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Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, a former aide elected to Congress in his own right less than eight years ago, won election as House majority leader Thursday as fellow Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.
A San Jose woman pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge for the fatal stabbing of her 7-month-old baby boy in a rural area near Livermore in April.
Getting more high school girls into computer science – and more women into male-dominated Silicon Valley - is the purpose of a $50 million campaign launched by Google Thursday.
The Redwood Shores tween, who is the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open, had three tough holes in her opening round.
California's medical board and Department of Public Health have been asked to investigate 17 doctors and eight hospitals involved in the illegal sterilizations of female prison inmates, based on a critical state audit released Thursday.
This coming Saturday and Sunday will be the first of four weekends this summer where Lombard Street will be closed to vehicle traffic.
President Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared to take targeted military actions in Iraq if they would help fight a growing threat from extremist militants. He also says the U.S. is ready to send as many as 300 military advisers to Iraq.
NCAA President Mark Emmert has taken the witness stand and is defending his organization's role in college sports. He calls such a role vital for both students and the colleges themselves.
Electricity and natural gas rates for customers of PG&E customers are expected to rise, if California's Public Utilities Commission adopts a proposal issued Wednesday by a state administrative law judge.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to establish a human trafficking team.
Alameda County leaders are pushing state lawmakers to pass a smartphone kill-switch bill -- with the intention of passing their own at a local level should it fail.
No injuries were reported but one adult, three children and a dog have been displaced from the residence, fire officials said.
A Danville music teacher has been charged with molesting three female students he taught at a Daly City music school.
Several San Mateo and Santa Clara County leaders are taking public transportation to work and encouraging other commuters to follow suit.
Hundreds of PG&E customers are without power in Santa Rosa Thursday morning, a PG&E spokeswoman said.
