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A bicyclist has sued Waymo over a crash that she says was caused by two of the company’s self-driving cars on a San Francisco street. The complaint filed Friday, June 6, in San Francisco Superior Court describes a collision in …

DUBLIN — Two men have been charged with felonies after Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies intercepted drug-laced books one of them allegedly sent to the other in the county jail, court records show. The defendants, both Livermore residents aged 46 and …

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing …

A San Mateo County court rejected embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus’ attempt to block removal proceedings against her, County Attorney John Nibbelin announced during a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The denial marks the latest development in the ongoing effort to …

A modern Asian-American restaurant with a playful menu and a kitty theme has landed in Oakland’s Rockridge District. Oken debuted in late May at the very triangular real estate of 6200 Claremont Ave., formerly Haruki Japanese Restaurant. Spelled backward, the …

Terence Blanchard, SFJAZZ’s executive artistic director, is thinking big. Given the trumpeter’s track record — with scores for dozens of film and television productions, groundbreaking operas, and a thriving career as a jazz bandleader — his new vision for the …

OAKLAND — The circumstances surrounding the death of Francisco Rosas-Rosales were outrageous all around, with two groups allegedly coming to town to commit violent crimes, only to find one another. But that didn’t stop the family of Rosas-Rosales from speaking …

A house that sold for $2.7 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Milpitas in the past week. In total, eight residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, …

The Giants won’t have Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman for key National League West trip against the Rockies and the Dodgers that begins tonight in Colorado. Chapman, the Giants’ best position player, was placed on the 10-day injured list …

When the lights got the brightest, the Valkyries didn’t blink.  Despite nearly unraveling at various points in the second half, Golden State found a way to deliver in the clutch as the Valkyries defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 89-81 in …

No criminal charges will be filed in the videoed incident during which pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted a University of Colorado Boulder class in April and were physically thrown out of the classroom. The video clips, which were posted on social media …

By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids and prompted President Donald Trump to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines have begun to spread across the country, with …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The University of Colorado said it couldn’t comment on a reason for his absence. ESPN, citing a source it did not name, said Sanders …

Just months after the Trump Administration gave federal employees the option to voluntarily resign, the U.S. Forest Service is asking those who resigned to return to work for the wildfire season. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said in a video …

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) was asked by a C-SPAN correspondent for her thoughts on the American citizens convicted of January 6-related crimes and how she perceived the broad swath of pardons issued by President Trump upon his return to office. …

At least two protests against recent ICE arrests will hit Chicago’s streets Tuesday, the latest in a string of demonstrations in support of immigrant communities in the city. Several social justice groups have organized the demonstrations downtown. One will be …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company …

During the pandemic, Ian Leslie wrote a Substack essay called “64 Reasons to Celebrate Paul McCartney,” arguing that despite his accomplishments, the ex-Beatle was underrated. But he didn’t delve much into McCartney’s relationship with John Lennon, writing, “I’m trying to …

A state appellate court reversed a jury verdict Monday against the Los Angeles Unified School District in a lawsuit in which the mother of a 6-year-old Long Beach boy who was fatally beaten the day after Christmas 2019 won $30 …

By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO — Homeless people who reject three offers of shelter could be arrested under a controversial proposal before the city council of the most populous city in California’s Silicon Valley on Tuesday. The proposal being pushed …