2 swimmers missing off OC beach presumed drowned

Authorities say two young men who disappeared Saturday while swimming in Orange County are presumed drowned after a search was called off at sundown. Efforts resumed Sunday to recover the bodies of 24-year-old John Shua Lee and 20-year-old Shao Moua, both of Banning.

4.1 magnitude quake rattles eastern SD County

A moderate earthquake has rattled eastern San Diego County but there have been no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.1 quake struck at 8:53 a.m. in a rural area about 130 miles east of downtown San Diego.

'Exorcism' has slim box-office lead over 'Takers'

The fright flick "The Last Exorcism" and the heist thriller "Takers" were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Lionsgate's "The Last Exorcism" had a thin lead with a $21.3 million debut, closely followed by Sony's "Takers" with a $21 million opening. They were close enough that rankings could change after final numbers are released Monday.

Emmy Countdown: Webcams to shoot backstage action

Last-minute preparations are in full swing as the television world readies for Sunday night's 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards show, going live to all U.S. time zones for the first time in more than three decades. Here's the latest: ---

Fate of Dodgers could rest in McCourt divorce case

As the Los Angeles Dodgers cling to fading playoff hopes, a more important struggle for their future is taking place off the field over who owns the team. Starting on Monday, attorneys for former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt will try to convince Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon she's entitled to a stake in the team that her estranged husband, Frank McCourt, says belongs solely to him.

CA Lottery

These California lotteries were drawn Saturday: Daily 3

Winning numbers drawn in 'SuperLotto Plus' game

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were: 11-20-36-39-41, Mega Ball: 3

Fatal leap from S.F. apartment fire

A woman leaped to her death this morning while trying to escape from a burning eighth-floor apartment in San Francisco, police said. Officers found the woman dead on the sidewalk on the 800 block of OFarrell Street, between Polk and Larkin streets, at about...

Fatal beating probed in G.G. Park

A 53-year-old homeless man was beaten to death Saturday near Kezar Stadium in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, police said. The city medical examiners office identified the victim as Michael Ponder. Officers found his body about 7:30 a.m., said Sgt. Troy...

Bus fatality ruled a suicide

A man threw himself in front of a Muni bus on a San Francisco street and was killed Saturday, police said. Officers determined the death was a suicide and the driver was not at fault, said Sgt. Troy Dangerfield, a police spokesman. It happened shortly after 6...

Suspect arrested in officers shooting

As a Fremont police officer clung to life Saturday, the suspect in his shooting was captured in San Diego just one block away from the U.S.-Mexico border by a sharp-eyed police officer. Andrew Barrientos shot at two Fremont officers as they tried to arrest...

NASA scientists discover two giant planets

NASAs Kepler spacecraft, whose powerful telescope is scanning the stars in the Milky Way, has discovered two giant planets with abruptly changing orbits around their star that could offer insights into the birth and history of solar systems everywhere in the...

Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Heres the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldnt afford more mouths to feed. The birth rate dropped for the second year...

Steve Wozniak to speak at opening of new S.F. biz school
Steve Wozniak is scheduled to speak at the opening of Hult International Business School's new San Francisco campus.

Title Nine opens two stores in Chicago
Title Nine hopes to score in Chicago.

Ray Johnson to head Sonoma State’s Wine Business Institute
Ray Johnson, a wine teacher and writer who has worked extensively with the San Francisco Chronicle’s annual wine competition, has been named to head Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute.

Bay Area insiders trade 100M shares
Insiders at the Bay Area's 25 largest Bay Area public companies traded more than 100 million shares in their companies' stock so far this year, according to public records.

Opentable samples limited-time dining deals
Opentable is testing Groupon-like dining deals in two markets.

Colorado won’t join Pac-10 until 2012
It looks like it won’t be the Pac-12 until 2012.

Suspect In Oak. Police Shooting Caught At Border
Fugitive, Andrew Barrientos, 20, was arrested Saturday afternoon just north of the border near San Diego. Federal agents tracked him to San Diego using information from his cell phone. Barrientos is wanted for shooting Fremont police officer Todd Young, who was serving a warrant in Oakland.

One Dead In SF Tenderloin Mattress Fire
One person is dead following an early morning two-alarm fire in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Fire officials said the blaze started on the seventh floor of the Trinity Tower Apartments on O'Farrell Street shortly before 5:30 Sunday morning.

3 Shot, 2 Killed By Gunfire In SJ Parking Lot
Three people were shot, two of them fatally, outside an apartment building in San Jose Saturday night, a police spokesman said.

San Jose Firefighters Find Marijuana Grow House
Firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire in a home in South San Jose Sunday morning and uncovered a marijuana grow operation. Units went to the 4000 block of Plainfield Court where fire had been reported in the garage of a split-level home at around 6:45 a.m., San Jose fire Capt. Chuck Rangel said.

Activists May Occupy Oakland Community Building
Community activists will hold a news conference Sunday to discuss occupying an Oakland community building in protest of its proposed closure.

Small Fire Damages SF Alamo Square Apartment
Firefighters in San Francisco quickly put out a fire at an apartment building in the city's Alamo Square neighborhood Sunday morning.