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Daniel David Rigmaiden, 34, of Santa Clara, Calif., who was sporting a long beard, shaggy hair and an orange prison suit in court, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud. He has been in jail since his August 2008 arrest in California.
Protesters delivered more than 1 million signatures in support of the measure as part of an international movement inspired by Blackfish, the CNN documentary that details orca captivity at SeaWorld.
A series of scandals that has tarnished the integrity of the state Legislature has prompted a wave of proposals aimed at strengthening political ethics and reforming laws governing campaign contributions.
About 100 people were arrested and at least 44 people were taken to the hospital during a weekend college party in Southern California that devolved into a rock- and bottle-throwing melee, authorities said.
A U.S. Navy warship reached a crippled sailboat hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast and was preparing Sunday to complete the rescue of a sick 1-year-old girl.
A U.S. Navy warship was headed Saturday to rescue a 1-year-old girl who fell ill on a crippled sailboat that was attempting to circle the world.
A 5-year-old San Diego boy has outwitted the sharpest minds at Microsoft — he's found a backdoor to the Xbox.
Fewer than 4 in 10 California high school students are completing the requirements to be eligible for the state's public universities, fueling worries of a shortage of college-educated workers when the value of a bachelor's degree has never been higher.
A California state senator and more than two dozen others have been formally indicted in a sweeping San Francisco political corruption case.
Phil Wyman said he was motivated by the case of Sen. Leland Yee, who faces federal charges related to an international gun-running scheme from the Philippines.
A rescue effort is underway in the Pacific after a 1-year-old child was reported ill aboard a 36-foot sailboat 900 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Former President George W. Bush is displaying his portraits of world leaders in the first exhibit of his work as an artist.
The average American employee who receives vacation or paid time off only used about half (51 percent) of this eligible time off in the past 12 months, and many can't stop working even while they are away on vacation, according to a new survey released by Glassdoor.
A California woman is in custody after police in Boise say they found 40 pounds of marijuana and a gram of methamphetamine on a passenger bus.
Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich is stepping down as CEO after protests of his support of a gay marriage ban in California.
