Local News Hoax calls prompt lockdowns at schools in San Mateo County, San Jose, Fremont Bay City NewsUpdated Oct 12, 2022 Hoax phone calls about intruders on campus prompted the lockdown of at least four high schools in the Bay Area on Wednesday morning.
National Sandy Hook dad says Alex Jones made his life a 'living hell' By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press Aug 2, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The father of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting testified Tuesday that conspiracy theo…
State California woman pleads guilty to 2016 kidnapping hoax By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Apr 18, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman pleaded guilty Monday to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI about it, leavin…
Arts & Entertainment Jury begins deliberations in trial of actor Jussie Smollett By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press Dec 8, 2021 CHICAGO (AP) — The jury in Jussie Smollett's trial started deliberating Wednesday, after a prosecutor said there is "overwhelming evidence" th…
Columnists The actual story behind the hoax By Sue Lempert Oct 1, 2018 On Sept. 18, The New York Times devoted most of the back page obituary section to my first cousin, Alan Abel. The San Francisco Chronicle carr…
