OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims artificial intelligence has reached a long-sought threshold in which the technology can improve itself, unleashing rapid progress that may prove difficult to fully control. The milestone, known as the singularity, promises significant benefits for society, Altman said...
safety
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department said a 72-year-old man was quickly arrested after allegedly stabbing a victim outside their workplace Wednesday and fleeing the scene in a vehicle. SFPD said officers responded at 2:48 p.m. to the 200 block of 11th Stree...
News
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal....
business
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Californios, located in San Francisco, is the world's only three-star Michelin Mexican restaurant. Val Cantu serves as head chef and co-owner of Californios, where dishes combine traditional Mexican culinary techniques with California inspiration. “What we...
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West Coast Wrap covers news from around the western U.S., including California, Arizona and Washington.
schools
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- Cornell University in New York is under a national spotlight after a former student’s account of alleged gang rape involving members of a fraternity went public. New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the 2024 case at the Ivy Lea...
government
Community members have called for Daly City Councilmember Pamela DiGiovanni to resign, citing allegations of harassment, intimidation and assault, as well as concerns about her compliance with a 2025 censure....
safety
(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department said it recently arrested an alleged Bay Area-based ghost gun trafficker after a community member alerted police on their drug hotline. On Sept. 22, OPD said officers from its Intelligence Unit were assisted by OPD's Crime Reduction Team (C...
government
(KRON) -- The last person executed in California was Clarence Ray Allen on Jan. 17, 2006. In 2016, California voters failed to pass a measure to abolish the death penalty. In March 2019, shortly after taking office, newly elected Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in...
News
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is getting divorced, according to South Dakota court filings.
safety
The suspects were arrested in Dallas on suspicion of several crimes, and they are awaiting extradition back to Santa Clara County.
safety
Damian Vielma and Jeremiah Clybourn, both of Dallas, were arrested in Texas in connection with several robberies in the Bay Area.
schools
Oakland's Skyline High confirmed on Wednesday that the remainder of the 2026 football season is canceled.
