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A University of San Diego law professor is under fire for what even the school is calling disparaging and biased language used in a blog post about the suspected origin of the coronavirus, a conspiracy the Chinese government denies. Because the investigation into these remarks is just starting, NBC 7 is not naming the tenured professor or his blog page….

The San Jose Police Department’s acquisition of a drone – the first Bay Area law enforcement agency to get one — may have flown under the radar, but now civil rights activists say it needs to fly back to city council.

About 150 people marched Thursday night calling for an end to police shootings, blocking Broadway and 14th in Oakland, bringing buses to a halt and chanting “black lives matter.”

With 81 people killed in the nation’s deadliest wildfire in at least a century, there are still nearly 700 names on the list of those unaccounted for. While it’s down from nearly 1,000 the day before, it is inexact, progress has been slow, and the many days of uncertainty are adding to the stress.

Food pantries across the tri-state are gearing up for Feeding our Families, one of the biggest single-day food drives in the northeast. Stacey Bell reports.

A Long Beach homeowner has no regrets after shooting and killing a woman who said she was pregnant after he got into a confrontation with her and another man who were ransacking his sprawling home.

It seems like there’s an on-demand app for everything these days.

Former teacher Stephanie Amato learns fate for sex with 14-year-old student.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation prohibiting ownership claims over California state park names after a dispute that led to renaming beloved sites at Yosemite National Park.

The California Senate is backing legislation prohibiting trademark claims at state parks following a dispute that led to renamed landmarks in Yosemite National Park.

A year-long investigation by NBC Bay Area and The Center for Investigative Reporting uncovers misuse of H-1B Visas meant to recruit foreign workers at Silicon Valley tech firms, leaving some without jobs or income and trapped while pursuing the American dream.

Don’t let Tax Day get your down. There are a number of freebies you can cash in on.

Two edibles you never pictured together will be together, in Costa Mesa.

DNA found on a construction vest inside the burned out car of a wealthy D.C. family matched the man charged with their deaths, a detective testified during a preliminary hearing Monday.

A grand jury returned a 20-count indictment Wednesday against the suspect in the deaths of a couple, their young son and their housekeeper inside their multi-million-dollar D.C. mansion.

UPPAbaby is recalling 71,000 strollers and seats because of a choking hazard, saying children could bite off a piece of the stroller’s foam crossbar, according to federal regulators.

Yosemite National Park is set to start showing the new names for some of park’s most iconic attractions after no settlement was reached to a bitter legal dispute.

As of Tuesday, the historic Ahwahnee Hotel will become the Majestic Yosemite Hotel and Curry Village campground will be named Half Dome Village. Badger Pass Ski Resort will now be Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area.

A man whose life-long dream is to become a real-life version of the superhero Iron Man soared over New York Harbor in a jetpack last week.