
Don Lemon says CNN fired him, is "stunned" by his termination
"After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly," he said in a statement.
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"After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly," he said in a statement.
Anne Makovec reports on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talking to CNN about first learning of the attack on husband Paul (11-7-2022)
He is asking for punitive damages of $475 million.
In a joint televised interview, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris say they are full partners who agree on how to approach the country's most pressing issues.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday said the nearly $54 billion budget deficit the state is facing is a direct result of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic and not because of existing financial troubles.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying "his denial at the beginning was deadly" and that as he "fiddles, people are dying."
CNN unveiled a much-anticipated Iowa Democratic primary poll, but Dublin High School senior Arjav Rawal had already done it for them, tweeting out the numbers 20 minutes earlier. How?
A bomb threat was phoned in Thursday night for the building that houses CNN in New York, leading to the building being evacuated
Almost three in five Americans said they'd prefer another Democrat as speaker of the House over past party leader Nancy Pelosi, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
New York City's Time Warner Center, the building that houses CNN's Manhattan headquarters, was partially evacuated for a short period of time Thursday evening as police investigated a "pair of unattended packages" found at the building, the NYPD said.
A former Trump World Tower doorman who says he has knowledge of an alleged affair Pres. Trump had with an ex-housekeeper, which resulted in a child, says he's no longer bound by a "catch-and-kill" contract with the National Enquirer.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday barred the Associated Press, CNN and the environmental-focused news organization E&E from a national summit on harmful water contaminants.
A CNN investigation has found at least 103 Uber drivers in the U.S. who have been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing their passengers in the past four years.
Former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum on Sunday suggested students protesting for gun control legislation would be better served by taking CPR classes and preparing for active-shooter scenarios.
A former Playboy model apologized to first lady Melania Trump for a 2006 affair she claims she had with Donald J. Trump that started with him offering her money after the first time they had sex.
Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
As a kid growing up in Stockton, a little extra money would've meant the world to Mayor Michael Tubbs' family.
Whether by whim or design, President Donald Trump keeps adding fuel to his incendiary Twitter battle against the media.
Protesters expressed strong disapproval for President Trump's anti-CNN tweet on the walls of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.
President Donald Trump tweeted a mock video showing him pummeling a man in a business suit -- face obscured by the CNN logo -- outside a wrestling ring.
CNN has cut ties with Kathy Griffin after she posted a video that showed her holding a likeness of President Donald Trump's severed head.
The Trump administration ramped up its war against the press Friday, blocking several major outlets from a scheduled White House press briefing.
A Princeton polling expert, who guaranteed a Clinton victory, ate a bug on CNN Saturday, making good on a promise he made before the election.
AT&T has reached a mega deal to buy Time Warner, owner of the Warner Bros. movie studio as well as HBO and CNN, for $85 billion.
CNN on Tuesday amended its criteria for the next Republican presidential debate, giving former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina a better chance at appearing in the Sept. 16 primetime affair.
Police in Fremont responding to a call Monday found three people, an adult and two children, dead inside an apartment.
When beauty queens from across the state compete in the Miss California pageant next month, this year's Miss San Francisco will make history when she takes the stage.
For a fourth day, dockworkers at West Coast ports including at the Port of Oakland, are disrupting international trade
A plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session.
The "suspicious" death of an elderly man in Marin County last week may have been caused by a kick from a horse
Police in Fremont responding to a call Monday found three people, an adult and two children, dead inside an apartment.
When beauty queens from across the state compete in the Miss California pageant next month, this year's Miss San Francisco will make history when she takes the stage.
For a fourth day, dockworkers at West Coast ports including at the Port of Oakland, are disrupting international trade
A plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session.
The "suspicious" death of an elderly man in Marin County last week may have been caused by a kick from a horse
When beauty queens from across the state compete in the Miss California pageant next month, this year's Miss San Francisco will make history when she takes the stage.
Linda Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal marketing executive, on Monday officially took over the CEO role at Twitter from Elon Musk
Downtown San Francisco has been dealt another blow after an investor in one of its largest hotels said it would stop paying its loans.
The iconic Box Shop has been in Bayview-Hunters Point for 20 years, but founder Charles Gadeken says the space is in jeopardy of losing its home.
Bay Area rock fans got some good news Monday morning when longtime alternative-rock favorite Live 105 returned to the airwaves.
Police in Fremont responding to a call Monday found three people, an adult and two children, dead inside an apartment.
For a fourth day, dockworkers at West Coast ports including at the Port of Oakland, are disrupting international trade
From storms to heat waves, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists predict weather events could become more extreme in the future.
A group of homeowners on Mare Island in Vallejo say they're being forced to pay an extra tax that gets them nothing in return. They'll be pleading their case at a budget hearing on Tuesday and, so far, there's a surprising amount of sympathy coming from City Hall.
A federal correctional officer has been convicted of sexually abusing two inmates at a women's prison in Dublin where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct.
A motorcyclist who was injured after being struck during last week's fatal South Bay crime spree that left three people dead in San Jose and Milpitas is speaking out.
A passenger was dead and the driver of a stolen Kia sedan remained at large Monday morning following a horrific crash and fireball on a San Jose street.
Two men have been arrested for a 2021 homicide at a San Jose park, police announced Monday.
Colorful and flamboyant, full of energy and fun, the monthly drag brunch held at the SoFA Market in downtown San Jose has become a South Bay institution over the past few years.
Cal Fire said a previous report saying the fire was 500 acres was incorrect, due to faulty mapping.
The "suspicious" death of an elderly man in Marin County last week may have been caused by a kick from a horse
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with an SUV in a Vallejo neighborhood Sunday, police said.
A Santa Rosa judge sentenced a 62-year-old man to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four different children.
The death of an 83-year-old San Geronimo Valley man is being investigated and is described as "suspicious," law enforcement officials said.
An earthquake with 4.5 magnitude struck in Sonoma County sabout 13 miles north-northeast of Healdsburg early Saturday.
A plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session.
Andrew McCutchen's tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted Pittsburgh to a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday night, extending the Pirates' win streak to six games and sending the Athletics to their record-tying 15th consecutive road loss.
Rose Zhang lived up to all the pre-tournament hype as the next great women's golfer — at least in her first week as a pro.
Roger Craig, who managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93.
Josh Lester drove in two runs with his first major league hit during his season debut and the Orioles beat the Giants 8-3 on Sunday.
Police in Fremont responding to a call Monday found three people, an adult and two children, dead inside an apartment.
A federal correctional officer has been convicted of sexually abusing two inmates at a women's prison in Dublin where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct.
A motorcyclist who was injured after being struck during last week's fatal South Bay crime spree that left three people dead in San Jose and Milpitas is speaking out.
A suspect turned himself in Sunday to Oakland police following the release of a photo of him Friday in connection with the shooting of a 4-year-old girl last week, police said Monday.
Two men have been arrested for a 2021 homicide at a San Jose park, police announced Monday.
Linda Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal marketing executive, on Monday officially took over the CEO role at Twitter from Elon Musk
The headset, which blends the digital and physical worlds, marks Apple's first major new product since AirPods in 2016.
Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world.
A downside to the incredible amount of rain from the winter storms -- and beautiful green growth that came after -- is the increased quantity of fuels for wildfires.
Netflix shareholders have rejected multi-million dollar pay packages for the company's top executives including for co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.
Grail, a biotech firm that makes a blood test for detecting cancer, blamed the snafu on a technology glitch.
An alert has gone out to Sonoma County residents after a rash of fentanyl overdose deaths in just one week.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's dementia diagnosis was announced as former President Jimmy Carter continues to receive hospice care.
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
San Francisco was supposed to have a public discussion about the fentanyl crisis on Tuesday. It ended in chaos and with someone throwing a brick at city officials. So what comes next?
A plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session.
Another plane carrying migrants arrived in Sacramento on Monday, marking the second flight in recent days that state officials allege was coordinated by Florida.
A Pride ceremony recognizing a drag nun went on as planned Monday at the California State Capitol despite some pushback from Republican lawmakers.
Robert Hanssen, one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell.
Several sources with knowledge of the investigation believe that a charging decision in the documents case involving former President Donald Trump is imminent.
When beauty queens from across the state compete in the Miss California pageant next month, this year's Miss San Francisco will make history when she takes the stage.
A Pride ceremony recognizing a drag nun went on as planned Monday at the California State Capitol despite some pushback from Republican lawmakers.
Colorful and flamboyant, full of energy and fun, the monthly drag brunch held at the SoFA Market in downtown San Jose has become a South Bay institution over the past few years.
The judge said Tennessee's law is "unconstitutionally vague and overbroad" and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement."
On this first weekend of Pride, hundreds Coastside came out to show just that.
A plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session.
SAG-AFTRA members have overwhelmingly authorized a strike ahead of their negotiations with Hollywood studios.
The iconic Box Shop has been in Bayview-Hunters Point for 20 years, but founder Charles Gadeken says the space is in jeopardy of losing its home.
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Indie rock supergroup boygenius featuring Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus closed out the third day of the Re;SET Festival at Stanford's Frost Amphitheatre Sunday night.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
The father of Banko Brown, the man shot dead by a security guard at a San Francisco Walgreens store, spoke publicly about the killing for the first time Wednesday after retaining civil rights attorney John Burris.
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