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DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend broke up with me two weeks ago, and it left me feeling heartbroken and confused.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I treated a friend to lunch, but when we entered the restaurant, she mentioned that someplace else was better.Related Ar...

Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2025. There are 363 days left in the year.Today in history:On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed g...

PASADENA — Two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Rose Bowl sound system blasted “Shout,” the famous Animal House song played during every...

The woman overseeing the New Orleans Police Department’s response to an attack early Wednesday morning that left at least 15 people dead on...

SAN FRANCISCO — The morning after the ball dropped, the Warriors used part of their first practice of the New Year to hold shooting competit...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Canada steps upto protect housingHave you ever wondered w...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.As president, and after,Carter displayed dignityRe: “Jimm...

Firefighters across the South Bay responded to two fires Wednesday that either damaged or destroyed homes in San Jose and Mountain View.A t...

(CNN) — The Telsa Cybertruck explosion and fire at the entrance of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning is being investigated as a...

SAN JOSE – More than three months after training camp began, it remains a mystery when San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic will p...

SANTA CLARA — Josh Dobbs will start in place of the injured Brock Purdy when the injury-ravaged 49ers (6-10) close their season Sunday at th...

By BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Superdome, set to host a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame in...

OAKLAND — A 46-year-old man was fatally shot early Wednesday outside his East Oakland home, the city’s first homicide of 2025, authorities s...

OAKLAND — A 32-year-old Los Angeles man was killed and three other people were wounded Tuesday night in a shooting in the Jack London Square...

OAKLAND — Police arrested a suspect in the recent shooting death of a 75-year-old man, but the man apprehended was later released without ch...

This is the third in a series on the major Bay Area pro teams’ top performers of the last 25 years. The all-2000s 49ers and Sharks were unve...

In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story.In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like thi...

Because it’s apparently too hard to cut the carbon emissions heating up the planet, many countries plan to sweep much of their pollution und...

Americans used to be enthusiastic about the idea of progress. If you had attended any of the World’s Fairs that were put on over the course...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Colin Morgan, 39; Eden Riegel, 44; Morris Chestnut, 56; Frank Langella, 87.Happy Birthday: Look for unique, u...

Dear Eric: My husband has told our kids they cannot have any friends inside of our home. They can play in the front yard and that is it.Rel...

DEAR READERS: Happy new year! We are here at the beginning of a new page in the history of our lives. This can be an exciting time — especia...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m going to be wed soon and plan to have a receiving line. This will be during the cocktail hour between the wedding and...

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2025. A new year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this new year brings with it our hopes f...