The California Highway Patrol says a tour bus carrying visitors from Yosemite National Park was traveling at what the California Highway Patrol describes as an "unsafe speed" when the driver of the bus lost control and the bus crashed on a mountain road, leaving 16 people injured.

Rebel Wilson sings, dances and summons laughs - and that's just in the opening moments of the upcoming MTV Movie Awards.

Officials with the San Francisco Symphony say its Board of Governors and musicians of the orchestra have approved and ratified a 26-month collective bargaining agreement.

A San Diego judge has given the seal of approval to a rope barrier designed to protect the marine mammals.

Kobe Bryant has taken to Facebook to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that likely ended his season. He writes that the "frustration is unbearable" but the setback will not end his career.

Authorities say the student was with a class in Laguna Beach when he ran into trouble.

The lead lawyer that helped New Hampshire win a $236 million verdict against Exxon Mobil over groundwater contamination knew as a child she wanted to be a top trial lawyer.

A 33-year-old West Hollywood man who felt sickened by bacterial meningitis earlier this week has been declared brain dead amid warnings to sexually active men about the deadly strain of illness.

A southern Nevada pawn gun dealer is auctioning a handgun once owned by a rogue former LAPD officer who killed four people before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt in February.

Officials say part of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office was evacuated after a letter was received with white powder inside.

Chevron Corp. says it failed to properly document tests of a corroded pipe near the one that failed and caused a fire at its Richmond refinery, which led to its failure to inspect all corrosion-prone pipes in the same area.

Legal experts say a federal judicial panel's threat to place Gov. Jerry Brown in contempt of court if he fails to comply with a mandated prison population cap is a rare move.

Authorities have identified the homeless man who was found crushed to death by an elevator at a San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit station.

A 38-year-old woman in Stockton has become the latest person to be mauled to death by a pit bull.

Los Angeles police say they'll no longer routinely issue news releases on hoax 911 calls targeting the homes of celebrities.

A Northern California sheriff's office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall.

A judge says a key witness against the man convicted of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001 could be discredited by new information.

A Northern California woman has been sentenced to three years of felony probation for brutally beating a puppy last year.

A convicted child molester who was given permission by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose to volunteer at a festival attended by children has been sentenced to 30 days in county jail.

A man who sawed his arms to the bone in a Southern California Home Depot store remains hospitalized in critical condition.

San Francisco's police chief is withdrawing his request to equip officers with stun guns as part of a pilot program, saying suggestions to limit use of the guns would have increased the risk to officers and the public.

Federal authorities have charged seven people for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to sell more than $3 million worth of stolen goods over the eBay online auction website.

The voice of Charlie Brown in the first "Peanuts" television specials has pleaded guilty to threatening and stalking his ex-girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement he paid for.

Police say three Orange County seventh graders had to be hospitalized for stomachaches after eating what was likely a marijuana-laced brownie at school, and the boy who brought it is under arrest.

Officials say a 16-year-old boy in San Diego County has died after being hit in the chest with a softball during his high school physical education class.