A Democratic official said President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary.

A 17-year-old boy struck by a drunken driver while riding his new bike last Wednesday was expected to be taken off life support late Saturday, family members said.

A dense fog advisory was in effect Sunday morning for the northern San Joaquin Valley and Motherlode.

Comedian Margaret Cho was one of thousands of gay rights supporters who rallied outside the state capitol Saturday to protest Proposition 8.

Forecasts show it could be shaping up to be a wet Thanksgiving Day across much of the Sacramento region.

Nebraska officials say a 14-year-old Yolo County boy has become the last child reported abandoned under the state's safe-haven law.

AP - Thirty-two men and women from across the United States have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2009, the scholarship trust announced Sunday.

AP - An experienced firefighter stretching a hose to a home's burning attic was killed early Sunday when a ceiling collapsed, throwing him to the floor and knocking off his helmet and oxygen mask.

AP - The vampire romance "Twilight" has drained the box office in its opening weekend with ticket sales totaling $70.5 million.

AP - The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites.

AP - Producer Dick Wolf is receiving a special honor at the 36th International Emmy Awards for extending the long arm of his "Law & Order" franchise into almost every corner of the globe.

AP - When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop.

AP - Only months after winning and giving away $1 million on a television game show, state Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox and her husband have filed for bankruptcy.

AP - A young gunman remained at large early Sunday following a shooting at a busy shopping mall that killed one teenager and seriously wounded another.

AP - Astronauts hope they have a solution for getting a pivotal piece of equipment working so it can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members.

AP - About 500 people crowded Saturday into the plaza where John F. Kennedy was shot 45 years ago, all agreeing it was right to remember a pivotal moment in American history, even if they didn't all believe the official line.

AP - While U.S. automakers wait for federal action on loans they say are key to their survival, former restaurant worker Richard Thomas is waiting on his own bailout — odd jobs that barely pay the bills.

AP - The flowers have wilted and the candles are burned out at a makeshift memorial where an immigrant from Ecuador was stabbed to death in what police say was a hate crime carried out by marauding teenagers.

AP - A judge has told parents of two teenage girls removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound that they can have their children back if they sever ties with the community.