‘Aura farming’ began as a meme. Latin American youth have turned it into a competitive sport
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A group of rowdy spectators gathers in a public square, encircling two young men facing each other with…
Continue ReadingNews
Britain’s giving Ukraine access to secret missile technology. Will it make a difference?
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain will allow the release of classified technology so that a British/French-designed cruise missile can be…
Continue ReadingDrones are the latest buzzy tech aimed at stopping a school shooting. They’re part of a billion-dollar industry
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — They’re drones that are launched remotely, can break through windows, help clear classrooms and have an…
Continue Reading8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake
By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while…
Continue Reading
El Cerrito police continue search for 2 suspects in deadly shooting in parking lot
Police in El Cerrito are searching for two suspects after a man was shot and killed in a parking lot early Sunday…
Continue ReadingLiberia once offered Black Americans a new home. Decades on, it is receiving migrants the US wants out
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Is Liberia an American dumping ground — or a place where a new generation of arrivals can build a new life?…
Continue ReadingTrump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain
By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United…
Continue Reading
San Jose mobile home park residents report retaliation after organizing for tenants’ rights
By John Ramos As the competition and the price for housing continue to climb, longtime residents in mobile home parks are in a difficult spot. …
Continue Reading
Shooting in El Cerrito leaves 1 dead, suspects on the run
Police in El Cerrito are searching for two suspects after a man was shot and killed in a parking lot early Sunday…
Continue Reading
Residents at San Jose mobile home park feeling pressure to leave
A group of residents at a San Jose mobile home park says they’re feeling pressure to leave as a way to get around rent control…
Continue Reading
California lawmakers consider bills that would crack down on social media for kids under 16
By Steve Large California lawmakers could pass a first-in-the-nation ban on social media accounts for children under 16 and add $1 million fines on…
Continue Reading
Man killed in El Cerrito shopping center parking lot shooting, suspects on the run
By Brandon Downs Police in El Cerrito are searching for two suspects after a man was shot and killed in a parking lot early Sunday morning. The El…
Continue Reading
Timber Fire prompts new evacuation orders and warnings in Monterey County
By Jose Fabian The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued new evacuation warnings and orders for the Timber Fire on Sunday. The Timber Fire…
Continue Reading
An inversion layer makes Bay Area mountains warmer, not colder, at high elevations
By CBS Bay Area Normally, when you climb up a mountain, it gets colder as you get higher. But that’s definitely not always the case in the Bay…
Continue ReadingRussia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns
By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to…
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old was struggling to stay above water when a stranger at beach became her hero
By Julianna Bragg, CNN A Georgia teacher was enjoying a day at the beach before the start of the new school year when he heard a cry for help.…
Continue ReadingReno-area wildfire’s advance has stopped, but work remains before evacuees can return, official says
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Boyette, CNN Reno, Nevada (CNN) — Firefighters have the stopped forward progress…
Continue ReadingMan leaves tired 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji during family hike
By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A man who left his tired 7-year-old son to wait alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji while he continued a…
Continue Reading
Fire in Oakland burn near wastewater treatment plant
Some people in West Oakland are encouraged to keep their windows shut overnight as crews are battling a fire at the old trestles near the East Bay…
Continue Reading
East Bay bridge closure has some nearby businesses feeling the losses
Da Lin reports on the impact that a bridge closure is having on…
Continue Reading
Mother dies days after Richmond house fire killed 3 others
A 33-year-old mother whose children died in a house fire in Richmond earlier this week has died, bringing the fire’s death toll up to…
Continue Reading
Trestles catch fire near West Oakland, nearby residents urged to keep windows closed
By Brandon Downs Some people in West Oakland were encouraged to keep their windows shut overnight as crews battled a fire at the old trestles near…
Continue Reading
Mother of 2 children killed in Richmond house fire dies days later
By Brandon Downs A 33-year-old mother whose children died in a house fire in Richmond earlier this week has died, bringing the fire’s death…
Continue ReadingIranian women defy efforts by hardliners to enforce wearing of hijab
By Aida Karimi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A cultural fault line in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the…
Continue Reading
Tenants at San Francisco apartment say they were given 1 week to leave for fire repairs
Residents of a San Francisco apartment are worried after they say they were forced out of their place for repairs following a…
Continue Reading
Suspect in Fairfield shooting that left 19-year-old dead arrested in San Jose
By Brandon Downs A suspect was arrested in a shooting last August in a Fairfield parking lot that left a teen dead, police said on Saturday. …
Continue ReadingWife of police officer who was found dead is considered ‘armed and dangerous,’ chief says
By Elise Hammond, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of…
Continue Reading
CHP says girl taken in Newark was found, deactivates Amber Alert
By Jose Fabian A 6-year-old girl last seen in Newark Friday was located Saturday after officials believed she was in imminent danger, the California…
Continue ReadingSome Americans don’t believe all people are created equal. Their movement is going mainstream, this author says
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — They hold this truth to be self-evident: Only a fool believes that all men are created equal. Look around you, they…
Continue ReadingBelgian car salesman becomes prince after DNA test proves royal parentage
By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian car salesman has become a prince at the age of 26 after being acknowledged as the son of the king’s…
Continue ReadingGangbangers, rap feuds and old tapes: What we learned in the first week of the Tupac murder trial
By Andy Rose Las Vegas (CNN) — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi woman found hanging in a tree was laid to rest this weekend. Here’s the latest
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Amid the gentle slopes of Greenville, Kentucky’s historic West End Cemetery, Tasia Fortune was to be buried…
Continue ReadingLindsay Clancy admits to killing their children. So why is there an online groundswell blaming her ex-husband?
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don’t deny she did it but say she…
Continue ReadingSpain’s ‘wolf boy of Sierra Morena’ dies aged 80
By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — He became known as “the wolf boy of Sierra Morena.” For most of his childhood, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja…
Continue Reading
Latest on deadly shooting at home in Fremont
Andrea Nakano…
Continue Reading
1 year after San Rafael apartment fire killed 2, families wait for answers in arson investigation
By CBS Bay Area One year after a deadly apartment fire in San Rafael killed two women and two cats, the investigation into what happened remains…
Continue Reading
A year later, still no answers in San Rafael deadly fire investigation
It’s been one year since a suspicious fire gutted an apartment building on San Rafael’s Canal Street, killing two residents. For the loved ones of…
Continue Reading
2 California legislators urge UC, CSU systems to reconsider standardized testing policies
By Darrielle Fair In what has become a debate garnering national attention over whether standardized testing should continue to be administered in…
Continue Reading
Bay Area startup reinvents dating apps with AI chatbot to automate matchmaking, plan dates
By Itay Hod They say artificial intelligence is coming after everyone’s job. Apparently, that includes Cupid. For Owen Krause, a 22-year-old…
Continue Reading
Bay Area startup uses AI in its dating app to matchmake, plan dates
Users chat with an AI chatbot about what they’re looking for, and Ditto handles the…
Continue Reading
Empty Novato lot could be site for largest affordable home community in Marin County
By Kenny Choi As cities across California struggle to meet state housing goals, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco is moving forward with…
Continue Reading
Novato lot could become largest affordable home community in Marin County
An empty lot adjacent to Highway 101 in Novato could become home to more than 200 residents of affordable homes. Kenny Choi…
Continue Reading
Golden Gate Bridge demonstrators sentenced to 30 days in jail for 2024 protest
Seven people charged in a 2024 protest on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to bring attention to Israel’s war in Gaza received a 30-day jail…
Continue Reading
Shooting at home in Fremont leaves one person dead; suspects arrested
A shooting at a home in Fremont left one person dead and multiple suspects detained, according to…
Continue Reading
Albergue Don Chon abre sus puertas como refugio ante las altas temperaturas en San Luis Río Colorado
Abigahil Padilla SAN LUIS, Mexico (KYMA) – Ante las temperaturas que durante el verano superan con frecuencia los 40 grados centígrados,…
Continue Reading
Celebrarán Independencia con Eden Muñoz
Carolina Garcia MEXICALI, Mexico (KYMA) – En un concierto totalmente gratuito para los mexicalenses el próximo 15 de septiembre en la…
Continue Reading
San Francisco homeless center workers accused of harboring man suspected of shooting police officer
By Tim Fang Two employees of a navigation center serving San Francisco’s homeless population have been arrested for allegedly harboring a man…
Continue ReadingThe Rev. Al Sharpton says he never accused Nolan Wells’ friends of a crime, rejects defamation threat
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has spoken publicly about the death of Nolan Wells and…
Continue Reading
Shooting at Fremont home leaves 1 person dead
By Carlos E. Castañeda A shooting at a home in Fremont left one person dead and multiple suspects detained, according to police. The Fremont Police…
Continue Reading
Pro-Palestinian protesters receive 30 days in jail for blocking Golden Gate Bridge in 2024
By Carlos E. Castañeda A group of demonstrators who blocked San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 to protest Israel’s war in Gaza…
Continue Reading