serve more than 11 years in federal prison for his part in a conspiracy to steal almonds from Central Valley growers and processors. U.S. District Judge... |
| Husband of slain woman, 2 others arrested in death ANAHEIM, Calif. -; Anaheim police say they have arrested two men and the husband of a slain state corrections officer who was gunned down 14 years ago in connection with the officer's death. ... |
| LA schools set up hotline for school abuse cases LOS ANGELES -; The Los Angeles Unified School District has set up a hotline specifically for any information about suspected child abuse at the elementary school where two teachers were arrested... |
| The Red Rocket takes off in San Francisco The non-profit arm of the city’s transportation agency has painted one of its historical streetcars red and embellished it with the TTC logo to honour Toronto’s dedication to the... |
| Hollywood Stars Face New Strike The offer came a few hours before a three-year contract setting out minimum rates between the studios and the Screen Actors Guild expired. SAG, the main actors union, believes its 120,000 members... |
| NBA: Sacramento 100, New Orleans 92 DeMarcus Cousins provided a double threat with 28 points and 19 rebounds Monday, powering the Sacramento Kings to a 100-92 win over New Orleans. Cousins dominated the boards, grabbing at least 19... |
| McDonalds pulls ad after pit bull owner outrage McDonald's spokeswoman Ashlee Yingling said Monday the Kansas City-area radio ad for Chicken McBites ran just a few days before it was pulled... |
| Senator drops bill after mortgage policy change SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A state senator said Monday he will withdraw a bill to protect borrowers who had been threatened with foreclosure because they were renting out their homes, saying his... |
| Obama administration rejects Medi-Cal copayments SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal health officials on Monday said California cannot force Medi-Cal recipients to make a co-pay for doctor visits and prescription drugs, a decision that brings relief... |
| Plane that crashed may have been stolen FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal investigators say a small plane that crashed near a housing development west of Fresno, killing the pilot, may have been... |
| Exclusive: Facebook governance a concern for Calif pension fund NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of... |
| Parents Protest at Los Angeles School After Teachers’ Arrests in Sex-Abuse Cases LOS ANGELES - Parents of students at an elementary school here where two teachers were arrested on accusations of child sexual abuse marched outside the school on Monday and refused to allow their... |
| Cold Spring for Coastal San Diego? Dan Cayan, the program director at California Nevada Applications Program / California Climate Change Center, said he’s skeptical it a cool spring is... |
| Food Trucks Subject to Inspection From prime burgers to fresh pasta and gourmet Asian cuisine, a new generation of food trucks has it all. And those mobile kitchens all get a surprise visit, from the health... |
| Keurig Cups Not Biodegradable The coffee makers that use these k-cup or single use portion packs are more popular than ever. But these tiny plastic cups can't be recycled... and folks in the landfill business aren't... |
| California not among states that OK bank settlement More than 40 states signed onto a proposed $25-billion deal with major mortgage servicers over faulty foreclosure practices. New York, Nevada and Delaware joined California in holding out for better... |
| Knightsen School employees juggle multiple roles Gina Fio doesn't pause for a second as she places chicken nuggets, hash browns and applesauce on the lunch trays lining up along the cafeteria counter.The babble of 118 hungry youngsters in... |
| Romney makes Pete Wilson his honorary California chairman Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday announced the endorsement of former California Gov. Pete Wilson, and named him the Romney campaign's honorary California chairman -- a... |
| Palo Alto native Jeremy Lin scores career-high 28 points for New York Knicks against Utah Jazz NEW YORK -- Mike D'Antoni shook his fists in the air as Jeremy Lin's clutch shot fell through the net. It wasn't just the basket that had D'Antoni giddy. It's the feeling... |
| San Jose Sharks could be seeking a scorer at trade deadline Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is notoriously tight-lipped all year, but even more so now with the NHL's Feb. 27 trade deadline less than three weeks away."Once we get in this... |
| Police identify Oakland rapper as one of three homicide victims A man shot to death Saturday afternoon in East Oakland has been identified as 30-year-old Oakland rapper Brondon McDaniel, police said. Authorities also are trying to identify a man shot to death... |
| Pinole good Samaritan faces foreclosure Like the biblical good Samaritan, Brian Burns of Pinole stopped to help an injured traveler. He nearly paid for it with his lifeMore than five years later, the financial and physical toll that ensued... |
| Judge nixes Dr. Phil appearance for indicted CNET commander Disgraced narcotics cop Norman Wielsch will not share his cautionary tale with TV therapist Dr. Phil McGraw, a federal judge decided Monday.U.S. Magistrate Saundra Armstrong overturned a ruling last... |
| P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Marin slackliner enjoys Super setting for skills; Peninsula teacher accused of special-needs student abuse Redwood City teacher accused of slapping, kicking special needs students A Redwood City special needs teacher faces nine misdemeanor charges for allegedly slapping, kicking and refusing food and... |
| Medi-Cal copay plan rejected by feds The Obama administration on Monday rejected California's plan to charge low-income Medi-Cal patients new copays for doctor and hospital visits beginning Oct. 1.The decision won praise from... |
| Tammerlin Drummond: Komen reverses decision but Planned Parenthood fallout continues www.faithfancher.org .), an Oakland nonprofit that raises money for programs that serve poor and underinsured women with breast cancer. At the time, we were planning a fundraiser featuring former... |
| Live chat: On Tiger Woods and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Tuesday at 1 p.m. Golf columnist Kevin Merfeld answers your questions and provides insight during a live chat Tuesday at 1 p.m., following Tiger Woods' press conference at the AT&T Pebble Beach... |
| Alameda County Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to felony rape charges WALNUT CREEK -- An Alameda County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he raped a woman in Moraga in September.David Reta, a 27-year-old Union City resident, was charged... |
| Clint Eastwood 'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate DETROIT -- People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about... |
| Univision, Disney look at English news channel MIAMI -- Univision and Disney are in negotiations to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday. Both sources declined to go on the record... |
| Mistrial declared in Hayward video game store slaying HAYWARD -- A mistrial was declared in the homicide case of Dijon Newton, after jurors told a judge they were "hopelessly stuck" on whether the 2008 shooting of a robber as he lay on the... |
