Theo Baker, a Stanford University freshman, received a prestigious national journalism award for his investigative reporting.

Accusations against neuroscientist Mark Tessier-Lavigne, first reported years ago, resurfaced in February when the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, published a series of articles questioning the accuracy and honesty of work produced in laboratories overseen by the former Genentech executive.

A man believed to have killed Arlis Perry in 1974 reportedly shot himself to death this morning as police closed in on his apartment.