Author: Kristin Lam, USA TODAY

San Francisco officials approved aban on the sale of electronic cigarettes Tuesday, making it the first major U.S. city to pass such a restriction.

A 10-month-old girl is in critical condition after a California man who Fresno police say has “no regard for human life” shot her in the head.

A gunman fatally shotfour people in a California home before killing himself Sunday night, San Jose police said, ending an hours-long standoff.

A 1-year-old boy died Saturday after his parent left him in a hot car while at work for about five hours, police in Galveston, Texas said.

The latest data shows obesity rates dropped to about 14% in 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, down from 16% in 2010.

The law, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, willnot apply to EMTs, firefighters and those who drive vehicles.

Maine legalized medically assisted suicide on Wednesday, becoming the eighth state to allow terminally ill people to end their lives with medication.

A former gynecologist who worked with students at the University of California, Los Angeles has been charged with sexually abusing patients.