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Dear Eric: I am very allergic to dogs. I also have been bitten numerous times throughout my life so I am quite wary of dogs. Consequently, I...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 7-year-old daughter’s hamster died last night, and my husband wanted to go buy a new one that looked exactly like her old...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or app...

DEAR ABBY: I was invited to my niece’s wedding, and I immediately RSVP’d “yes.” I was also invited by her sister to the bridal shower and re...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military says it shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions in a massive attack.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors entered Monday night 12-1 when Buddy Hield scores at least 18 points. When the volatile 3-point marksman is on,...

By Mark AndersonThe Associated PressLAS VEGAS — Augustas Marciulionis and Paulius Murauskas each scored 15 points and No. 19 and top-seede...

World Sleep Day 2025: Catch Those Zzzs on March 14Ah, sleep — the magical reset button we all crave but often neglect. March 14, 2025, mark...

SAN FRANCISCO — Art Schallock, a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees’ roster and had...

SAN JOSE – A 46-year-old San Jose man was arrested in connection with a pair of violent sexual assaults last month in the city, police said....

4060 Verdosa Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 4000 block of Verdosa Drive in Palo Alto was sold on Feb. 18, 2025. The...

SAN JOSE – Three days after it happened, San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund was still unable to hide his emotions as he talked about his...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation has been a talking point since the first day of camp. Every t...

OAKLAND — Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into the race to choose Oakland’s next mayor — and almost all of the money is helping...

Measles, a highly infectious and preventable disease considered eliminated in the U.S. a quarter century ago, is now spreading in at least t...

Olivia Culpo showed off her baby bump in a flowing white dress as she and her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McMcCaffre...

On Monday at 2 p.m. a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday, Mar. 13 at 11 p.m. for the G...

By Nicole Winfield | Associated PressROME — Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of p...

Yosemite is included in a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 12:32 p.m. The warning is valid from Tues...

LAFAYETTE – Acalanes principal Eric Shawn told the Bay Area News Group on Monday that Floyd Burnsed resigned as football coach and that assi...

259 Laurelglen Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 200 block of Laurelglen Court in Danville has a new owner. The 3,2...

OAKLAND — An autopsy revealed that a 61-year-old man found dead in his North Oakland apartment March 4 died from a gunshot wound, authoritie...

Are you a home cook who’s been searching for a copy of “Pigtails and Frog Legs: A Family Cookbook from Neiman Marcus”? Or what about “Harley...

SAN JOSE — Two picketers from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 were involved in a collision with a vehicle Monday morning on the first da...

By Stan Choe | Associated PressNEW YORK — The U.S. stock market’s sell-off is worsening Monday as Wall Street questions how much pain Presi...