Alabama AG says nitrogen gas execution was "textbook," will be used again
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions.
A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way.
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
An advisory council says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should slash by at least a third the cost of his $360 million plan to build a campus with classrooms in the notorious San Quentin State Prison.
Idaho is now the fifth state to allow execution by firing squad, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
The man accused of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart plans to plead guilty to federal charges in the case.
The clock stopped ticking Wednesday for more than 730 inmates housed on San Quentin's Death Row including Scott Peterson, Richard Allen Davis and Cary Stayner after Gov. Gavin Newsom officially signed a moratorium on executions.
It was a simple sentence posted on the door to San Quentin Prison's death chamber, but its impact sparked a debate across California and the nation.
The Los Angeles Times and other news media organizations sued over California's new execution rules Wednesday, saying they would bar journalists from fully reporting on the lethal injection procedure.
California Supreme Court to rule on lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Proposition 66, a push to "mend not end" capital punishment.
San Jose investigators want to know what led up to an execution-style shooting that killed a college student.
Officials overseeing the nation's largest death row are pushing ahead with plans to use a single lethal drug to meet legal requirements amid a nationwide shortage of execution drugs.
California is set to release plans to use a single drug to execute condemned prisoners, a change that comes nearly a decade after the state last put an inmate to death.
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said properly trained firing squads are a "foolproof" way to quickly execute an inmate .
A condemned Arizona inmate gasped for more than an hour and a half during his execution Wednesday before he died in an episode sure to add to the scrutiny surrounding the death penalty in the U.S.
KCBS interviews Stanford Law Professeor Robert Weisberg who says the death penalty is highly paradoxical since the U.S. allows executions, but then says it should be done humanely.
California prison officials say they won't appeal to the state Supreme Court a ruling invalidating the state's three-drug cocktail means of execution.
An Oakland man was sentenced Friday to the death penalty for murdering three people in a shooting in 2005 and killing a fourth person in 1997.
Gov. Jerry Brown is ordering California prison officials to explore using a single drug for lethal injections instead of three, in an effort to restart long-stalled executions in the state.
Attorneys for the prisoners in Tennessee, Arizona and California argued before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration is breaking the law by allowing sodium thiopental to be imported since it is an unapproved drug manufactured overseas.
A Marin County Superior Court judge on Friday struck down California's three-drug lethal injection procedure, ruling it was in violation of state law.
A Marin County judge is planning to toss out California's newly adopted lethal injection procedure.
A long-running challenge to California's death penalty procedures that has resulted in executions being put on hold for five years has been assigned to a new federal judge in San Francisco.
A report released Monday tallies the cost of carrying out an execution in California, suggesting that the financial impact to California taxpayers since capital punishment was reinstated in the state is in the neighborhood $4 billion.
Vallejo police arrested six people from Fairfield Friday suspected of involvement in a murder in May, police said.
San Francisco is in the process of making the area near the deadly West Portal crash safer, but residents are worried the decision may be rushed.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help after identifying a John Doe whose identity had been unknown since 2001.
A bomb threat at San Jose City College Wednesday evening led the school to evacuate the campus and cancel all night classes, according to school officials.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Oakland starting pitcher Joe Boyle was called for a balk on the previous pitch and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-3.
San Francisco appears headed for its first mega-project housing development since the pandemic.
San Francisco is in the process of making the area near the deadly West Portal crash safer, but residents are worried the decision may be rushed.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help after identifying a John Doe whose identity had been unknown since 2001.
A bomb threat at San Jose City College Wednesday evening led the school to evacuate the campus and cancel all night classes, according to school officials.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Oakland starting pitcher Joe Boyle was called for a balk on the previous pitch and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-3.
San Francisco appears headed for its first mega-project housing development since the pandemic.
San Francisco is in the process of making the area near the deadly West Portal crash safer, but residents are worried the decision may be rushed.
San Francisco appears headed for its first mega-project housing development since the pandemic.
The 67th San Francisco International Film Festival begins Wednesday with a variety of screenings including the documentary "Counted Out," which will have its West Coast premiere Sunday.
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A ride-hailing driver escaped from an attempted carjacking in Palo Alto this week, police said Wednesday.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Oakland starting pitcher Joe Boyle was called for a balk on the previous pitch and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-3.
Documents filed by Tesla with the state of California show nearly 3,000 workers in Fremont and Palo Alto will be among the mass layoffs announced by the electric automaker earlier this month.
An Antioch high school student was given Narcan after an apparent overdose on Tuesday while at school, the Antioch Unified School District said.
Crews in Oakland knocked down a fire at an apartment building near the intersection of 60th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way Wednesday morning that left three construction workers injured including one critically, according to fire officials.
A memorial service for fallen Oakland Police Officer Jordan Wingate is set for this Friday and will be open to the public.
A bomb threat at San Jose City College Wednesday evening led the school to evacuate the campus and cancel all night classes, according to school officials.
The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday that head coach David Quinn has been relieved of his duties, following one of the worst seasons in team history.
A caregiver to an elderly South Bay couple has been arrested on elder abuse charges after he allegedly used their debit card to steal thousands of dollars from the couple, deputies said Tuesday.
A volunteer group that picks up trash around San Jose is gaining attention for its high-energy and fast-paced clean
It is often said that "one man's trash is another man's treasure," and for Harriete Estel Berman, she sees beauty in the discarded.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help after identifying a John Doe whose identity had been unknown since 2001.
A second pedestrian in two days was killed in Fairfield early Wednesday morning.
Despite a cyberattack Wednesday, the Solano County Library remains open for patrons.
A helicopter crew airlifted an injured tree trimmer to a Santa Rosa hospital Monday in a dramatic rescue captured on video.
Five people who work as security staff at a Petaluma bar were arrested Saturday night after allegedly beating a patron, police said.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Oakland starting pitcher Joe Boyle was called for a balk on the previous pitch and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-3.
Francisco Lindor hit a pair of two-run homers and the New York Mets avoided a three-game series sweep with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday that head coach David Quinn has been relieved of his duties, following one of the worst seasons in team history.
San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from Wednesday's scheduled start against the New York Mets and placed on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain.
Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 19 as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night.
A bomb threat at San Jose City College Wednesday evening led the school to evacuate the campus and cancel all night classes, according to school officials.
A federal judge Wednesday set May 17 as the date for the sentencing of David DePape, who was convicted on two charges related to his 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's husband, in their San Francisco home.
A second pedestrian in two days was killed in Fairfield early Wednesday morning.
A ride-hailing driver escaped from an attempted carjacking in Palo Alto this week, police said Wednesday.
A memorial service for fallen Oakland Police Officer Jordan Wingate is set for this Friday and will be open to the public.
Documents filed by Tesla with the state of California show nearly 3,000 workers in Fremont and Palo Alto will be among the mass layoffs announced by the electric automaker earlier this month.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms.
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says the business software giant's planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that's a center of the health care industry.
Lawmakers argue the Chinese government can use the widely popular video-sharing app as a spy tool and to covertly influence the U.S. public.
Customers who rely on government assistance programs can get same perks as Prime members, for less.
UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack that crippled hospitals and pharmacies to protect sensitive patient data.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle.
More than 20 people have been stricken after getting fake or mishandled injections in homes and spas, feds warn.
Families of children with a rare autoimmune disorder are hoping new legislation in Sacramento will help their loved ones get the treatment they need.
San Francisco is in the process of making the area near the deadly West Portal crash safer, but residents are worried the decision may be rushed.
San Francisco appears headed for its first mega-project housing development since the pandemic.
With the summer travel season looming and with as more people take to the skies at Bay Area airports, new rules are aiming to help passengers fed up with delays, cancellations, lost luggage and hidden fees.
Two sources briefed on the situation told CBS News the agent spouted gibberish, was speaking incoherently and provoked another officer physically.
A federal judge Wednesday set May 17 as the date for the sentencing of David DePape, who was convicted on two charges related to his 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi's husband, in their San Francisco home.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin says the naming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a statement that LGBTQ+ rights matter in the U.S.
The naming of the USNS Harvey Milk is just one sign of a very different U.S. military than what many LGBTQ veterans experienced, including one Bay Area army veteran, who reflected on his painful exit from service and how things have changed.
The 67th San Francisco International Film Festival begins Wednesday with a variety of screenings including the documentary "Counted Out," which will have its West Coast premiere Sunday.
The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.
Organizers of the annual Outside Lands Music Festival at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park revealed the lineup for the 2024 event.
The 67th San Francisco International Film Festival begins Wednesday night, presenting a smaller program than in years past that will continue through Sunday.
A long-dormant Suicidal Tendencies side project led by singer Mike Muir and former bassist Robert Trujillo (currently in Metallica), Infectious Grooves brings their goofy funk-metal songs to the UC Theatre Saturday for their first Bay Area show in years.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Jose Martinez reports on concerns that San Francisco residents have regarding the city's move to make the area safer after a deadly crash. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Wilson Walker reports on Grand Avenue business owners raising concerns over impact of bike lanes Oakland officials want to install.
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Shawn Chitnis reports on a documentary filmmaker's new feature focusing on the trials and tribulations of learning math screening at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
John Ramos reports on a possible plan to convert parking space at Stonestown Galleria into a housing development. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
A trio who's led the way in keeping San Mateo County beaches clean is launching a whale of an idea for Earth Day.
Two Peninsula mothers are encouraging San Mateo County youth to think about how they can care for the environment and express themselves using the video tools they already use.
An Oakland man is bringing families together to break the cycle of violence in a neighborhood known for violent crime.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.