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Rising TikTok star Nahsiyah Turner — known as Siyah to her online fans — died at age 17 in a shooting outside of a Southern California mall, PEOPLE can confirm. CBS News first reported the tragic ...

Several people were detained after an FBI raid at a Southern California home Friday morning. Local and federal law enforcement agencies served warrants for multiple crimes including money laundering ...

California is suing TikTok for “exploiting” young users "for profit" and misleading the public over the danger the social media platform poses, said California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday.

A crowd of at least 100 people stood organizing piles of donated clothes, toiletries, diapers and cases of water at a pop-up aid center for fire vicitims at the Santa Anita Race Track parking lot 3 ...

Several employees at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara were fired for posting a "dehumanizing" TikTok video. The viral video showed staff members mocking patients' bodily fluids left on exam tables. The ...

The story of Angelica Vargas, known online as Angie the ICE Chaser.

When Assemblymember Alex Lee was sworn into office at age 25, he became the youngest state lawmaker in nearly a century. The self-described “Zoomer” from San José started using TikTok in 2020 and now, ...

California and New York are leading the charge of more than a dozen states suing TikTok, accusing the social media giant of designing addictive features to keep kids hooked on the platform. The ...