With new year, California becomes ‘sanctuary state’ California became a “sanctuary state” Monday, as a bill that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in October officially took effect. The law bars police in the nation’s most populous state from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal […]

7 injured in truck crash in SF’s Richmond District An elderly man sustained life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon when a delivery truck veered into a crosswalk at Geary Boulevard and 21st Avenue in San Francisco’s Richmond District, striking two pedestrians and a sedan with a family of five inside, police said. […]

Two US families die in Costa Rica plane crash Relatives and friends are mourning the deaths of 10 Americans, including two families, killed in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Costa Rica. The dead included two doctors from Clearwater, Florida, and their two children, and a couple from the […]