Bayer has agreed to a proposed $7.25 billion deal to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits that blame Roundup for causing cancer.

ABC7 Eyewitness News has learned that some of the deceased victims are members of the Sugar Bowl Academy, a ski school in Placer County.

Avalanches are common in the Sierra. The Tahoe region alone sees as many as 40 reported slides each winter. And according to the National Avalanche Center, 25 to 30 people die in avalanches across the United States every winter.

In wake of the deadly Castle Peak avalanche, experts share tips for staying safe while backcountry skiing.

Police are investigating a double homicide in Pleasanton after they found two people shot and killed inside a home on Wednesday.

The city-owned SUV that is used to shuttle around Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee was stolen this week after someone allegedly took the keys from the mayor's City Hall office, authorities said. "This says a lot about how bad crime in Oakland really is - when the mayor's office is broken into, her car is stolen."

There were smiles and hugs from teachers and students who returned to school Wednesday after the citywide teachers' strike that ended in a $183 million deal with the school district. But looming over the historic deal is a cloud of potential layoffs in the near future.

Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"I am standing up here today to give a voice to the most vulnerable," Betancourt said. "The children, the victims, the survivors of sexual assault, the boys and young men and adult men that stay silent and hold it all in."

Flights at Newark Airport were temporarily suspended after engine failure forced a JetBlue flight to return to the airport and evacuate passengers via slides on Wednesday.