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By Jordan Valinsky | CNNNew York  — Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer, is closing more than half of its 800 stores in the coming month...

An atmospheric storm system remained on track to reach the Bay Area on Wednesday night and thrash the region into Thursday.According to the...

SAN JOSE — A Willow Glen man was arrested Monday on suspicion of having an array of illegal guns, bomb-making materials and fentanyl, follow...

For much of its 2023 and 2024 seasons, the National Football League welcomed the economic and cultural benefits of the “Taylor Swift effect....

The case of a Ross lawyer convicted of peeping has been appealed — but by the prosecution, not the defendant.Charles Gideon Korrell, 47, wa...

The extraction shooter is having a moment. The gameplay mode that gained popularity in “Tom Clancy’s The Division” has flourished into a gro...

Disneyland excluded visitors with physical disabilities from the Anaheim theme park’s Disability Access Service that offers a line-skipping...

The Cal and Stanford basketball teams will be introduced to a hoops legend this week. And perhaps a future legend.The Bears (12-12, 5-8) an...

SAN FRANCISCO – Steph Curry is sure to serve as prom king for this week’s NBA All-Star festivities, culminating with him in Sunday’s three-g...

Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have listed their modern farmhouse-style residence in Hidden Hill...

Residents in pockets across Southern California are preparing for rainstorms expected to slam the region over the next few days — and bring...

China’s tech industry recently gave the U.S. tech industry — and along with it, the stock market — a rude shock when it unveiled DeepSeek, a...

Which Thomas & Friends toy is best?Thomas is a little tank engine that lives on the fictional island of Sodor. He’s not just an engine, tho...

Which stockpot is best?If your idea of heaven is a thick, rich stew bubbling away on the stove, chances are good that you already understan...

TODAY’S WORD — RESCIND (RESCIND: rih-SIND: To take away; to remove.)Average mark 29 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 33 or more wor...

Which worry stone is best?There are certain practices so ancient and pervasive that it’s hard to pinpoint just where they started. The use...

Dear Eric: I have a mid-20s nephew who appears to be afflicted with a severe case of failure-to-launch syndrome.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Do you think tough love is necessary?Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: They call it a luxury apartme...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family and I are big fans of potluck dinners.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: 2 things people s...

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Leon,” and I have been together for 13 years. He is bisexual — gay-leaning. I knew this when we got together.Relate...

DANVILLE – Monte Vista center Gavin McMillan is a throwback player. At 6-foot-9, McMillan towers over his opponents. But unlike current day...

SAN JOSE — It has been 3,647 days since Archbishop Mitty girls basketball lost a game in West Catholic Athletic League play.That 10-year st...

By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh ToastWill Texas go the way of Florida with the marijuana of the public wants some form of legal marijuana and...

A man was killed in a hit-and-run collision in San Mateo on Saturday, and police are asking the public to help identify the suspect involved...

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian and Will Weissert | Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at...