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Unlike you, I actually own a full set of the Oxford English Dictionary. A dozen massive volumes — each a foot tall and weighing about 8 pounds. A linear yard of navy blue spines — “Oxford blue,” aptly enough — …

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law announced Tuesday it will close at the end of the year, citing financial challenges. The Downtown Chicago-based organization has for more than 50 years litigated, shaped policy and trained lawyers, activists and community leaders …

ORLANDO, Fla. — The dryboard in Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s office isn’t intended to be used as a day planner. But while he was in his office with second-year forward Matas Buzelis a couple of weeks ago, Donovan found …

By TIM REYNOLDS | AP Sports Writer MIAMI — Chris Paul is going to the Hall of Fame in a few years. James Harden is headed there as well. Kawhi Leonard seems another lock to get the call, and it …

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed …

Have you heard about “single-stair reform,” the idea sweeping the urbanist community of developers and housing-density proponents? Culver City just became the first municipality in the state of California to change its building code with an ordinance that allows buildings …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies were diminishing in Congress this week as Republicans and Democrats largely abandoned the idea of bipartisan talks on the issue, increasing the odds that millions …

Right-hander Alek Manoah and the Angels are in agreement on a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday. Manoah, 27, was non-tendered by the Atlanta Braves last month and lands with the Angels on a fully guaranteed major-league deal worth $1.95 …

Two men were found fatally wounded Tuesday morning at a wastewater reclamation plant in Atwater Village. Officers responded at 5:55 a.m. Tuesday to the 4600 block of Colorado Boulevard, just east of the 5 Freeway, and found a man with …

Grossman Burn Foundation co-founder Rebecca Grossman — who was sentenced in 2024 to 15 years to life in prison for running down two young boys crossing a Westlake Village street with their family — can’t prevent attorneys from deposing her …

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed …

Bay Area air quality regulators on Tuesday announced $900,000 in fines against Chevron, amid claims the company didn’t properly monitor air pollution emissions at its Richmond refinery. The Bay Area Air Quality District’s fines follow the company’s failure to upgrade …

OAKLAND — Devon Wenger, a former Antioch policeman, was sentenced Tuesday to seven and a half years in federal prison for scheming to give other cops steroids and conspiring to violate the rights of people he was supposed to protect …

SAN JOSE – The Sharks are dealing with some mixed news on the injury front but forwards Jeff Skinner and Michael Misa could be available to play on Wednesday when the Sharks host Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. However, …

RICHMOND — As West Contra Costa County educators prepare to begin striking Thursday, district leadership have reacted with a mix of concern for students and support for staff. Picket lines will begin forming outside all West Contra Costa Unified School …

Martin Garcia was cooking dinner Friday night when two terrified girls rang the doorbell. Confused but wanting to help, he let them in. And the people behind them. And the ones behind them. Before long, a steady stream of about …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. When will leaders act to slow gun violence? Re: “Gunfire at party leaves 4 dead” (Page A1, Dec. 1). Over what should have been a …

A 1,492-square-foot house built in 1952 has changed hands. The unit in the 1100 block of Olive Avenue in Fremont was sold on Oct. 1, 2025 for $1,700,000 which represents a price per square foot of $1,139. The layout of …

Elizabeth Holmes, serving a lengthy prison sentence for fraud, claimed Tuesday on social media that one of the most-damaging pieces of evidence against her — that she appropriated drug-companies’ logos and affixed them to internal Theranos reports to deceive investors …

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed …