LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults for the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A San Diego County man has been sentenced to consecutive life prison terms for strangling his infant son and the baby's mother because she pressured him to take a paternity test....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The commandant of the Coast Guard says it's difficult to understand how a Marine helicopter and a Coast Guard airplane collided off the San Diego coast, killing nine people....

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A man and woman are accused of murdering their baby daughter in a Southern California trailer park, then putting her in a trash bag and driving her body around the country....

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) -- Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have shot and killed a man near Azusa after he grabbed a deputy's gun during a struggle....

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Water officials have banned septic tanks in portions of Malibu, ending years of wrangling between surfers, environmentalists and residents in the famous community....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Seattle teams has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels....

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Investigators cracked a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into their unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said....

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims....

SEATTLE (AP) -- San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday....