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DEAR HARRIETTE: I moved out of my dorm last year with three weeks left in the semester. I had a randomly assigned roommate, and our relationship started off well. As the year progressed, she started to bring her two friends …

Dear Amy: I am in my mid-20s and have a great relationship with my parents. I live nearby and see them multiple times a week. They have a large social network of other married couples as friends, many of whom …

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is an attention-seeker. She’s very loud and talks in a baby voice so that everyone looks at her. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I’m too old to deal with this new nonsense from my husband …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Could you please help me with grocery store behavior, specifically when to stop, yield and go? Most grocery stores are set up in a grid, with the perimeter aisle being the largest and, in my opinion, the …

SAN LORENZO – A woman was startled awake by intruders Wednesday in San Lorenzo, authorities said. The interrupted residential burglary was reported around 4:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Ferro Drive, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a …

MIAMI – The only thing coursing through the white-hot crowd was an artificial bass. The Nuggets stormed into South Beach and stomped the life out of the crowd on Wednesday night. With surgical passing and physical, hard-nosed play, the Nuggets …

DENVER — Gleaming at his new-look, full-strength lineup before Wednesday’s game, Gabe Kapler said the most exciting part wasn’t the addition of Joc Pederson, nor Thairo Estrada, nor Michael Conforto, though all three surely serve an important presence in the …

MOUNTAIN VIEW – A nearly 25-year veteran of the Mountain View Police Department is taking over as the city’s next top cop, the city announced Wednesday. Mike Canfield will start on June 26, the city said in a statement. He …

Michelle Budge, Deseret News The pool of Republican candidates in the race for 2024 grew this week, and several of them took direct aim at former President Donald Trump, who is still the clear frontrunner. In the past week alone, …

Aberto Pezzali, Associated Press United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak crossed the pond for a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., this week. His “busy schedule” included meetings with President Joe Biden and other lawmakers at the Capitol, a baseball game …

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying this woman, who was hit and killed by a driver on northbound Interstate 880 just north of Stevens Creek Boulevard in San Jose on May …

Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, speaks during an interview discussing his proposed legislation to make it illegal for social media platforms to be accessed by those under the age of 16 at the Triad Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, …

By Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid, Sara Murray, Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes | CNN The Justice Department recently informed Donald Trump’s legal team that he is a target in a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents, sources …

ANTIOCH — Weeks after conceding that Antioch police had violated the Racial Justice Act with officers’ text messages containing racial slurs and other offensive communications, the Contra Costa District Attorney says it can no longer prosecute two men who were …

By Sara Murray | CNN Steve Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and former White House adviser to Donald Trump, was subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony to a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar …

Tucker Carlson poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio in New York on March 2, 2017. On Tuesday, weeks after news personality Tucker Carlson parted ways with Fox News, the former anchor launched his own show on Twitter. …

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The state lawmaker who sponsored a law to crack down on material found to be pornographic in school classrooms and libraries says he wants to revisit elements of the law after the Bible was pulled …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Bill could help stop investors buying homes Re: “SB 584 could price folks out of vacations” (Page A6, June 6). Letter writer Beth Weber-Guarino uses …

Scenes all too familiar to Bay Area residents played out across the eastern seaboard on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from more than 400 Canadian infernos covered iconic landmarks, including One World Trade Center, the Statue of Liberty and the White …

SAN JOSE – A man was injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in San Jose, police said. The shooting was reported at 3:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of Beatrice Court, near Princess Anne Drive, according to the San Jose …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Public bailout of BART is sensible Regarding the editorial, “BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’” on May 26 (Page A6), Daniel Borenstein …

Hey New York City, we get it. Yo, Trenton and Philly, we’ve been there. Your smoke-choked skylines fueled by more than 100 wildfires raging in Canada are so familiar to us here in the Bay Area. We know what it’s …

SANTA CLARA – Let the record state that rookie Jake Moody’s first walk-off field goal came Wednesday, ending the 49ers’ minicamp practice. Did the 49ers win the offseason? Sure, let everyone eat cake Thursday at the team’s annual family picnic. …

By Jill Colvin and THomas Beaumont | Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running …

PITTSBURGH  — While the A’s potential future home was being debated in the Nevada Legislature, the team trying to avoid the worst record in modern baseball history capped its most dominant series of the season. Oakland began a three-game series …

By Shania Shelton and Kit Maher | CNN Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was “wrong” about former President Donald Trump, whom he twice supported and advised ahead of the 2020 election. “Turns out I was wrong. …

SAN LEANDO — What officials described as a major medical emergency shut down the Bay Fair BART station on Wednesday afternoon. Initial reports were that a person on the tracks had been hit by a train  just before 1 p.m. …

Coromandal Express, one of three locomotives involved in a June 2 collision that killed 288 people and injured hundreds more, resumed services Wednesday as Indian officials appealed to families for help identifying the remains of at least 83 more victims. …

The dining world’s prestigious Michelin Guide has named 10 more Southern California restaurants as “new discoveries” — a prelude to the release in July of its coveted California stars. The finds include sushi restaurants, a contemporary Italian place, a cafe …

While Tom Cruise and John Travolta have never worked together, the iconic movie stars have often been mentioned in news stories, documentaries and investigative reports about being two of the most prominent members of the controversial Church of Scientology. In …

Sen. Mitt Romney has renewed his call for a passport processing center in Utah, citing delays in Utahns obtaining passports and renewals. Other members of the Utah delegation have voiced similar concerns. Business Wire via Associated Press At a Senate …

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence high-fives a supporter as he and his wife Karen arrives to speak at a campaign event on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. Pence officially announced his presidential bid on Wednesday. …

SAN JOSE — Spirit Airlines launched on Wednesday its first-ever flights from San Jose International Airport, an expansion that bolsters the Silicon Valley aviation hub’s quest to recover from its coronavirus-spawned maladies. The first flight departed San Jose Airport around …

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Sports Writer) MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami. After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi finally revealed …

Silver Lake Flat Reservoir is pictured in Utah County on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Utah’s weather is a trickster, imposing the dire circumstances of drought that lasted 20 years and then showing up in a flourish …

If Pete Davidson felt attacked by PETA this week over his decision to buy a new dog from a pet store instead of adopting one, he can perhaps take comfort in knowing that he’s not the first celebrity to be …

OAKLAND — Oakland International Airport experienced an upswing in passenger traffic during April, a sign that the East Bay aviation hub has extended its recovery from the economic malaise created by the coronavirus. Nearly 938,400 air passengers traveled through Oakland …

Associated Press Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history …

It’s back. COVID-19 killed the Pittsburg Seafood and Music Festival for three long years, but the wildly popular late-summer event will return with award-winning country artist Clayton Q as the headliner. And just to encourage residents to ride the wave …

With opioid overdoses rising, Santa Clara County is expanding substance abuse support at schools, distributing more naloxone and fentanyl testing strips and boosting youth inpatient treatment using money from a settlement with opioid distributors. In 2014, Santa Clara County became the …