All high school students are required to take civics, but a lack of money can limit opportunities. And in some communities, parent objections pressure teachers to avoid certain topics.

The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights said it investigated nine complaints against University of California schools in Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Barbara, San Diego, Davis and Santa Cruz.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as bird flu spreads through California’s dairies, poultry farms and backyard flocks. Most human cases have been in dairy workers.

Forecasters expect four back-to-back storms to hit the Bay Area starting Saturday, with more significant rainfall starting early next week before a Christmas reprieve.

At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed and packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping people make healthier choices in the grocery store.

Eungie Joo had been at the museum since 2017.

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dropped charges against Officer Eric McKinley, citing inconsistent statements made by a forensic pathologist who was key to the case.