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The 14-page motion looked like any standard court filing in a civil lawsuit. Filed in April in San Diego Superior Court, attorneys defending a local company were making a routine request for a judge to authorize additional expert witnesses in …

By MEG KINNARD and MAYA SWEEDLER, Associated Press Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading for the exits, either because they’re seeking higher office, simply aren’t running again, or …

OAKLAND — A Pinole resident has been convicted of murdering a man who was out with friends for a night of dining and drinking when they happened upon a group who’d come to Oakland to break into cars, court records …

(Encor) A half-century after the Lotus Esprit made its head-turning debut at the 1975 Paris Motor Show, and just over two decades after production ended, the British marque’s longest-running sports car is taking one final curtain call courtesy of Encor. …

Sure, California can swear off fossil fuels and shut down its nuclear plants, powering itself entirely with wind, water and sun. All it takes is getting used to weekly rolling blackouts. Some energy predictions are tricky; this one isn’t. We …

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are under a beach hazards statement which was released by the …

With a shell that looks like a full moon, egg cases that look like broken pottery on the seafloor, a unique predatory style and even a feature comparable belly button, the moon snail that frequents La Jolla waters has been …

In “Dust Bunny,” an imaginative 10-year-old named Aurora is terrified of the monster under her bed. It’s real to her, and when her parents vanish one night and their bedroom is torn to pieces, she’s sure it’s coming for her …

OAKLAND — A Pinole resident has been convicted of murdering a man who was out with friends for a night of dining and drinking when they happened upon a group who’d come to Oakland to break into cars, court records …

Branham High School in San Jose is investigating an antisemitic incident in which a group of students formed a swastika using their bodies on the school’s football field last week and posted a photo online, prompting shock and concern from …

The 14-page motion looked like any standard court filing in a civil lawsuit. Filed in April in San Diego Superior Court, attorneys defending a local company were making a routine request for a judge to authorize additional expert witnesses in …

By MEG KINNARD and MAYA SWEEDLER, Associated Press Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading for the exits, either because they’re seeking higher office, simply aren’t running again, or …

The White House announced that beginning January 1, 2026, national parks will stop honoring free admission to visitors on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth, and will begin honoring free admission to visitors on Flag Day/President Trump’s Birthday, both …

Dear Eric: Recently, I was trying to figure out how two friends of mine, James and Jon, had decided to stop talking to me and not continue our friendship. And it wasn’t based on anything that happened between any of …

Renderings of Bally’s permanent Chicago casino offer early looks at the poker room and gaming floor that could welcome gamblers next year. Interior renderings of the future River West casino, first spotted Monday by the real estate news site Chicago …

The Browns plan for their third different quarterback to be the last one they use this season. Rookie Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback the rest of the year, including Sunday at Soldier Field, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Sanders, …

A woman suffered “very minor” injuries after a Metra BNSF line train hit her vehicle in Hinsdale on Monday, according to police. An inbound train hit the vehicle, occupied by a woman, at the Monroe Street crossing around noon, a …

The Blackhawks had been a surprisingly competitive team. Are they still a surprisingly competitive team? That question suddenly is worth asking after a disastrous weekend in which the Hawks lost to the Kings and Ducks by a combined 13-1 score, …

1. There isn’t a preseason Super 25 team that has climbed the rankings as quickly — or as impressively — as St. Ignatius. The Wolfpack were at the back end of the preseason rankings at No. 22 when the season …

Which train set for kids is best? Train sets are perfect for kids to play with, as they watch the little engine wander through the miniature countryside and mountains and roam back to its home town. It’s important to get a …