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U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. made the ruling Friday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the California statutes that...

The aircraft carrier, which was expected to soon return to Southern California, will remain in the Middle East in case it is needed to help...

TODAY’S WORD — THENAR (THENAR: THEE-nar: Relating to the musculature of the thumb.)Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find...

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign.

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I don't think she realizes how scared I am.

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The explosions (which could be heard 3,000 miles away) and resulting tsunamis in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java...

Plus: My wife gets hostile when I suggest a job would keep her from being bored.

Burned human remains were found at a homeless encampment near Roberts Avenue and Vintage Way on Aug. 19.

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said the death did not appear suspicious.

The other trucker suffered major injuries in the crash on Highway 25 south of Bolsa Road.

The fatal collision happened Monday afternoon on Highway 85 near Santa Teresa Boulevard.

Officers found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 1700 block of Story Road.

The 1,607-square-foot property, built in 1945, was sold on July 29, 2024, for $1,950,000, or $1,213 per square foot.

By VALERIE GONZALEZ McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new pro...

The death marked the city’s 22nd homicide of the year.

East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Aug. 27, 2024

The suspect arrested in a recent Dublin homicide had previously been charged with assault in Gainesville, Florida after aiming a gun at some...

Mercury News Letters to the Editor for Aug. 27, 2024

On Monday, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe, San Mateo County Supervisor-elect Jackie Speier, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, R...

Cal Fire unveils first converted C-130 cargo plane to drop fire retardant; six more are on the way

A video of an Alameda County Fire Department firefighter’s racist and expletive-filled rant has gone viral on TikTok following an alleged ca...

The man was ultimately arrested again and transported to jail, police said.

The five suspects allegedly followed the victim into a locker room and attacked him before football players and a coach were able to interce...