NEW YORK -- Led by China and India, growth in Asia's media and entertainment market will outpace growth in the rest of the world and reach a valuation of half a trillion dollars in the next five years, according to
A 7-year-old boy participating in a Altadena day camp program nearly drowned in the John Muir High School pool on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 according to a report in the Pasadena Star News.The day campers were spending the day at
A couple may have quite a fish tale to tell for the rest of their lives after they found what appears to be a piranha in a Natomas Lake over the weekend.
Authorities say the man who is accused of abducting his 9-year-old son after shooting his ex-wife in the face during a custody exchange has died in an car crash. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says 46-year-old Lonnie Ramos was
A car rear-ended a big rig on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in the Tujunga area on Monday, killing a man inside the smaller vehicle, authorities said. The man died at the scene of the collision, which occurred about 8
Some long-term improvement projects planned at LAX may be pushed back because of planned airline service cuts, the director of the agency that runs the facility said in remarks reported today. Thanks to higher oil prices, fares are rising, airlines
Two girls, ages 12 and 8, were reported missing today from their foster home in San Dimas, along with their foster parents' car, the sheriff's department reported. They say the older girl, Estephanie Flores, apparently knows how to drive, and
An attorney for Steve Foley says the former San Diego Chargers linebacker agreed to settle his lawsuit for $5.5 million against a police officer who shot him two years ago, ending his pro football career. Foley attorney Harvey Levine says
Police are accusing a Milwaukee-area man of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares. Police say the man took a cab to a mall Monday and pretended to have a heart attack. The cab driver left
Plans to create a subcommittee aimed at reducing incidents of domestic violence among same-sex couples were approved today by a Los Angeles City Council committee. The City Council still must approve setting up the subcommittee, which will be overseen by
A fourth protester has joined three hard-core tree-sitters who are still in their perches at a grove of oak trees near the University of California, Berkeley's football stadium, according to university spokesman Dan Mogulof.
The National Weather Service warned Bay Area residents that temperatures were expected to climb throughout the region over the next couple of days before dropping back down later in the week. Excessive Heat Watch: S.F. | N. Bay | E.
Seven people are recovering from injuries they suffered when an Amtrak train heading from San Jose to Sacramento was hit by a furniture delivery truck. An Amtrak spokeswoman says the truck slammed into the dining car of a Capitol Corridor
Police are investigating a shooting that killed two young men over the weekend in a West Oakland housing development known as the turf of a alleged gang whose members were arrested recently in a raid. Ralph Deshon Baker, 27, of
Authorities are searching for a 77-year-old woman who was last seen leaving a Yolo County casino. Chee Tse left her home in San Francisco on Tuesday morning for a trip to Cache Creek Casino, about 50 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Muni has halted Metro trains on the L-Taraval line this morning between West Portal Station and Taraval Street at 22nd Avenue because of a broken water main, a spokesman said. Buses are shuttling passengers between the two points while crews
The Bay Area is heading into a heat wave today, prompting authorities to warn of extreme fire danger and poor air quality that could linger for several days. Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees are expected through Thursday in inland areas, and
