On Sunday afternoon, U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in California following a 16-day trip. The space shuttle had to make a landing here since unfavorable weather conditions in Florida prevented the shuttle from landing in its home base in Cape Canaveral.
Around 1:20 p.m. local time (2120 GMT), two sonic booms were heard by the residents across Southern California when Endeavour broke the sound barrier under the sunny sky since it was gliding into local airspace en route to Edwards Air Force Base, more than 150 kilometers north of Los Angeles.
TRACY, Calif., Dec. 1 - A California teen who turned up Monday with signs of being tortured and clad only in underwear and a chain on an ankle said he had been held captive for months.
Police said the 17-year-old boy, who walked into the In-Shape City fitness center in Tracy about 4 p. m., claimed to have been imprisoned by a man and a woman, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The youth had burns on his body, a cut on his arm, was bleeding on his back, and was covered in soot or dirt, police and gym employees said.
The youth was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.
Gym employee Chuck Ellis said the boy appeared to be scared and pleaded for him to "hide me, please hide me," KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 27 -- Jeff Teague scored 24 points Thursday to lead No. 24 Wake Forest in a 75-69 win over Cal State-Fullerton at the Anaheim (Calif.) Classic.
Wake held a 37-29 halftime advantage, and its inspired opponent stayed close by using tight defense, which forced 18 turnovers.
The battle of the boards ended with Wake holding a slim 37-36 edge.
Both Al-Farouq Aminu and Chas McFarland scored 14 points for the Demon Deacons (4-0), who had won their previous three games by an average of 36.3 points against teams with a combined 2-10 record.
Letting the voter-approved ban on gay marriage stand, California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear several legal challenges against the ban. Though an earlier decision by the same court in May had opened marriage to same-sex couples in the state, gay couples are legally no allowed to resume marrying before it rules anew.
According to the Santa Barbara, Calif., District Attorney’s Office, a formal charge for DUI has been laid against Heather Locklear, former star of Melrose Place and who was arrested on 27th September in Montecito, following a 911 call made by a paparazzo reporting Locklear was ‘driving erratically’, who then took proceeded to take photographs of the star and her arrest, selling them later through an intermediary to TMZ.com, a celebrity news site for $27,500.
On Sunday afternoon, U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in California following a 16-day trip. The space shuttle had to make a landing here since unfavorable weather conditions in Florida prevented the shuttle from landing in its home base in Cape Canaveral. 
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 27 -- Jeff Teague scored 24 points Thursday to lead No. 24 Wake Forest in a 75-69 win over Cal State-Fullerton at the Anaheim (Calif.) Classic.
Letting the voter-approved ban on gay marriage stand, California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear several legal challenges against the ban. Though an earlier decision by the same court in May had opened marriage to same-sex couples in the state, gay couples are legally no allowed to resume marrying before it rules anew.
According to the Santa Barbara, Calif., District Attorney’s Office, a formal charge for DUI has been laid against Heather Locklear, former star of Melrose Place and who was arrested on 27th September in Montecito, following a 911 call made by a paparazzo reporting Locklear was ‘driving erratically’, who then took proceeded to take photographs of the star and her arrest, selling them later through an intermediary to TMZ.com, a celebrity news site for $27,500. 
