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Which Hoover vacuum is best?Of all the vacuum brands on the market, Hoover is among the better known. They offer vacuums of all types to fi...

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“Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing...

Boys Open Division storylinesRiordan, De La Salle, and Salesian can sleep at night knowing that they won’t have to face the greatest scorer...

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Baker won best director at the Oscars on Sunday for “Anora,” bookending a dom...

It’s that time of the year again. Local high school basketball teams from all over the Bay Area learned their seeding and division brackets...

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated PressFrench composer duo Clément Ducol and Camille took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday f...

NorCal basketball regionalsBoysOpen DivisionWednesday’s gamesNo. 5 Modesto Chrisitan (24-8) at No. 4 Salesian (26-3), 7 p.m.Saturday’s...

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — “Flow,″ a wordless cat parable, won the Oscar for animated feature at Sunday’s 97t...

STANFORD – Stanford will need a deep run in this week’s ACC Tournament in order to make its 37th straight NCAA tournament, but at least it w...

A pedestrian died in San Jose after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning — the fourth fatal traffic collision of the year, the pol...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants knew they were never going to see the best version of Robbie Ray last year. Not after he underw...

The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and the Mammoth Mountain Area are under an updated winter weather advisory which was issued by the National Weat...

By Sam Mednick, Wilson McMakin and Monika Pronczuk | Associated PressDAKAR, Senegal — Countries around the world already are feeling the im...

OAKLAND — Two men were wounded in a drive- by shooting Saturday night, the Oakland Police Department said.The men were standing on the 1400...

CIF NorCal soccer regionalsBoysDivision ITuesday’s first roundNo. 8 Davis Sr. at No. 1 Doughety Valley, 5 p.m. No. 5 Clovis North at No...

COLORADO (KCNC) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday to oppose the recent firings of approximately...

By Brian Melley | Associated PressLONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Europe was at a crossroads in history and must d...

OAKLAND — The Athletics’ official address is in West Sacramento, but if a celebration of Oakland sports Saturday is any indication, the comm...

What is a Crown? The Crown is a midsize sedan built in Aichi, Japan and sold world wide by Toyota. The Signia model is the SUV edition of th...

Daniel J. Olson(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Daniel J....

Our intrepid Bay Area News Group readers have traveled the world this last year. They’ve ridden the rails in Queensland, toured La Sagrada i...