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By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts’ owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stad...

OAKLAND — An Alameda County jury began deliberating Wednesday whether an Oakland man beat his one-time fiancé to death five years ago, befor...

An East Bay Democrat in the state Legislature announced the details Wednesday of a hard-fought partnership between California and Google to...

In an ominous sign for an already struggling project, state officials on Wednesday said they are unhappy with the lack of progress over plan...

HAYWARD — The Hayward City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to place City Manager Ana Alvarez on paid administrative leave, less than si...

SAN FRANCISCO — How long can the Giants keep this up?They have a middling offense and defense (both ranked 18th by FanGraphs’ metrics), whi...

SAN FRANCISCO — Ace pitcher Logan Webb took the brunt of the punishment Wednesday as the Giants fell 8-4 to the Kansas City Royals to conclu...

It’s hard to imagine a time when Broadway star Sutton Foster would open up to now-disgraced influencer Hilaria Baldwin about her efforts to...

A longtime California pediatrician has surrendered his medical license after facing more than two decades of accusations that he sexually ab...

In a series of moves set to shape Gilroy’s elections for years to come, the City Council has chosen the final map for its districts and laid...

The opening acts have been announced for Dead & Company concerts at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.And Phish “Phans” are going to be abs...

Ensemble Investments, one of the developers building out the up-and-coming Clara District near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, has announced...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are up against a left-handed starter Wednesday in their get-away day game against the Kansas City Royals at Oracl...

Prompted by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office’s attempt to purchase 10 massage chairs, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously a...

By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated PressBILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland fi...

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck better not be traveling on carbon-emitting private jets, and the ex-spouses might want to re-think their nee...

Simple Minds is most often categorized and marketed as an ’80s new wave group.Yet, that’s very misleading, since this multiplatinum-selling...

Despite being in only eight states, In-N-Out Burger is No. 1 on a list of the top 25 Burger Chains in the United States released by the crow...

Six former employees of the troubled lifestyle brand that Blake Lively launched in 2014 have come forward to express outrage over her allega...

By Mark Gurman, BloomebergAlphabet’s Google has entered the glasses race by partnering with Xreal Inc. on the first spectacles to run an au...

By Natalie Lung, BloombergDoorDash Inc. ended a pilot of its voice-ordering product for restaurant clients, a year after it poached talent...

Who’s ready for Leigh-Branham Part IV?The well-acquainted San Jose rivals will meet for the fourth time this season after both teams took c...

The De La Salle baseball team bounced back on Tuesday after losing to Granada last week in the East Bay Athletic League tournament champions...

OAKLAND — A 2-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found and reunited with the grandmother who had custody of her, a...

Sky-high office vacancies continue to haunt the downtown districts of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco, an economic malady that has left...