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Since April 7, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted President Trump emergency relief no fewer than 13 times. It has temporarily blocked lower-...

As I write this, the temperature is climbing past 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the mid-Atlantic states, and 170 million Americans are under war...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Melanie Fiona, 42; Becki Newton, 47; Andrew Zimmern, 64; Geraldo Rivera, 82.Happy Birthday: Plan to entertain...

Dear Eric: This is regarding “Also an Animal Lover,” whose neighbor was feeding wild animals in her backyard.Related Articles...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m an entrepreneur, and I often hire freelance or contract workers to help support my business.Related Articles...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the rule on inviting someone to accompany you to a play that’s close to being sold out, and they don’t respond to...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 23-year-old college graduate who was lucky enough to land a job in my field of study. The job is located in my hometown.Re...

MILPITAS – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a 9-year-old boy who went missing Thursday morning.The Milpitas Police D...

PHOENIX — The Giants went into their series finale at Chase Field with a noticeably depleted bullpen.Last night’s 6-5 win, 10-inning win re...

HAYWARD — Two people were in critical condition Thursday after explosions rocked a Hayward home authorities say was possibly being used to m...

PHOENIX — By weekend’s end, third baseman Matt Chapman could finally be back from the injured list.Chapman, who hasn’t played since June 8,...

SAN JOSE — Eric Pohlkamp hadn’t scored a hat trick in a while.“My last hatty was actually in juniors, my second year in Cedar Rapids agains...

OAKLAND — It took civilian investigators 15 months to close a police misconduct complaint because they ran into a “communication breakdown”...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.On Fourth of July, givethanks for our republicAs we celeb...

MORGAN HILL – The body found near a lake Wednesday night was identified Thursday as that of Marissa DiNapoli, an 18-year-old Morgan Hill wom...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.State must build smarterrather than fasterRe: “State bi...

The Italian media is all over this caper: One of the 27 designer dresses that Lauren Sanchez donned over her three-day wedding extravaganza...

Deep dish pizza is coming back to downtown Livermore.Zachary’s Chicago Pizza is expanding for just the sixth time in its 42-year history, a...

OAKLAND — They met on a dating app, and then she moved into his Oakland hills apartment.Soon, she was traveling around the country, from fa...

The San Jose Downtown Association’s huge Dine Downtown promotion — a summer tradition in the South Bay — is back for its 17th annual year.F...

EL CERRITO — Authorities are working to discover the circumstances behind the death of a person found dead Thursday morning.Related Article...

SAN JOSE — A prominent San Jose casino property is now firmly in the hands of a Bay Area business executive following a $70 million-plus dea...

BRENTWOOD – The city has officially broken ground on the Sand Creek Sports Complex, a project that has been in the making for more than 20 y...

OAKLAND — A man has been arrested and charged with raping and robbing a woman he met in an open air sex market, but the robbery may have bee...

An explosion at a Yolo County facility containing fireworks, leaving seven people missing, will not affect any scheduled fireworks shows in...