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California has not been a swing state in presidential politics since 1992, when it switched from Republican red to Democratic blue while its...

TODAY’S WORD — OVATIONSOVATIONS: oh-VAY-shuns: Expressions of popular acclaim.Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 21...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Milla Jovovich, 49; Bill Pullman, 71; Eugene Levy, 78; Ernie Hudson, 79.Happy Birthday: Take more time to exp...

Dear Eric: I have been a Thanksgiving guest of my dear friends for decades.Related ArticlesAdvice | Asking Eric: They say t...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend recently ran her first marathon, and while we’re all super proud of her accomplishment, it has completely taken ov...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and I bought a home together some years ago (I’ve never married, and he is divorced).Related ArticlesAdvice...

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 17, the 352nd day of 2024. There are 14 days left in the year.Today in history:On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville...

By The Associated PressThe Auburn Tigers have picked up a second transfer quarterback, with the addition of two-year Stanford starter Ashto...

Bay Area Home Report45 Golf Road – Google Street ViewA 2,172-square-foot house built in 1961 has changed hands. The spacious property loca...

The ongoing drama engulfing the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office continued Monday, with the county’s top prosecutor saying a deputy who was...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Oakland must releasefilm incentive fundsWhen a film produ...

BYRON — A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with shooting a man on an East Contra Costa road, after the victim was allegedly bra...

On Saturday, as a powerful winter storm headed toward the Bay Area, San Francisco residents received a tornado warning from the National Wea...

In the span of three days, while dealing with the loss of his starting quarterback to the transfer portal and preparing for an LA Bowl appea...

DUBLIN — A rape case against a Dublin man lasted less than all of two weeks, after prosecutors moved to dismiss charges “in the interest of...

Sacramento State is reportedly talking with former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick to be its next head football coach.The Hornets, who ar...

RODEO — A 38-year-old man was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of biting and punching his girlfriend in an attack where he also alle...

SAN JOSE — It’s not every day you hear a hockey player wax poetic about the securities industry.But that’s the metaphor Sharks centerman Ni...

Newly signed Giant Willy ​​Adames is already out on the recruiting trail in hopes of luring one of his former teammates to join him in San F...

Bay Area Home Report1021 Malaga Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 1000 block of Malaga Court in Pleasanton has new...

The 49ers’ season has been excruciating, taxing, frustrating, and, above all, disappointing.The Niners have only themselves to blame for th...

Michael Merschel | (TNS) American Heart Association NewsWhen you hear a favorite holiday tune, you might not immediately connect it with CP...

SAN JOSE — Netgear has struck a deal that will enable the tech company to shift its headquarters into a San Jose building that has been empt...

The cat is out the bag and the Muppet is out of the trash can as streaming service Max has announced it’s unloading its stake in “Sesame Str...

Two of New York City’s highest profile criminal defendants have one thing in common: Their lawyers are married.Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who...