SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown released his first TV commercial of the general election campaign Monday, making good on his promise to use Labor Day weekend as his starting point for the fall contest against Republican opponent Meg Whitman....
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Alan DeWeese had just finished watching the fireworks display when he saw a Coast Guard vessel racing straight at him in a crowded San Diego Bay. He furiously turned his boat but there was no time: The vessel landed on his 8-year-old son, Anthony, crushing him to death and seriously injuring four other passengers....
KEENE, Calif. (AP) -- In the dusty foothills east of Bakersfield, college students and community organizers are taking the values and words of farm labor leader Cesar E. Chavez and applying them to helping students in low income areas throughout the Southwest....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday....
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo, N.Y....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Private, nonprofit colleges in Ohio and 11 other states have launched a new web tool to help students find private loans for school....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco city leaders are set to consider levying a fee on alcohol that would go to cover some of the costs linked to drinking too much....
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) -- Compton's part-time mayor, Eric Perrodin, is often absent from meetings and when he does show up, he sometimes arrives late or leaves early, according to a report published Sunday....
