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A former California student was convicted of the attempted rape and kidnapping of a teacher -- an incident he described as a "senior prank," prosecutors said.
The Los Altos, Calif., home in which Steve Jobs built his first Apple computers is under consideration for honor, a historical commission said.
A California elementary school's standardized test results have been invalidated after a teacher was found to have helped students cheat, the district said.
A woman involved in a San Jose, Calif., rape trial was arrested on suspicion of offering the victim $30,000 not to testify, court records said.
A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving whether people can be summarily excluded from jury selection if they are gay.
Officials in San Jose, Calif., have agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay $5 million to a man who was shot by police while holding a gold-colored toy gun.
California's Morgan, Clover fires grow
California fire officials reported Tuesday the fast-moving Clover Fire in Shasta County has engulfed 7,400 acres and destroyed 80 structures.
Lawyers for a California death row inmate who appeared to have exhausted all legal appeals now say their client is autistic and shouldn't be executed.
Team USA snaps New Zealand's winning streak in America's Cup Race 4
Defending champion Oracle Team USA won its first America's Cup race against New Zealand Sunday after dropping the first three contests.
The San Francisco 49ers' Aldon Smith still has a 2012 weapons case hanging over him as he prepares for the start of the 2013 season, prosecutors say.
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Obama visits Sandwich Shot in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool