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DEAR ABBY: Our adult daughter has children we adore. She asked if we could help out by watching them for a few hours occasionally, and we jumped at that. We had done this regularly before the delivery of the newest …

The streets of Little Village are just waking up when Baltazar Enriquez, with his still-wet black hair slicked back, walks briskly out of his house. He clears papers and a blow horn out of the back seat of his gray …

When Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife MK visited Pope Leo XIV in Rome in mid-November, the first couple brought along some Illinois-themed “good tidings” for the Chicago-born pontiff. There was an Abraham Lincoln biography and a four-pack of …

PITTSBURG — In partnership with the Pittsburg Unified School District, qualified high school students will have an easier pathway to college thanks to a guaranteed admissions program from Cal State University East Bay. The school district was the first in …

PITTSBURG — In partnership with the Pittsburg Unified School District, qualified high school students will have an easier pathway to college thanks to a guaranteed admissions program from Cal State University East Bay. The school district was the first in …

LOS ANGELES –– On a busy Tuesday morning for the Kings, they announced that one center would remain with the organization, another would be shipping out to the Midwest and a third would be arriving to Southern California imminently. Before …

In director Jim O’Hanlon’s comedy “Fackham Hall,” everything on screen is a picture-perfect recreation of classic English period dramas such as “Downton Abbey,” “Gosford Park,” or “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Except for the dialogue and occasional sight gags, which hilariously parody the …

By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn’t properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing. The …

Six years ago, shortly after the Legislature enacted his first state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked on a celebratory tour to tout the spending plan’s major provisions. Newsom’s last stop was in San Francisco, where he bragged about increasing fees …

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about …

Diane Keaton’s prized dream home, inspired by her love of childhood fable “The Three Little Pigs,” is back on the market after being taken down not long before her death in October. The estate in LA’s Sullivan Canyon neighborhood is …

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has a new chairperson. First District Supervisor Hilda Solis took the gavel from Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to lead the five-member, all-women board that represents 10 million county …

By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a …

ChatGPT is down for thousands (Picture: Getty Images) OpenAI has confirmed it is working on mitigating issues that shut down its artificial intelligence platform globally. ChatGPT users have been reporting problems with DownDetector suggesting a spike in issues for users. …

An Oakland home built by three-time Oakland mayor,  Howard Beach in 1941, sold for $3.7 million, well above the original asking price of $2.995 million. An Oakland home built by three-time Oakland mayor, Howard Beach in 1941 (Compass).  An Oakland …

DUBLIN — An Alameda County Superior Court judge recently solidified a win for environmentalists who sued the city of Dublin over a ballot measure that paved the way for potential development of protected open space. Seth Adams, a director of …

We are barreling toward the single best tournament in sports. No, it isn’t the NFL playoffs or the College Football Playoff. It’s not this summer’s World Cup, either. And it’s certainly not the World Baseball Classic or even March Madness. …

Giants infielder Casey Schmitt underwent surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, but he’s expected to be recovered, or very close, when spring training opens in February. Doctors removed Schmitt’s carpal boss — the bony lump on the back of the …

A house in the 1700 block of Harte Drive in San Jose has a new owner. The 1,571-square-foot property, built in 1960, was sold on Oct. 22, 2025 for $1,650,000, or $1,050 per square foot. This single-story home presents a …

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has not been reluctant to speak out against President Donald Trump or about his fellow Republican Senators when he doesn’t see eye-to-eye with them on policy. Paul, who has weathered condemnation from Trump for criticizing …