UPS to hire more than 100,000 holiday workers, expects record peak season

The company says it will have full-time and part-time seasonal jobs, mostly package handlers, drivers and driver helpers. The Atlanta-based company touts the seasonal jobs as ones that can lead to year-round employment.

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth.

Woman credited for popularizing gender reveal party concept wants people to stop

The Pasadena woman widely credited for popularizing gender reveal parties wants people to stop after learning the El Dorado fire in Yucaipa was sparked by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party.

Over 2.2 million acres torched as California experiences record-breaking wildfire season in 2020

California is experiencing a record-breaking fire season. Fire officials said Tuesday that in 2020, wildfires have torched more than 2.2 million acres across the state, surpassing the 1.96 million acres burned in all of 2018.

LAPD breaks up house party with hundreds of attendees defying health orders in Woodland Hills

The Los Angeles Police Department was called to a house party early Tuesday to a Woodland Hills neighborhood where hundreds of people gathered, defying local health orders. 

More than 200 airlifted to safety from massive Central California wildfire

More than 200 people were airlifted to safety early Sunday after a fast-moving wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest.

Harrowing video shows woman escaping California wildfire in Sierra National Forest

Juliana Park was one of the hundreds of campers who were forced to rush from the popular forest because of an explosive Creek Fire that erupted over the weekend and was burning near Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake and Big Creek in the rugged foothills of eastern Fresno County.

Family of man killed by Vallejo police to get nearly $6M

McMahon was cleared of wrongdoing in January by the Solano County District Attorney’s Office, which declared McMahon’s deadly use of force justified.

Wear a mask during sex, skip kissing, Canada's top doctor suggests

People should skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to reduce your chances of being exposed to the novel coronavirus, according to Canada's top doctor on Wednesday.

Pelosi’s stylist disputes salon owner’s claims it was not a 'setup'

Pelosi took responsibility for how the incident played out but claims she was told beforehand the salon could accommodate one client at a time — indoors. 

Nancy Pelosi confirms she got hair done indoors in San Francisco

Nancy Pelosi's office has confirmed that she got her hair cut indoors at a San Francisco salon, but claims she hadn't done anything wrong.

FBI investigating pilot's report of 'guy in jetpack' flying 3,000 feet in air near planes at LAX

The FBI will be investigating an incident that took place near Los Angeles International Airport after an American Airlines pilot reported seeing a mystery person in a jetpack flying in the path of incoming jets Sunday evening.

Protests erupt in South LA after man accused of punching deputy is shot and killed by deputies

A second night of protests was underway in response to sheriff's deputies fatally shooting a 29-year-old man who was stopped on his bicycle for a vehicle code violation in the unincorporated Westmont area near South Los Angeles.