TRACY -- Chevy's Fresh Mex restaurant fired eight employees who skipped work to attend an immigration rally, prompting four other workers to quit in protest.

PITTSBURGH -- A truck driver was charged with vehicular homicide Thursday after police concluded he failed to properly secure a wood-chipper that came loose from his truck and crashed into a minivan carrying a man and his 4-year-old triplets.

Premature baby born in Manteca

SACRAMENTO -- About 11 percent of this year's senior class has not yet passed the high school exit exam and won't be able to graduate on time, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell reported Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A key witness in a gang murder case was shot and killed by masked men Thursday when he dropped off his van at an auto repair shop, authorities said.

NEW YORK -- A Long Island politician sued Google Inc. on Thursday claiming the search engine leader is profiting from illegal child pornography.

LOS ANGELES -- A San Bernardino measure that would prohibit landlords from renting to illegal immigrants and force day laborers to prove legal residency to work has qualified for a special election, a city official said Thursday.

SACRAMENTO -- Nearly two months after negotiations broke down, lawmakers made another attempt Thursday to approve a massive public works bond package that would fund transportation projects, school construction, flood control and affordable housing.