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By Alayna Treene and David Goldman | CNN(CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the Internal Revenue S...

By Sylvie Corbet and Raf Casert | Associated PressPARIS — European leaders gathered in Paris Monday for emergency talks on how to react to...

By Maria Cheng | Associated PressLONDON — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory syst...

Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Pl...

Like in so many other discussions about the history and culture of the United States, the contributions of Indigenous musicians to the quint...

ASHLAND – San Leandro police officers shot at but did not wound a vehicle assault suspect Sunday night after locating the suspect and vehicl...

By JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaren Barajas shoots on his backyard hoop maybe once a month these days. He’s a busy 18-year-old coll...

To say the North Coast Section got its basketball playoffs wrong would be an understatement.In the age of artificial intelligence and exper...

Solano and Yolo counties are the focus of an updated flood warning issued at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service. The warn...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I am writing on behalf of myself and my travel companion about our recent highly unsatisfactory experience with...

Our readers have been pretty much everywhere these last few months. They’ve explored Maine’s Acadia National Park, ridden the Inca Rail to M...

SAN JOSE – Bryan Stevenson, the decorated civil-rights attorney who famously helped overturn the wrongful death sentences of more than 100 c...

BOYS: WHY CALIFORNIA, NOT DOUGHERTY VALLEY, MADE OPENThe North Coast Section has gone all in on competitive-based playoffs for all sports s...

2024 was a big year for cannabis legalization, with new laws, surprising challenges, and a growing buzz worldwide. Let’s break down what hap...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ed Sheeran, 34; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 44; Billie Joe Armstrong, 53; Denise Richards, 54.Happy Birthday: Take...

Dear Eric: My 78-year-old mother is a very kind and generous person; however, she goes through life looking through a lens of negativity. Wh...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m having roommate troubles and could really use some advice.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I ju...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

By The Associated PressToday is Monday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2025. There are 317 days left in the year.Today in history:On Feb. 17, 1...

SAN FRANCISCO — While he enjoyed this year’s All-Star game format, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard still yearns for how the All-Star ga...

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA All-Star Game reached a low point in 2024.The league’s annual showcase, once the anchor event of All-Star Weekend,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rebound, Durant. Outlet pass to Curry. Pull up.Clank.OK, so it wasn’t quite the Team USA reunion we were promised. LeBron...

OAKLAND — A woman was arrested and charged with murdering another woman in a recent shooting at a local gas station, records show.Lanae Ada...

Because of an editor’s error, a headline in the Feb. 16 Bay Area News Group newspapers incorrectly reported that the protesters at several F...

SAN FRANCISCO — Chase Center’s first NBA All-Star Game attracted more than just the 25 official all-stars and another cadre of rising stars....