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Today is Thursday, May 29, the 149th day of 2025. There are 216 days left in the year.Today in history:On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of...

SAN JOSE — Pitching is a key part of any baseball team’s playoff run.The way Valley Christian’s pitchers were throwing on Wednesday, the Wa...

By GREG BEACHAMCARSON, Calif. (AP) — Substitute Ousseni Bouda scored in the 74th minute, and the San Jose Earthquakes extended the LA Galax...

Jake Prettol had two hits and knocked in three runs and Matthew Tiendas tripled, doubled and scored three times to lead Wilcox to an 8-2 vic...

BRENTWOOD — For the first time in 28 years, Liberty is heading to a North Coast Section final.The Brentwood school advanced to its first NC...

Ando Butner hit a first-inning leadoff homer and Jimmy Cusumano knocked in two more runs with a double later in the inning to lead fifth-see...

By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh ToastSins are powerful – and for many – lucrative.  Native American Tribes understand their economic strength...

In recent years, Bud & Brunch pop-up events have been gaining popularity as a unique way to bring together two beloved cultural experiences:...

Central Coast Section baseball playoffsDivision IWednesday’s semifinals at Excite BallparkNo. 3 Los Gatos (24-4) vs. No. 2 Valley Christi...

SAN JOSE — When you have a six-run inning, you have a pretty good chance to win a baseball game.Serra trailed St. Francis by three runs in...

By Annie Ma and Collin Binkley | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking th...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors’ starting shooting guard underwent surgery on Tuesday in Los Angeles.Golden State announced on Wednesday that...

MARTINEZ – A 32-year-old Pittsburg man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in state prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, a...

By Chris Megerian and Kevin Freking | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President D...

With intensifying pressure from President Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice and women athletes over a transgender triple jumper contendi...

By Stephen Smith and Russ Bynum | Associated PressPENSACOLA, Fla. — President Donald Trump signed pardons Wednesday for reality TV stars Ju...

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweepi...

State lawmakers in Sacramento have pumped the brakes on a bill pushed by comedian and famed car collector Jay Leno to make older cars exempt...

California sued the National Science Foundation on Wednesday alongside 15 other states, claiming the federal agency illegally cut funding fo...

SAN JOSE — A man has been arrested on suspicion of sneaking into a downtown home, attacking a woman sleeping inside, then sexually assaultin...

By Christopher Elliot | CorrespondentQ: I booked a flight from Tampa to San Diego on American Airlines. The day before my flight, I receive...

OAKLAND — The next five years are projected to be as tough as the past half-decade was in Oakland, where ripple effects of the COVID-19 pand...

By Lynda Balslev | TasteFoodWe never need to justify eating carnitas. With that said, there are two significant reasons to indulge right no...

Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the charismatic an...

OAKLAND — A man in his 20s was arrested and charged with forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him at gunpoint, then stealing a purse and $...