Massive 52-foot fin whale washes up on San Diego's Pacific Beach

“We thought it was a tarp from out in the water, but eventually we realized it was a whale and I’ve never seen anything like it," a local surfer told FOX 5 San Diego.

Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO days after being ousted, along with new board

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry.

Pro-Palestine protesters shut down Bay Bridge

A well-coordinated group of hundreds of Pro-Palestine protesters shut down the Bay Bridge on Thursday morning, tying up traffic during rush hour and calling out to world leaders to end the war in Gaza during the APEC summit. 

David DePape convicted on charges from attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband

A federal court jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband with a hammer on charges of attempted kidnapping and assault.

Four children receive cannabis fruit chews at school's Halloween event

It was a Halloween scare that parents never imagined they'd face, after attending a "Trunk or Treat" event at Alameda's Amelia Earhart Elementary School on Sunday.

Tarantula on road in Death Valley National Park blamed for crash involving camper, motorcycle

A tarantula crossing the road in California's Death Valley National Park caused an accident between international travelers after one of the visitors braked suddenly to avoid hitting the spider.

Matthew Perry, star of 'Friends,' dies after apparent drowning

Matthew Perry, renowned for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the hit TV series "Friends," has tragically passed away at the age of 54.

NFL legend Terrell Owens struck by car in Calabasas

NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens was struck by a car following a heated argument during a pickup basketball game in Calabasas, the LA County Sheriff's Department confirmed.

New bodycam video shows Tupac Shakur murder suspect hyping his alleged crime

Duane "Keffe D" Davis is asked by an arresting officer, "So, what they got you for?" "Biggest case in Vegas history," Davis says while handcuffed in the back seat of a police cruiser, "Sept. 7, 1996."

Jackpot! $1.76B Powerball ticket sold in California

The winning ticket for the second-largest lottery jackpot in American history was purchased in California.

Pizza topped with loaded gun found during traffic stop in California

California deputies found a pizza topped with pepperoni, sausage, ham, cheese, and a loaded handgun during a routine traffic stop in Kern County.