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The algorithm allows landlords to align their prices and avoid competition that would keep rents down, Justice Department officials said.

Robert Plant, Alison Krauss deliver a lackluster show for fans at Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus.

The man was in the 9000 block of MacArthur Avenue when he was hit by the gunfire, police said.

Manal Habib, the San Leandro-based founder of aviation startup MightyFly, thinks about autonomous aircrafts with a broader imagination. And...

The hottest spots in the region Friday were expected to crawl just above 70 degrees.

Monte Sereno and Los Gatos have also canceled their elections.

Top players, predicted order of finish in the eight-school West Catholic Athletic League including Archbishop Riordan, Serra, St. Francis, V...

WALNUT CREEK — There’s an inherent peril looming behind the estimated 150,000 cyclists who make the climb up Mount Diablo’s steep 3,849-feet...

Cosentino Family Farm will hold their latest pop-up on Saturday, Aug. 24, with special guest Chromatic Coffee. The pop-ups are the latest ch...

Here are four things to watch when the 49ers close out their preseason Friday night against the Raiders in Las Vegas, site of last season's...

"America, the path that led me here in recent weeks, was no doubt … unexpected. But I’m no stranger to unlikely journeys."

Proposition 35 winners would include doctors, hospitals and emergency ambulance providers bankrolling the initiative

As a rookie last year, Walker dealt with "a ton of self-doubt" and had to go through the same learning process as many young relievers.

“We can’t put our heads in the sand. ... The bar is going to be higher for everything.”

A loan for a proposed tower project at a prime downtown San Jose site has tumbled into delinquency and default.

New rules and proposals could delay state's ability to submit election results to Washington by the Dec. 11 deadline.

The collision happened at Automation Parkway and Hostetter Road.

Listen to the voters, the former president cautioned at convention, and never underestimate your adversary.

There is a wonderful feeling in "Between the Temples" that anything can happen at any moment. That's particularly true in another dinner sce...

Women, Kravitz has posited, are always expected to smile, play the game, pretend they're having a good time — and, she says, to "forget" the...

TODAY’S WORD — ABRASIONS (ABRASIONS: uh-BRAY-zhuns: Irritations.)Average mark 30 wordsTime limit 45 minutesCan you find 41 or more words...

Unlucky Louie told me he had ordered some bees for his daughter’s science project.“I needed a dozen,” Louie said, “but the supplier shipped...

They say the real story about his death might help people.

They're saying they will need to rely on me and my sisters.

Plus: Can I tell this couple to stop petting each other?