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As Russia viciously bombed Ukrainian cities over Christmas and shot down an Azeri airliner with antiaircraft fire, it was hard to ignore the...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Peet, 53; Mary J. Blige, 54; Kim Coles, 63; Phyllis Logan, 69.Happy Birthday: Use your charm, intellig...

Dear Eric: My husband and I live next door to a family that, when having work done at their house, tends to use low-wage, unlicensed workers...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m in a difficult situation with one of my friends, and I don’t know how to handle it.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Last summer, I attended a barbecue with my husband’s co-workers and their families. I was introduced to a co-worker’s wif...

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter and son-in-law live with us. She’s painting the interior to update our 27-year-old house and wants to update the cab...

Today is Saturday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2025. There are 354 days left in the year.Today in history:On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodor...

SAN JOSE — Most basketball teams would be happy to have one go-to player. With No. 1 Archbishop Riordan, it’s almost easier to determine who...

There was no stopping Jalen Stokes on Friday night. The 6-foot-5, Dougherty Valley forward scored bucket after bucket for four quarters and...

The San Jose Sharks hoped they were finished with games like the one they had Friday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club.But cle...

INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Dunleavy and the Warriors built enough depth in the offseason to withstand injuries, at least on paper. But if you showe...

By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh ToastHere is the skinny on the world’s largest island’s approach to legal cannabis.People are chatting abou...

SAN FRANCISCO — Public health officials say a San Francisco child has presumptively tested positive for H5N1 bird flu.The San Francisco Dep...

OAKLAND — Despite “substantial efforts,” the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office has been unable to serve recalled District Attorney Pam...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Next DA must embraceCare First proposalRe: “Several apply...

Bay Area Home Report102 Vista Drive – Google Street ViewA 3,250-square-foot two-unit house built in 1956 has changed hands. The spacious p...

The Palisades and Eaton fires ravaging Los Angeles this week continue to burn, so far destroying more than 10,000 structures and displacing...

PLEASANTON — The Alameda County Fairgrounds this weekend is hosting a Major League Table Tennis tournament, featuring the Bay Area Blasters...

This can’t be it.The Giants have put together a nice enough offseason so far. The signing of shortstop Willy Adames (seven-year, $182 milli...

By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — As an enormous plume of dark gray smoke rose hundreds of feet from the nearby Palisades fire...

By Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Among the losses in the devastating Eaton fire was the Bunny Museum, husband-and-wife C...

By Samantha Masunaga and Stacy Perman, Los Angeles TimesAs the market for documentaries and other content slowed and work dried up in Holly...

MILPITAS — Adoption services at the Humane Society Silicon Valley are up and running after a fire that broke out last month destroyed half t...

PLEASANTON — Over the next several months, the Pleasanton City Council will be laser-focused on fixing one thing: the city’s budget.“We nee...

SANTA CLARA — Maybe — just maybe — this is the next evolution of Kyle Shanahan.Perhaps this is the form the ninth-year and now beleaguered...