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Outcry after SF mayor considers stop-and-frisk
Mayor Ed Lee said he wanted to spark a discussion about a spike in violent crime when he mentioned that he was considering a controversial ...
3 Canadian elephants are flying to California
For elephants to fly, you have to do more than load trunks on a plane. Pat Derby, co-founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society, has been ...
Calif. restaurants duck weak state foie gras ban
California's new ban on the production and sale of foie gras took eight years to go into effect, but restaurants have wasted little time in finding ...
Yahoo ushers in new CEO with 2Q earnings report
Yahoo Inc. will provide a snapshot of the challenges facing newly hired CEO Marissa Mayer Tuesday when it releases second-quarter earnings.
APNewsBreak: Calif. tests show lead in jewelry
California is cracking down on more than a dozen businesses accused of selling and distributing costume jewelry containing dangerous levels of lead ...
Seahawks' Lynch arrested for investigation of DUI
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested over the weekend in the Oakland area for investigation of DUI, the California Highway Patrol ...
'I Love Lucy' director Bill Asher dies at 90
The director and producer behind the television classics "I Love Lucy" and "Bewitched" has died. Bill Asher was 90. His wife, Meredith, says he died ...
Largest public pension fund earns dismal 1 percent
The nation's largest public pension fund collected a dismal 1 percent annual return on its investments, a figure far short of projections that will ...
Microsoft revamps Office for tablets, Internet
New versions of Microsoft's word processing, spreadsheet and email programs will sport touch-based controls and emphasize Internet storage to reflect ...
Death penalty tossed in killing of rocker's mom
The California Supreme Court on Monday tossed out the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering rock guitarist Dave Navarro's mother and her ...
Calif. cities eye plan to seize mortgages
In the foreclosure-battered inland stretches of California, local government officials desperate for change are weighing a controversial but inventive ...
Former Calif. ranch of Roy Rogers sells for $645K
A 67-acre Southern California ranch that once belonged to the late King of the Cowboys Roy Rogers has been sold for $645,000. The Double R ranch near ...
Comic-Con wraps after 4 days of pop-art indulgence
This year's 43rd annual Comic-Con festival may be over but die-hard fans of the pop-culture celebration already have their minds on next year's show.
LA sheriff: Man recovers car 42 years after theft
A Texas man whose prized sports car was stolen 42 years ago recovered the vehicle in California after spotting it on eBay, authorities said Sunday.
Aging anti-war sculpture prompts explosive debate
For decades the big, black mass of chain link that's piled up outside the Civic Center has alternately awed and inspired, annoyed and confounded, and, ...
Padres use 6 unearned runs to beat Dodgers 7-2
Chase Headley homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres used six unearned runs to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Sunday.
Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup
Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching — and often breaking — older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour ...
US gas prices down about 7 cents over past 3 weeks
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about 7 cents over the past three weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices puts the ...
Everything you need to know about Comic-Con
This weekend's Comic-Con has turned out to be an old-fashioned revival meeting. As in, revival of hobbits, Superman, the Lone Ranger, Godzilla, ...
Feds to reroute SF Bay ships to protect whales
Scientists studying the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed up on a beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore last month found the creature's ...
Most-wanted US fugitive caught in Cancun, Mexico
Mexican police arrested one of the U.S. Marshals Service's most-wanted fugitives in the resort city of Cancun, after 24 years on the run.
Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final
Serena Williams' final tuneup for the London Olympics will be an All-American affair. Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the ...
Marvel announces its upcoming slate at Comic-Con
Robert Downey Jr. made a Tony Stark-like entrance Saturday into the San Diego Convention Center's largest exhibition hall, dancing up through the ...
Cast spills 'True Blood' hints at Comic-Con
There's more supernatural wackiness in store for the sex-crazed residents of Bon Temps. The Saturday presentation at Comic-Con for HBO's "True Blood" ...
LA sheriff faces mounting legal challenges
Jail commanders condoning the beating of inmates. Evidence withheld from inmates accused of attacking guards. A photo of a woman wearing an ...