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This year’s second round of data on U.S. baby names gives a state-by-state breakdown, revealing the particularly California choices.The sta...

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNGSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading...

MARTINEZ — Within the span of six weeks, an Alamo man ended up with two arrest warrants — in Contra Costa and Iowa — both alleging he reache...

Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner are staying at a friend’s house during a tour stop in New York when they tune in, by Zoom, for an interview...

LIVERMORE — A man was killed early Tuesday on Interstate 580 after the motorcycle he was riding went down in a traffic lane and he was struc...

3153 Cayman Place – Google Street ViewA house located in the 3100 block of Cayman Place in San Jose has a new owner. The 1,971-square-foot...

HAYWARD — Police here have arrested a man for allegedly being one of nine people who burglarized two stores within minutes, causing more tha...

CUPERTINO — El Camino Hospital has bought an office building from a farming company in a deal that gives the health care services provider a...

By PAUL WISEMANWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face...

Let’s Hike SaratogaThe Saratoga Parks and Recreation Commission will be leading a scenic group hike at Stevens Creek County Park and Fremon...

Schooled in theaterFriends of the Heritage Theatre are launching a program to provide financial assistance of up to $10,000 for three local...

Caltrans shut down lanes on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Monday for an emergency repair that set off a major traffic jam during the aft...

SAN JOSE — An affordable housing development that would bring about 100 units to San Jose’s Willow Glen district has passed a key milestone...

It hasn’t been an easy rookie season on the PGA Tour for Redwood City native and Danville resident Kevin Velo.But he had one of his most en...

By Anthony Washington, The Fresh ToastSometimes you just want to cut loose and laugh – here  are some suggestion for when you consumeLet’s...

SAN MATEO COUNTY – An Oakland man was sentenced Monday to 394 years to life in prison for holding an elderly woman captive in a Belmont hote...

Rosalind Savoid and her son Emmanuel Mitchell (Courtesy Savoid) It’s something no mother, anywhere, should ever have to hear: A recording o...

RICHMOND — Chains have shackled the doors of Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion for weeks amid a dispute between the development company that leas...

Like thousands of other families, in January we lost our Pacific Palisades home to wildfire. Within minutes, every house on our side of the...

This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November. But our governor strongly opposed the...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rafael Nadal, 39; Anderson Cooper, 58; James Purefoy, 61; Deniece Williams, 75.Happy Birthday: Relax, conside...

I see Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a good man doing bad things, but perhaps he thinks even worse of me: He recently suggested that I wa...

Dear Eric: A friend of mine is a lovely woman, and a real animal lover. The problem is that she lives near some woods and feeds the wild ani...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m having a lot of issues with my roommate, and most of them seem to stem from how cheap she is.Related Articles...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A young cousin of mine graduated from high school this spring and will be going to college in the fall.Related Articles...