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The messaging pivot is part of a Trump playbook many in his party have adopted: preemptively defy a loss with claims of widespread cheating...

By almost any measure, this has been a wildly successful season for the Disney networks. That hasn't been the case for Fox.

Silicon Valley technology giants use the visa to obtain top talent, but also employ many lower-skilled H-1B workers indirectly via staffing...

California District 14 Assemblymember Buffy Wicks secured victory over her 94-year-old challenger Margot Smith in a race focused on what it...

The property located in the 1000 block of McGregor Way in Palo Alto was sold on Oct. 4, 2024.

Incumbent Carmen Montano and Councilmember Hon Lien are locked in an extremely close mayoral race.

Trump’s election defeat of Kamala Harris means that he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with a decades-old Justice Department le...

Locally made silent movies -- screened weekly for live audiences -- are the star at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.

'Heretic," a scary thriller featuring an impressive starring turn from Hugh Grant, takes its time giving you the jitters.

Early results showed an even split of incumbents and new faces taking the dais in Gilroy.

Early results from Morgan Hill show incumbent mayor in the lead, with two new faces on council

Harris, once viewed as a potential savior for the Democratic Party after Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign stalled, is reckoning with a profo...

Melania Trump 'clearly hated being in Washington' during Trump's first term and demonstrated that she was never going to be conventional fir...

Musk has much to gain financially from the incoming administration. He oversees an empire of six companies, several of which are highly enta...

A Ventura County brush fire that ignited on a day of red-flag warnings across California quickly grew to 1,000 acres.

San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres will officially leave his position on Nov. 27

A house located in the 4900 block of Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose has new owners.

He's a self-described fiscally conservative, "socially responsible" Democrat. Some compare him to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

With added Christmas lights, palm trees really liven up the atmosphere, even during the darkest days of winter.

If you're looking for Christmas tree storage that is protective and easy to store, check out our list of the best Christmas tree storage box...

Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it’s the role of the Senate president to declare the result of a W...

Fresh waves of layoffs are poised to eliminate the jobs of several hundred tech workers in the Bay Area.

Jessica Yesenia Quintanilla, 24, of Pittsburg says the killing of Leilani Beauchamp, 19, of Carmel, was "an accident."

One top item on the to-do list: filling around 4,000 government positions with political appointees, people who are specifically tapped for...

Federal law says you can get a free credit report once a year. However, the credit-reporting companies allow consumers to get free copies of...