NASA mission touches down on asteroid Bennu: Here’s what you need to know

After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from its surface on Tuesday.

Watchman could have saved lives in 'Conception' boat fire that killed 34, investigators say

The lack of a required roving night watchman aboard a scuba dive boat delayed the detection of a fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Southern California, federal investigators said Tuesday.

California’s greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2018

The state Air Resources Board said California emitted the equivalent of 425 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 — about a million more than in the previous year.

Study finds that nearly 270,000 K-12 students in California were homeless last year

Nearly 270,000 kindergarten through 12th students in California experienced homelessness during the 2018-2019 school year, according to a report released Monday by UCLA.

California's feared surge of virus cases hasn't happened

State data shows hospitalizations have fallen by about 15% since that warning while the weekly average number of new cases continues to decline even as other more populous states like Florida, Ohio and Illinois see increases.

Vaccines will be limited in supply and logistically challenging to distribute at first in California

"Don't expect you can go down the pharmacy during this calendar year and get a vaccine," Gov. Gavin Newsom said. "It is simply unrealistic. We don't anticipate mass availability until 2021."

Manny's El Loco closes kitchen after 49 years due to pandemic

A family-run restaurant in Covina permanently closes their kitchen after 49 years due to the struggles of the pandemic.

US judge mulls competency of Mexican man who shot Kate Steinle

The case against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges has been pending since U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria raised “serious concerns” about his mental capacities back in January.

Los Angeles man arrested in theft of lemur from San Francisco Zoo

The endangered and elderly lemur was discovered missing Wednesday morning from the Lipman Family Lemur Forest in the San Francisco Zoo.

In an about-face, Trump approves CA's wildfire relief request

Denials of relief are rare and Newsom has previously praised the Trump administration for approving aid related to the fires and California’s struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.

Culture Conversations: Lincoln Project's Rina Shah and mail-in voting survival guide

 In this week's episode, we speak to Rina Shah of the Lincoln Project and also share a mail-in voter survival guide for the upcoming US presidential election featuring a special panel.

Wildfire smoke in US exposes millions to hazardous pollution

University of Washington researchers believe hundreds of people over the age of 65 have died in our state as a result of hazardous wildfire smoke.