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By Jessica Haggard | Associated PressFew Easter candies divide people quite like Peeps – 25% of Americans polled by Finance Buzz claim ther...

Following news of Val Kilmer’s death Tuesday at age 65, many fans have returned to one particular scene in the actor’s storied film career:...

By Hannah Rabinowitz | CNNA California man is planning to plead guilty two years after he was charged in an alleged plot to kill Supreme Co...

It may have felt much like winter early Wednesday and it may feel that way again early Thursday. But to hear the National Weather Service te...

By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated PressWASHINGTON — The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, bringing to an...

A Daly City man was sentenced to life in prison for killing the boyfriend of a woman who for months refused his romantic advances in 2018.K...

All-Bay Area News Group girls basketball team Player of the YearKK Lacanlale, Acalanes, 5-5, seniorEngine for Acalanes team that advanced...

Some people like to read books; others prefer to play with them. The transformation of reading material into beautiful, sometimes bizarre ob...

LAFAYETTE – When Karyss “KK” Lacanlale had the ball in her hands, Acalanes’ high-octane attack became supercharged. Even if she was standin...

Free mealsWest Valley and Mission colleges are set to launch the first universal free meal program at a community college in the U.S. this...

From an ice rink in Vacaville to the USA Hockey Nationals in Virginia, the Golden State Elite 16U AA Girls hockey team is set to prove that...

The partial skeletal remains discovered March 22, 1995, in a riverbed off of Highway 129 east of Rogge Lane near Aromas are those of 13-year...

A Pasadena Unified School District security officer was removed from her position after allegations she forced an 11-year-old, middle school...

SAN JOSE – After three straight years of being at or near the bottom of the NHL standings, the San Jose Sharks recognize the need to make im...

Rancho Santa Fe’s Paige Hansen recently appeared on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” pitching her growing company BAM,  America’s first-ever buckwheat mi...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michael Fassbender, 48; Christopher Meloni, 64; Emmylou Harris, 78; Linda Hunt, 80.Happy Birthday: Attitude a...

Dear Eric: A lady I know does shopping for Instacart, and occasionally she will post on Facebook photos of homes she has delivered to, addin...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Last year, I started partnering with a local business to put on events that allowed for people to get acquainted with new ne...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My teenage son has begun seeing a new neurologist, who is highly recommended and seems to be very skilled.Related Articl...

Today is Wednesday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2025. There are 273 days left in the year.Today in history:On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, th...

With each basket, Stephen Curry continues to join more and more rarified air. He already owns the all-time record for 3-point makes, recent...

ALAMEDA COUNTY – BART trains are not running between Union City and Hayward due to a medical emergency, the transit agency said.Related Art...

National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, celebrated annually on March 1st, is a tribute to one of America’s most cherished spreads: peanut butter...

Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin was injured by Anaheim Ducks forward Frank Vatrano early in the third period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Cent...

By Bruce Weber, The New York TimesVal Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but wh...