Betai Koffi’s alleged drug-induced rampagein Bodega Bay brought a violent end to eightpeople’s Fourth of July, authorities in California said.
Author: Kristin Lam, USA TODAY
A ‘delinquent’ bear climbed into a car and ‘butt-shifted’ it into neutral. The joyride didn’t end well
A ‘delinquent’ Colorado bear wrecked a car after getting in through an unlocked door, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Why a Kansas City man bought a slice of cake, lit a candle and had a party — all for a pothole on his street
With one slice of cake and a lit birthday candle,Kansas City resident Frank Sereno set out take action on a three-month-old hazard: a pothole.
Facebook aims to prevent census misinformation after criticism for voter suppression ads
Facebook will work to prevent misinformation aboutthe 2020 census, the company announced Sunday, and also launched a civil rights task force .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on election interference: Feds have ‘tools to apply pressure to Russia, not us’
Breaking up Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday,wouldn’t solve issues of misinformation, privacy or election interference.
San Francisco approves historic ban of e-cigarette sales, a first for a major US city
San Francisco officials approved aban on the sale of electronic cigarettes Tuesday, making it the first major U.S. city to pass such a restriction.
Fatal Hawaii skydiving plane crash renews NTSB’s call for stricter rules: ‘Accidents continue to happen’
An NTSB official put the FAA on notice Monday, calling for regulations on parachute operations after a skydiving plane crash in Hawaii killed 11.
‘A horrible act of violence’: 5 dead in Silicon Valley murder-suicide, police say
A gunman fatally shotfour people in a California home before killing himself Sunday night, San Jose police said, ending an hours-long standoff.
1-year-old boy dies in Texas after being left in hot car, police say; 13th death nationally in 2019
A 1-year-old boy died Saturday after his parent left him in a hot car while at work for about five hours, police in Galveston, Texas said.
How a stray dog got the best of a Texas police officer (and ate his beef jerky, too)
A stray Texas pit bull ‘hijacked’ a Kilgore police officer’s car Saturday and snagged his beef jerky in the front seat before animal control arrived.