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Momentum for the bill that could eventually lead to a ban on TikTok has slowed in the Senate.
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Momentum for the bill that could eventually lead to a ban on TikTok has slowed in the Senate.
The timeline for TikTok's potential demise depends on whether the bill can overcome a number of hurdles in Congress and survive legal scrutiny.
The House on Wednesday passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance doesn't sell its stake.
Beauty 2 The Streetz provides clothing, hygiene products, makeovers, wigs and haircuts to those in need. Shirley Raines and her team traveled to Sacramento to do the same.
The House is expected to vote on a bill next week that could lead to a ban on TikTok.
The new bipartisan bill would force parent company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or face a ban in the U.S.
Some Gen Z workers are posting video of themselves being laid off in search of "likes," feedback and revenge.
Americans are embracing viral trends like "loud budgeting" and the "100 envelope" challenge as a way to save money.
TikTok users can't search the attention-garnering term "legging legs" on the app. Here's what some experts on eating disorders and recovery say about it.
Universal Music Group is warning that it will pull its songs from TikTok after a breakdown in talks over issues such as the compensation of artists.
It's a big number for a small museum. The Sacramento History Museum just hit one billion views on its YouTube channel. That is more than any museum in the world.
Lynn Yamada Davis had close to 30 million followers across various platforms, where she posted over-the-top videos of her cooking.
Shoppers waited in line outside of Target stores for hours to try and nab a highly-coveted pink Stanley cup. So, what's the reason behind the craze?
Snaphat, TikTok, Youtube and others generated billions in profits last year from advertising targeting young users, a Harvard study shows.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas grinds on, social media has become a front line in the battle over public opinion. Teens are getting caught in the middle.
The ban — the first such statewide legislation restricting use of the video platform — was set to begin on January 1.
Retailers are turning to what's called "algorithmic commerce," which tracks your searches and preferences and uses them to recommend items for you.
Osama Bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" spread on social media this week, with some TikTok users saying the terrorist leader's writings changed their views on U.S. foreign policy.
More people are getting their news from TikTok, according to Pew Research, which is in line with a larger cultural shift, with roughly half of all Americans saying they get news from social media.
If you have scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have seen the same question posed in videos over and over again: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? But why is this a TikTok trend?
Librarian Sara Day couldn't believe it when her coworker showed her a message found in their spam folder.
It wasn't the way Shayanna Markham pictured the birth of her daughter.
"For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all," Mulvaney said.
An executive said the global Youth Council will be launched later this year, but an exact timeline has not been provided.
In particular, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming users are subject to hate speech and harassment on social media, the report found.
A person died after a stabbing in a Fairfield business parking lot Tuesday morning, police said.
A Sacramento County operation targeting suspected sex buyers led to 13 arrests and the recovery of a missing trafficking victim, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
A man suspected in a carjacking died following a shootout with officers in Vallejo Monday afternoon, police said.
The recall affects certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
Stockton police said a 54-year-old man was stabbed July 16 after a stranger approached him at a bus stop, accused him of being “nosey” and pulled a knife.
A person died after a stabbing in a Fairfield business parking lot Tuesday morning, police said.
A Sacramento County operation targeting suspected sex buyers led to 13 arrests and the recovery of a missing trafficking victim, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday.
Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
Power lines in the area were damaged by the growing flames and fell toward the firefighters who were trying to access the building from a side alley, the fire department said.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina in the championship match, ending a month-long tournament that transformed Sacramento bars, restaurants and coffee shops into gathering places for soccer fans.
Granny Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean was scheduled to perform Saturday at the Sky River Casino Stage, but the California State Fair announced just five hours before showtime that the concert had been canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances."
For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is playing in 70mm IMAX film at Sacramento's Esquire IMAX Theatre, one of only a small number of U.S. locations equipped to show the Matt Damon-led epic in the premium format.
A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call ICE on a passenger last week at San Francisco International Airport.
Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
A body found in San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon was identified as one of the three passengers missing after the sinking of their boat near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.
A man who lost relatives in the San Francisco Bay boating tragedy says his brother who captained the vessel was an experienced seaman and not at fault.
A coalition of crime victims' families, prosecutors and victim advocates filed a lawsuit challenging new California Board of Parole Hearings regulations they say could allow some of the state's most violent offenders to seek release.
Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Shakira Austin finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics rallied past Golden State for a 90-82 victory Monday night to snap the Valkyries' nine-game winning streak.
CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina in the championship match, ending a month-long tournament that transformed Sacramento bars, restaurants and coffee shops into gathering places for soccer fans.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Athletics routed the Washington Nationals 15-1 to end their 10-game losing streak Saturday night.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
White House border czar Tom Homan said "I think body cameras are the way to go" after fatal shootings by federal immigration officers in Texas and Maine earlier this month.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
While there are a few Californians sick with cyclosporiasis, there aren't any known local outbreaks right now, and none linked to the national outbreak, state health officials say.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that forced evacuations Sunday afternoon in the Pilot Hill area of El Dorado County.
Nothing but rubble remains of the McCombs home that was destroyed by the Kearny Fire. All their kids' toys, a wedding dress, memories and everything that meant something to them are completely gone.
All evacuation orders were lifted for a grass fire in rural Nevada County, west of Penn Valley, on Tuesday.
The Van Fire was reported Wednesday northeast of White Rock Road in Cathey's Valley, and north of Eastman Lake. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Three firefighters were injured while attacking a rapidly spreading vegetation fire sparked by a vehicle fire on Monday afternoon near Groveland, officials said.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this week.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
What issues are top of mind ahead of the general election?
Carmela Karcher reports.
Sacramento allowed stores to sell tobacco if they also stocked healthy foods, but 25 years on, it's looking to get rid of the exemption and crack down on the growing number of tobacco shops.