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Federal officials Thursday started an investigation into the California Department of Education over a controversial gender notification law the state passed last summer, asserting it encouraged schools to conceal information from parents about their children’s sexuality and warning California could …

Unsettling details continue to emerge about the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, including the fact that their bodies remain unclaimed at the New Mexico medical examiner’s office while Arakawa’s hairdresser revealed her concern that she and …

CINCINNATI — Jerar Encarnacion’s late injury aside, the Giants had an objectively great spring. They went 21-6. They were third in ERA and OPS. They excelled in every facet of the game. Down to their last out on Thursday afternoon, they …

Nearly two years after announcing their supposedly amicable split, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are reportedly nowhere near to even filing for divorce following revelations that he had been involved in a romance with his Broadway co-star Sutton Foster — …

101 Waverley Street – Google Street View A spacious historic house located in the 100 block of Waverley Street in Palo Alto has new owners. The 2,637-square-foot property, built in 1900, was sold on Feb. 11, 2025. The $6,400,000 purchase …

SAN JOSE — Uncertainties over tax policies and tariffs are weighing on decisions that businesses are making locally and nationwide, an official with a major business advocacy group said during an event in San Jose. Nikkie Nguyen, U. S. Chamber …

SAN JOSE — A man convicted of manslaughter for a blindside assault that killed an elderly stranger — spurred by a chance encounter in which the victim shined a flashlight at him — was sentenced to a 12-year prison term …

Only one thing will make the San Francisco Giants’ 2025 season a success. And it’s not a certain number of wins, a push of the Dodgers in the National League West, or even a playoff berth. Of course, a winning …

HOUSTON (AP / By JUAN A. LOZANO) — The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995, the …

SAN JOSE — After years of litigation, four men have been sentenced for helping operate what prosecutors have called “one of the South Bay’s largest trafficking operations.” In late February, Jose Banuelos-Garcia was sentenced to five years and 10 months …

(La Valise Hotel) La Valise Hotel in Mexico City’s hip Roma Norte district is the perfect pied-a-terre for exploring the city’s best restaurants, bars and shopping. Each of the eight suites has its own celestial theme, and two of these—the …

The Aston Martin Vanquish is shedding its top and taking a couple of accolades in the process. The new Vanquish Volante, the convertible based on the third-generation Vanquish that debuted in the fall of 2024, is “the world’s fastest, most …

Hot on the heels of the first day of spring, some key style considerations should be top of mind. There’s a natural switch from the hefty fabrics and textures of fall and winter outerwear, but you’re not out of the …