OAKLAND (AP) - A robbery suspect is dead after officers opened fire during a chase in which police say he wrecked a stolen car, broke into a house and kidnapped a man while trying to escape.

SOLANA BEACH (AP) - Miles of Southern California beach remained under a shark advisory Sunday, denying would-be swimmers relief from soaring temperatures, because of a shark attack that killed one man.

A two-alarm blaze killed a man in his San Leandro home Saturday night, fire officials said today. The fire was reported at 7:40 p.

A three-letter word has caused quite a ruckus among the folks running for Santa Clara county supervisor this week.

OJAI (AP) - As the city's "Pastie Lady," Jennifer Moss bares a lot more than her soul as she rides around town in a hemp G-string and flower-shaped pasties to promote Earth-friendliness.

A pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle in Fremont Friday night has been identified as 51-year-old Jose DelCarmen Cauigh-Medina, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.

Man's body was found at the bottom of a steep cliff early Saturday after friends reported him missing to authorities.

Dollar's decline forces renewed frugality, as free-spending Americans return to good old days of living within their means.

Fire Moves Toward Pasadena

Hundreds are forced to flee their homes due to a blaze that officials say won't be contained for two to three days.

In a battle of Hollywood icons, the governor tosses fellow actor off the parks commission over a power-line issue. Matier & Ross.

Suspected Taliban militants open fire at a ceremony attended by President Karzai, Cabinet ministers and ambassadors.

The mortgage crisis has left lawmakers scurrying to draft legislation to help those facing foreclosure.