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It’s been a year on TikTok. The social media video outlet rocketed to 170 million users in the U.S. and one billion worldwide, sharing ideas...

Shonda Scott, the Oakland founder of 12 New Things believes that trying something new every month invigorates the imagination, sparks new in...

By Maureen O’Hare | CNNSometimes it’s ignorance. Sometimes it’s hitting the airport bar too hard. Sometimes it’s being far from home and se...

Something interesting is emerging when it comes to the next chapter of the inflation story.For context, in the decade before COVID-19, the...

SAN JOSE — A Home Depot hardware store property that’s one of the anchors of a busy and high-profile retail and restaurant hub in San Jose h...

Plenty of people – parents and their kids, mostly – have heard of Captain Underpants, the tighty whitey-wearing superhero who fights crime w...

The little guys, to the extent they can be considered little, are teetering.SMU was beaten decisively by Penn State, Clemson couldn’t handl...

DEAR JOAN: My daughter has a dog that has been suffering with Cushing’s disease for several years now. She cannot get up on her own, cries w...

Following the season of rich holiday dinners, it’s refreshing to launch into the new year with bright and steamy Asian soups. Curries, pho a...

SAN JOSE — When Brisa Rojas was in elementary school, she was a rambunctious girl with lots of energy and busy immigrant parents who both wo...

CONCORD — Edi Birsan rarely shied away from the spotlight during his 12-year tenure on the Concord City Council, where he developed a reputa...

Fluorescent-colored sand sprinkled on San Diego County beaches could help reveal the complicated patterns of erosion that plague the region’...

On a recent Thursday along the beautiful waters of Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, a group of cormorants sunbathed on the dock, buffleheads floated...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I recently tried to use my Chase points to book an airline ticket on Aeromexico. After seeing and confirming the...

SANTA CLARA – For the second straight season, the 49ers are closing out their Levi’s Stadium schedule against the Detroit Lions. Monday nigh...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Eliza Dushku, 44; Tyrese Gibson, 46; Laila Ali, 47; Meredith Vieira, 71.Happy Birthday: Plan, and you won’t b...

Dear Eric: My brother and I have been estranged for decades, due to consecutive “family incidents” that accumulated, unresolved, over years....

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had a hot-and-heavy romance with a man earlier this year, and then it just went cold.Related ArticlesAdvice |...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had invited a group of friends and family to my home for Christmas dinner and a celebration: six adults and two young c...

DEAR ABBY: I got married at 27 because I was careless and got her pregnant. We now have three adult children and a 16-year-old.Related Arti...

The 49ers’ final game of the 2024-25 season will kick off at a familiar time.Their road matchup with the Arizona Cardinals is set to begin...

In the wake of former President Jimmy Carter’s death, Bay Area residents and politicians remembered the impact of his presidency and the exa...

Charvarius Ward will join the list of 49ers missing Monday night’s game against the Lions at Levi’s Stadium after the team ruled him out Sun...

— Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter.Related ArticlesNews Obituari...

Some of our most-read stories of the year delved into the big issues of day-to-day life in the Bay Area: affording a home, negotiating traff...