'Cultural rot:' U.S. Congressional team tours Dublin prison after sex scandal widens

A trio of Congressional leaders on Monday toured a federal Dublin prison embroiled in a national scandal after four correctional officers – including the former warden – were charged with sex crimes and one of the formerly incarcerated women is now alleging that one of guards preyed on her by digging into her confidential files, too.

Husband returns to Ukraine after Silicon Valley wife, children killed by mortar fire

Tatiana Perebeinis was chief accountant for SE Ranking, a Silicon Valley startup with headquarters in London and a large workforce in Kyiv. Also killed were her daughter, Alise, 9, and son, Nikita, 18. The family’s dogs also died, he said.

Silicon Valley tech worker and her kids killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine

Tatiana Perebeinis, an executive with a Silicon Valley startup, and her two children were killed while trying to flee Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, according to the company where she worked.

Steer wanders onto 210 Freeway in Lake View Terrace

A steer is safe in a pen after leading authorities on a chase along the freeway, through a parking lot, and into a local yard Wednesday afternoon.

California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies

California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.

U.S. border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothing

Authorities say a man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.

California mom pleads guilty to stimulus check scam with Death Row son

A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.

Katie Meyer's memorial planned on soccer field she used to play

The family of Katie Meyer announced memorial plans for their daughter. The Stanford soccer star died last week of suicide.

Is 'The Dropout' true? Episode 1 of Elizabeth Holmes Theranos drama

We covered the four-month Theranos fraud trail of Elizabeth Holmes. Now we're watching "The Dropout," the 8-part miniseries on Hulu to see what's true and what's wrong with the latest version of the saga.

Brentwood police dog bit second woman in head, records reveal

A Brentwood police K-9 bit a woman in the head as she hid in an attic crawlspace one year before the same dog ripped the scalp off a shoplifter hiding in the bushes.

Sherri Papini accused of faking 2016 kidnapping, lying to FBI

Sherri Papini, a Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped.

19 children hurt as SUV smashes into California preschool

A Suzuki sport utility vehicle plowed through the wall of Great Adventures Christian Preschool injuring 19 children.

California governor proposes controversial mental health courts for homeless people

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has no intention of rounding homleess people up and locking them away. Instead, he said his plan would offer a way for people to get court-ordered psychiatric treatment, medication and housing, preferably before they are arrested.