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They were the children of domestic violence, parents haunted by drug addiction and other traumas, taken from their homes by social workers c...

San Mateo County has allocated $2 million to renovate and build housing for its largely low-income farmworker population, aiming to address...

Did a suspicious email land in your inbox, promising settlement money at Venmo or Zelle?The message goes like this: “This payment represent...

Unaware that his life was about to take a dramatic turn, Harry Edwards came to class at San Jose State on his 21st birthday with two things...

Although the basic form of the video game controller hasn’t changed much since the Xbox 360, innovations in how players interact with games...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emily VanCamp, 39; Domhnall Gleeson, 42; Tony Hawk, 57; Ving Rhames, 66.Happy Birthday: Set your sights high...

Dear Eric: I recently took a vacation with my mother-in-law, and we had a miserable time. It’s causing a rift in our relationship.Related A...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had an intense relationship with a special man for nearly a year, and then he ghosted me. A few months later, he came back...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I tell someone I am an engineer, they often ask what my degree is.Related ArticlesMiss Manners: Wha...

A motorcyclist died in a collision on Interstate 880 in Oakland on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The crash between a vehicle and the m...

Bay FC allowed a goal off a turnover less than three minutes into the first half and fell apart in a 4-1 loss to the NWSL-leading Kansas Cit...

The top-ranked Stanford women’s water polo team used a stout defensive effort in the second half to help beat No. 3 USC 11-7 in the NCAA cha...

Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury had an all-too-familiar feel for the Valkyries. Much like Tuesday’s loss to the Los Angeles Spark...

Winning one game — just one — of their second-round playoff series against the Timberwolves with superstar Steph Curry sidelined was always...

Steve Kerr knows the Warriors’ biggest challenge with Steph Curry out injured will be scoring.Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga combined fo...

The National Weather Service released a wind advisory at 1:02 p.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday, May. 12 at 5 a.m. for the Greater Lake...

HALF MOON BAY — As a teenager growing up near Buffalo, N.Y., Jim Horvath was fascinated by the Jaguar XK-E driven by his best friend’s guard...

What is an X5? The X5 is a midsize luxury crossover SUV built in the Spartanburg, South Carolina assembly plant and sold in North America by...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — DeJuan Jones scored his first goal of the season, Chicho Arango also scored for San Jose and the Earthquakes bea...

OAKLAND – Three people were shot in an exchange of gunfire at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday in the 1900 block of Telegraph Avenue, sending all three p...

Open StudiosCampbell artist Lorraine Lawson’s is among the more than 340 visual artists from San Francisco Bay Area and coastal communities...

Open StudiosSunnyvale artists Barbara Pease and Pragati Sharma Mohanty are among the more than 340 visual artists from San Francisco Bay Ar...

Art that transportsStudents from Fremont schools were among the winners of state Assemblymember Alex Lee’s 2025 Youth Art Contest. Students...

By WILL GRAVES, AP National WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hasn’t had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pit...

Carl DeMaioRepublican San Diego Assemblyman gains momentum for his 2026 voter ID ballot measure after a new UC Berkeley poll shows 71% of...