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Which bleaches are best?Whether chlorine-based or peroxide-based, bleach is one of the most versatile household chemicals you can keep on h...

Dear Eric: I have been divorced for nearly 10 years. My ex-husband had an affair when I was a new mother — our daughter is now 11 — and aban...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I threw my 2-year-old daughter a birthday party last week and invited my husband’s family and my family.Related ArticlesA...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

Today is Monday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2025. There are 282 days left in the year.Today in history:On March 24, 1989, the supertanker E...

The little guys have been obliterated, and it only took four days.There are 16 teams left in the NCAA Tournament. All 16 are from the Power...

SACRAMENTO — After suffering a back injury last week in Scottsdale, Jung Hoo Lee returned to the San Francisco Giants’ lineup on Sunday in a...

The field is set for the West regional in the men’s NCAA Tournament, which returns to the Bay Area this week.San Francisco’s Chase Center w...

A sold-out crowd watched from shore as Spain SailGP team defeated Canada and France to win the Rolex SailGP Championship in San Francisco on...

Saint Mary’s shot at the Sweet 16 went amiss Sunday, 15 years after reaching that NCAA Tournament stage for the only time in program history...

PITTSBURG – Amid a police pursuit early Sunday morning, a suspect crashed into a car, killing one and leaving two injured, according to a pr...

OAKLAND — The entire crowd knew Too $hort’s favorite word.What more do you need to know?Yes, coming up through the cracked concrete of the...

After the Warriors lost in Atlanta to tip off a six-game road trip, Jimmy Butler shrugged off the significance of his imminent return to the...

The Oakland Roots soccer team played their first game at their new venue, the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Athletics....

The streak, one of the most remarkable in college basketball, is over.For the first time since 2014, there will be a Sweet 16 without Gonza...

WASHINGTON — Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the P...

Three weeks before the April 15 special election for Oakland mayor, supporters of both Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are searching for the wi...

Dead & Company finished up weekend 1 of its second annual Sphere residency in stellar fashion, delivering its third straight three-hour plus...

SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi flicked her hand like she was shooing away a gnat.She had just been asked whether she was concerned about her...

What is a Defender? A Defender is an SUV built at Land Rover’s Nitra plant in Slovakia. The Nitra plant opened in 2018 and is one of several...

‘Dreamscapes’ come trueFour students from Campbell high schools will have artworks featured in ArtNow, the annual juried high school art ex...

Meet local elected officialsThe League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale is hosting its annual “Meet and Greet” for local elected offi...

Photography has the power to tell a story, and local photographer S. M. Lieu wants to help families learn how in a hands-on Family Photograp...

Rob BontaCalifornia attorney general wins a major gun case, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on large-capacity...

“It’s rarely a good thing for a CEO or a brand to become the butt of jokes.”— Sam Singer, a prominent Bay Area crisis-management consultant...