The people became the paparazzi Friday, aiming their lenses not at the latest starlet, but toward the sky to catch a glimpse of an aging superstar headed for retirement.

“The 4S looked the same as the 4,” Caveed said. With the 5, “everything is different -- even the headphones.”

A California woman who told investigators an intruder shot her husband in the couple's home has been arrested and booked for investigation of murder.

A Northern California security company is being sued for allegedly refusing a security officer to come back to work after her maternity leave.

Prosecutors have charged a 58-year-old investment broker with going on a six-month vandalism spree, smashing more than 75 windows of homes and businesses in Beverly Hills and the San Fernando Valley.

California pilots are being asked to make way for the space shuttle Endeavor's farewell tour.

Authorities say a man, woman and 13-year-old boy were arrested for investigation of murder in the death of a man whose body was found in an abandoned house in Riverside County.

San Francisco lawmakers are considering new parking restrictions that would prohibit campers, buses, trailers and RVs from spending the night on city streets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Former Bell Police Chief Randy Adams testified before a state pension panel as he seeks to increase his pension to more than a half-million dollars for his stint as top cop in the scandal-plagued city -- but gave few answers while he was on the stand.

Prosecutors are going to court Friday to seek dismissal of charges against a former gang member convicted of a drive-by murder in a gang infested neighborhood of Los Angeles 19 years ago.

A police shooting that left a suspect wounded spurred a protest outside a San Francisco police station.

Federal regulators have intensified an investigation into JPMorgan Chase & Co. electricity trading in California.

Court-appointed estate managers for the disabled and elderly are getting increased scrutiny in Santa Clara County.

SeaWorld is seeking to overturn a ruling by a federal commission that prevents its trainers from joining killer whales in the water during shows.

A new Field Poll finds lackluster support for a November ballot initiative that seeks to severely restrict labor unions from collecting dues for political activity.

Summer in Los Angeles is going out with a sizzle: Woodland Hills hit a record 103 degrees.

With the space shuttle Endeavour's final flight capturing the attention of Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown announced he had signed legislation intended to boost the fledgling private space travel industry.

The flight then turned south for a fly-by at West Coast space port Vandenberg Air Force Base. Other sites where people gathered to gawk _ and shoot photos and video -- included Malibu, Santa Monica, the Getty Center, Griffith Observatory, downtown Los Angeles and the Queen Mary, a transportation relic enshrined in Long Beach.

A new law will lift restrictions on the sale of home-cooked treats and impose sanitation and labeling requirements on the burgeoning cottage food trend.

A Coalinga dentist accused of injecting his disabled son with a fatal dose of morphine will have a hearing on whether there is enough evidence to put him on trial instead of pleading no contest to reduced charges.

The secretary of state's office reports that more than 17 million Californians are registered to vote ahead of the November presidential election, or nearly 73 percent of those who are eligible to cast a ballot.

Authorities have arrested four California residents for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of investors out of $2.3 million from 2003 to 2011.

Two former employees of the Coachella Valley Unified School District have been found guilty of stealing public funds.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed higher Friday at 122.30, up 0.53 percent from Thursday. Advancing issues beat decliners 39 to 32, and 69 issues were unchanged.
Cymer Inc. (Nasdaq: CYMI) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.77 to $55.20.
Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS) was the top dollar loser, down $1.04 to $14.37.
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