11-year-old boy dies after shooting himself during Zoom class

A coronavirus patient is accused of beating his 82-year-old hospital roommate to death with an oxygen tank in Lancaster, Calif., last week because he was upset with his Catholic prayers, according to authorities. The victim shared a two-person room at Antelope Valley Hospital with the suspect, 37-year-old Jesse Martinez.They were both undergoing treatment for COVID-19, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Police body camera video released Monday by authorities in Southern California shows a violent arrest of a man, who later died, in a grocery store earlier this month. Ernie Serrano, 33, of Jurupa Valley, Calif., which is east of Los Angeles, died after a Dec.

Rick Squire, a marketing executive for NBC, CBS and Fox, died Thursday of heart failure at his home in Long Beach, California, a family spokesman said. He was 68.

Ned Wynn, an actor and screenwriter who followed his father, Keenan Wynn, grandfather, Ed Wynn, and stepfather, Van Johnson, into show business, has died. He was 79.

Convicted killer David Misch has been charged with the kidnapping and slaying of a 9-year-old California girl who went missing more than 32 years ago.  It was a cold case that "shocked not just the local community, but the entire Bay Area and the nation" for decades, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O' Malley said.  Michaela Joy Garecht, last seen on Nov.

Santa Claus should stick with his reindeer and sleigh. A California man who dressed up as jolly old Saint Nick and took to the skies above Sacramento with his paraglider to spread Christmas cheer had to be rescued Sunday after becoming entangled in power lines.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has revealed that he personally vaccinated Santa Claus ahead of Christmas Day. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert, who will celebrate his 80th birthday on December 24, told curious children that Kris Kringle is safe to deliver presents. During a ‘Sesame Street’ town hall on December 18, a child named Lucy, 8, from San Rafael, California asked the question, “How did Santa get the vaccine and is it safe for him to go in the house?”

A surge in cases of the novel coronavirus prompted San Francisco officials on Thursday to mandate that anyone traveling to the city from outside the Bay Area to quarantine for a period of time.  The 10-day quarantine will apply to anyone "traveling, moving, or returning to San Francisco from anywhere outside the Bay Area," according to city officials.  The news comes after the Bay Area’s ICU capacity fell below 15%, triggering the State of California’s Regional Stay Home order on Wednesday.

Scott Marshall Smith, who wrote the screenplays for the Robert De Niro-starring features Men of Honor and The Score, has died of complications from a stroke, his family announced. He was 62.

Scott Marshall Smith, the screenwriter whose credits included the Robert De Niro films Men of Honor and The Score, has died, his publicist said Tuesday. He was 62.

Don Zimmermann, former president and COO of Capitol EMI Records, died Friday in Huntington Beach, California, after fighting a respiratory infection, his wife, Rosa, announced. He was 85.

Video shows the arrest in Southern California of two suspected car thieves by a Santa Claus and a holiday elf who happened to be undercover police officers. It happened in Riverside Thursday afternoon as the undercovers were conducting an operation targeting shoplifters and got word that there were "three suspicious men" casing vehicles to steal, police said.

A four-hour standoff between California police and a suspected shooter ended with the suspect jumping out a second-floor window, according to authorities. Anaheim Police Department officers responded to a call of a shooting at about 1 a.m.

Tommy "Tiny" Lister, a former wrestler and actor well-known for playing Deebo in the comedy film Friday, has died aged 62. Lister was found unconscious at his Marina Del Rey home in Los Angeles County, California, on Thursday afternoon, his manager Cindy Cowan said.

Friday co-star Tiny Lister, who has died aged 62. Lister, a former professional wrestler, played bully Deebo in the Friday films, starring in both the 1995 original and the 2000 sequel.

Friday and The Dark Knight, has been found dead at his home, aged 62.The news was confirmed by Lister’s manager Cindy Cowan, who said that the actor was found unresponsive at his residence in Marina Del Rey, California.Cowan said that Lister had been displaying Covid-19 symptoms in recent days, leading him to cancel shooting for a new film. His cause of death has not yet been revealed.“He was a gentle giant,” Cowan said of Lister in a statement.

Mark O’Brien, a veteran syndication sales executive for Warner Bros., founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment and creator of the Whacked Out… series franchise, died Nov. 9 at his Newport Beach, California, home. He was 63.