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For some, especially the crusty veteran NFL vets who played before the ubiquity of the modern sports podcast, Cowboys star Micah Parsons does too much talking on subjects outside of his own team. Parsons has a popular podcast on Bleacher …

Just when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get some semblance of positive momentum, some negative news comes along to bring everyone back to Earth. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on November 25 that Tampa Bay safety Jordan Whitehead will miss …

Five years ago, Santa Clara vape store manager Darwin Torda proudly parked his beloved Honda Civic, freshly outfitted with a new set of wheels, in front of his house and locked it. When he walked out the next morning, it …

The major storm that soaked Northern California over the past week was one for the record books. A powerful bomb cyclone of rapidly dropping low pressure off British Columbia drew an atmospheric river storm into the state Tuesday night that …

A nearly $13 billion effort to extend BART into San Jose and Santa Clara secured the promise of billions of dollars from the federal government earlier this year, but as the next administration begins to take shape, it is unclear …

Part one of a series A Native American man thrusts lean arms to the heavens, beseeching Father Sky for blessings, for guidance, for peace. That’s the cover of Benjamin Barragan’s memorial program. There’s Barragan, grinning widely in snapshots with his …

Las Positas Community College professor David Everett drew wine from a barrel embossed “Campus Hill Winery” on Thursday inside the college’s new Viticulture and Winery Technology Facility, a lab that Livermore Valley winemakers hope will develop a new generation. “The …

Screenshot from video, with identifying detailed blurred to protect privacy  Second in a series. See Part 1, Addicts came to Southern California from afar to get sober but wound up dead The video captures her bare feet scurrying toward a …

DEAR JOAN: Watching a hummingbird dining at my feeder, I noticed that every time it sipped, it would lift off the feeder for a moment, flap its tiny wings and then land again, take another sip and then lift off again. …

You remember the holiday countdowns of childhood, the colorful, glitter-dusted calendars whose windows concealed little pictures, one for each day? We’re taking inspiration from those calendars of yore and counting down the days to New Year’s Eve with an entire …

Trust our globetrotting readers to not only vacation in some spectacular locations, but share their travel tales and tips with us. So if you want to go to, for example, the Taj Mahal, hike glaciers in Alaska or explore Hadrian’s …

By ABBY SEWELL and TIA GOLDENBERG BEIRUT (AP) — Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an …

Three people were injured in a Sunday night shooting on the edge of Denver’s Park Hill and East Colfax neighborhoods, police said. Denver officers are investigating the shooting near Montview Boulevard and Quebec Street, across from Denver School of the …

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel …

         You might have heard about dueling Christmas TV movies inspired by the real-life romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, but while Lifetime’s “Christmas in the Spotlight” is indeed an artificial-tree homage to the Swift/Kelce story, the Hallmark movie …

The Golden State Warriors currently boast a top-five defense in the NBA. After a strong start to the season, they sit atop the Western Conference. However, the front office will undoubtedly look for ways to sustain that hot start in …

At this point, we’ve seen enough from the Juan Soto sweepstakes to know that the bidding for the Yankees star outfielder will get to a level we’ve just not seen for a position player in MLB history. Of course, Shohei …

Seven people suspected of stealing over $200,000 worth of Nike Jordan shoes from a train were arrested in Anaheim on Friday, Nov. 22. The shoes were stolen from a train container near the community of Amboy in San Bernardino County, …

By MARK KENNEDY | Associated Press NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about …

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, 1,300 Marines came ashore Saturday at Camp Pendleton, wrapping up a deployment to the Indo-Pacific that included the first overseas testing of a new personnel carrier. Big, billowy air-cushioned landing craft shuttled the …

Putting up Christmas lights was something that 24-year-old Antonio Pascual Mateo always did for his client, according to his loved ones. On Thursday, that became Mateo’s last act when he was electrocuted while hanging up the lights on a roof in …

Another wave of rain — lighter than Friday’s — arrived in the Bay Area early Monday. Related Articles Weather | Weather reprieve on Sunday, after record-breaking Bay Area storm Weather | Storm shatters Bay Area rainfall records; region gets a …

Bailey is the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society’s pet of the week. (photo courtesy of Berkeley Humane) Redvine is the pet of the week at the East Bay SPCA, Oakland. (photo courtesy of the East Bay SPCA, Oakland) Toto Too is …

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays with all the entertainment surrounding us. Some venues offer more traditional holiday fare while others take you on crazy journeys to distant places. In the zany mode, Masquers Playhouse presents the …

A century ago this week, Thanksgiving was “celebrated in thousands of Berkeley homes,” the Berkeley Gazette reported Nov. 29, 1924. Related Articles Local News | Berkeley, a Look Back: Cal hosts Stanford for 1924 Big Game ending in tie Local …

State health officials warned consumers Sunday after detecting bird flu virus in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno. Officials with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory identified bird flu in one sample of …

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Here is how the 49ers (5-6) graded in Sunday’s 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers (8-3): PASS OFFENSE: D Brandon Allen’s spot start in place of Brock Purdy officially went kablooey in the second half, …

Few artists in Denver are pushing the boundaries of creativity in the way Diego Florez-Arroyo is currently doing. His work, which runs across several genres all at once, feels like an experiment on what is possible for one person to …

The ONE Group, a global restaurant company based in Denver, quietly launched its latest venture, Salt Water Social, in Cherry Creek on November 7. The upscale seafood-focused eatery sits in the former Thirsty Lion space, which has been vacant since …

University of Denver leaders cut jobs and are tightening the school’s budget amid what Chancellor Jeremy Haefner is calling “a very difficult time for the university.” The private research university is facing waning enrollment that has left the institution with …

For decades, Xcel Energy’s sprawling Comanche Station coal facility near Pueblo has generated power for customers across the utility’s service territory in Colorado — and has generated thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue for local governments, …

Chris Bierdeman fondly recalls watching East Peoria’s snaking, festive holiday-lights parades while growing up in Illinois. The Festival of Lights, as it’s called, is a four-decade tradition that unites floats, lighting displays and other holiday décor. But there’s also the …

When National Federation of the Blind Colorado director Jessica Beecham settled into her Uber ride recently, the driver refused service. She objected to Beecham’s guide dog, Prada, a 70-pound German Shepherd. Beecham stayed put. The driver called the police. A …

Lost in the shuffle of the Yankees‘ often short-handed bullpen situation throughout the 2024 season was the fact that they lost what was expected to be a key piece of their setup arsenal–perhaps even morphing into their closer this year–just …

Pass rusher remains one of the premium positions in the NFL, and for good reason. While a pass rusher’s effectiveness is often gauged by sacks, pressures and quarterback hits, some receive accolades that may not align with their actual performance. …

The Boston Celtics moved to 14-3 on the season with their 107-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, Nov. 24. The game was the first time Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards had faced off since the release of Netflix’s …

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: Air Canada destroyed my Rimowa suitcase on a recent flight from Toronto to San Francisco. The airline instructed me to send the suitcase to a repair agent in Texas. The agent declared the suitcase unrepairable, despite the …

DEAR ABBY: I have had a falling out with my sister over her 13-year-old son, my nephew. He is generally a happy child, with everything a boy could want in moderation. My sister is separated from his father. She has …

The federal government announced last week that it has begun the search for someone to preserve and redevelop downtown’s dilapidated Century and Consumers buildings. The move should signal a reversal of fortune for the two landmark skyscrapers — the feds …

In a recent Sun-Times op-ed, the Teamsters Local 916 president shared his view on delays within the Illinois Department of Transportation in hiring for projects through the Rebuild Illinois program. While I don’t disagree with his assertion the state faces …