1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1148+ words) Kenneth Chee (center), owner of Devastating Pyrotechnics, makes his first appearance in Yolo County court after being indicted in connection to the deadly July 1 Esparto fireworks explosion Thursday, April 23, 2026 in Woodland. A man accused of being a central figure behind…...

57+ min ago  (713+ words) By Geoff Brumfiel | Sunday, May 24, 2026 An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated 34, 000-gallon tank at GKN Aerospace on May 23, 2026 in Garden Grove, California. A malfunctioning tank at an aerospace plant has the potential of a chemical leak…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (370+ words) By Diane Cole | Sunday, May 24, 2026 A similarly clad figure swirls so swiftly that the billowing fabric appears to lift her into the air like a bird in flight; scribbled in Farsi across the brick wall in front of her is…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago  (862+ words) By Bob Mondello | Sunday, May 24, 2026 Clockwise from top left: The Odyssey, Toy Story 5, Scary Movie and Disclosure Day. It's Hollywood's blockbuster season, meaning something for everyone (and sometimes a couple of somethings " two Zendaya/Tom Holland epics, for instance). There'll…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1595+ words) By Tovia Smith | Sunday, May 24, 2026 This year's cohort of Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs taking part in 50: 50 Startups is smaller than usual, because the war prevented many from travelling. 50: 50 co-founder Amir Grinsteen (third from right) founded the program seven years ago,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (678+ words) By Scott Horsley | Saturday, May 23, 2026 Electricity prices are climbing faster than overall inflation. That, coupled with a hotter-than-usual summer, has forecasters warning of a sharp jump in utility bills. Temperatures are climbing, and so is the price of electricity. That's…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1314+ words) By Joe Hernandez | Saturday, May 23, 2026 Workers at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine, move fish in a tote before it's transported. The exchange and the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association have partnered for the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, an initiative…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (598+ words) Vanessa Hua's "Coyoteland" is set in a fictionalized suburb in the East Berkeley hills. The novel explores class and race through multiple perspectives against the backdrop of California's expanding wildfire season. Courtesy of Vanessa Hua What does it actually take…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1520+ words) Seventh-graders Emily Dvorak (second from right) and Lily Wiechert (right) release a group of racing pigeons near Katherine L. Albiani Middle School Friday, April 17, 2026, in Elk Grove. Just south of the city of Sacramento, a new generation of potential champions is…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (934+ words) Sacramento City Unified school board listens to a public commenter during their meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2026. Sacramento City Unified School District approved the layoffs of over 90 more employees Thursday night despite a decision from an administrative law judge that these…...