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SAN JOSE — A motorcyclist died early Saturday morning following a fatal collision from a driver suspected of operating under the influence,...

SAN JOSE — In baseball, a triple-digit fastball can be almost unhittable at times.In volleyball, the analog is when a hitter gets so hot, i...

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s Wilmer Flores’ world and everyone’s just living in it.A night after hitting three homers and driving in eight runs, Fl...

Associated PressNEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the...

Record-setting performances by Valley Christian’s Yury Kuzmenko and Foothill’s Luka Mijatovic provided highlights among local participants a...

An off-duty San Francisco police officer has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a Saturday morning car cras...

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, manager Bob Melvin shook up his starting lineup. Now, he’s altering his starting rotation.Melvin announced prior...

By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) — Journalism jostled with horses down the stretch, burst through after the contact and came from behind to w...

By Wafaa Shurafa, Zeke Miller and Samy Magdy | Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that the last living American...

By Ibrahim Hazboun and Samy Magdy | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Str...

LONDON (AP) — A second suspect was arrested Saturday on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K....

The offseason is definitely not the slow season as yet another week delivered news impacting both the Pac-12 legacy schools and other univer...

Some fans of jazz artist Diana Krall apparently don’t like jazz.I’ve come to that conclusion based on years of hearing people grumble at he...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks are on track to continue to play their home games at SAP Center — the same arena they’ve called home since 19...

Californians, on average, have “good” credit scores.To compare California’s bill-paying habits with those of other states, my trusty spread...

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite losing a lopsided season-opener to the Los Angeles Sparks, the crowd at Chase Center gave the expansion Valkyries a...

When you get to be a certain age, every birthday is cause for a celebration, right? Well, the same holds true for organizations like the San...

OAKLAND — The family of a bystander who died during an unauthorized police chase three years ago in Oakland can move forward with a civil ri...

PORTOLA VALLEY – The hunt for a woman who went missing in the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve more than two weeks ago will continue this week...

SAN FRANCISCO – Shortstop Jacob Wilson played just 13 games at the Oakland Coliseum last season, then the Athletics moved out, denying the B...

MARTINEZ — Eight years ago, Edward Robinson and William Pree were sentenced to life for murder, but it turned out their saga was only beginn...

OAKLAND — Years after he was sent to prison in a federal gun case, a San Francisco rapper is back in legal hot water over allegations he joi...

The most interesting moment of Monday’s labor union-sponsored interrogation of seven declared Democratic candidates for governor was their r...

In 2022, after I wrote a column arguing that Joe Biden was too old to run for reelection, I had a bunch of conversations and at least one ca...

TODAY’S WORD — SOLIPSISTIC (SOLIPSISTIC: suh-lip-SIS-tik: Characterized by extreme egocentricity.)Average mark 29 wordsTime limit 50 minut...