Velocity Invitational returns to Sonoma Raceway May 29–31 with F1 guests, a Porsche Sprint Challenge appearance, ride‑alongs and an on‑site Cars & Bids auction. Expect paddock access, VIP packages and family bundles.

A 19‑year study of more than 20,000 people found reading, puzzles or desk work while seated was linked with a modestly lower dementia risk compared with watching TV. The results suggest small swaps — an hour of TV for a book — could add up over decades.

Gilead’s Hepcludex won FDA accelerated approval on May 22, 2026 — the first U.S. therapy for chronic hepatitis D — as Mirum and Vir push rival candidates toward late‑stage results.

Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and speech co‑writer, died May 22 in Cupertino at 95. He co‑founded USF’s Institute for Nonviolence and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

A Brentwood man was arrested in Milpitas after prosecutors say he handed $20 to an undercover agent posing as a 14‑year‑old's cousin. Court records show he faces a 10‑year minimum to life.

A Shell station in Sunnyvale sold a Powerball ticket that matched five numbers and paid $481,655. The piece includes the winning numbers and claim info.

A three-alarm fire at a Whipple Avenue apartment building sent four people to hospital and left 23 residents displaced as investigators probe the cause.

Cool, cloudy Tuesday morning in San Jose; mostly sunny but blustery this afternoon with gusts and hazardous marine conditions through Wednesday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom named former CFPB director Rohit Chopra to lead California’s new consumer agency — a move that strengthens state enforcement and carries national political weight.

Federal investigators say a former TIBCO benefits director and a partner siphoned $823,299 from employee benefit accounts over several years. Both have been arrested and face dozens of felony counts.

At a Fresno rally, Xavier Becerra said he'd scrap the current high‑speed rail plan and push a new on‑time, on‑budget approach, jolting the June 2 primary race. The vow sharpened focus on the Valley's role in the project.

An Oakland driver was arrested after allegedly waving a gun at another motorist on southbound I‑880. Police say multiple firearms were recovered and the suspect was booked into Santa Rita Jail.

Nearly 28 years after Rick DeVecchi was run down outside his family’s West Berkeley trucking business, his family and investigators continue to press for tips. A new Bay Area Unsolved segment has put the cold case back in the spotlight.