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SANTA CLARA — Cornerback Isaiah Oliver’s tenure with the 49ers is over after one season. Oliver was released Thursday in the 49ers’ first significant, yet expected, departure following their Super Bowl loss, aside from defensive coordinator Steve Wilks’ firing last …

Amazon has begun testing new high-tech shopping carts at San Mateo’s Whole Foods market that scan your items as you go. When you finish shopping, you skip the cash register lines and simply walk out of the store with your …

Two years after making its Bay Area debut, the cult favorite Raising Cane’s is bringing its signature chicken fingers to two more cities. Later this year or early next year, fans and the curious should be able to buy the …

BERKELEY — After being released from a psychiatric evaluation, a 59-year-old man suspected of firing a gun repeatedly on the UC Berkeley campus earlier this month has been arrested, authorities said. The man was booked Thursday at Santa Rita Jail …

By Astrid Suarez | Associated Press MEDELLIN, Colombia — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp dip in …

When Voahangy Rasetarinera began The Giving Pies seven years ago out of her San Jose home kitchen, her mini pies became an instant hit with Stanford University students. Then corporate buyers like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon soon starting scooping …

ALAMEDA — Three men have been arrested and charged in the robberies last December of eight people inside their separate apartments at a converted Victorian home, according to authorities and court records. The suspects, who were arrested Tuesday, were each …

The Capitol is pictured in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. A tax cut bill that the Senate passed earlier in the 2024 session has now advanced to the House for a hearing. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News A …

By Clare Duffy and John Towfighi | CNN Reddit, the message board site known for its chronically online userbase and for originating much internet discourse, filed for its long-anticipated initial public offering on Thursday. The move would make Reddit the …

Olivia Culpo, fiancé Christian McCaffrey soak up the sun in Mexico with fellow 49ers after Super Bowl loss https://t.co/ukWrWHQoWI pic.twitter.com/78y5mSMzoM — Page Six (@PageSix) February 19, 2024 49ers stars George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk, and their partners got some …

Chris McGilvray, a Soquel-based filmmaker who grew up in Los Gatos, didn’t know much about wine when he got a Santa Cruz Winegrowers Association grant in 2015 to make a film about four wineries. He’s learned a lot more since …

OAKLAND — When prosecutors charged Keith Dawayne Lollis with killing an acquaintance last Christmas Eve, it was the second time the 53-year-old has been accused of murder his native city. In 1988, Lollis, who is also known as Keith Gains, …

SAN FRANCISCO — As the Warriors’ rotation, a revolving door of experimenting with combinations this year, finally seems to be rounding into shape, an all-time great is about to insert himself back into the mix. That’s not a bad problem …

“Real Housewives” alum Brandi Glanville isn’t ready to make nice with Andy Cohen — despite the Bravo honcho’s apology Friday for sending what he admitted was a “totally inappropriate” video. Indeed, it appears that Glanville and her legal team are …

By Jill Colvin | Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the procedure. It was his first …

MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa jury has convicted an East Bay man of multiple murders and attempted murders in connection with a 2021 mass shooting that’s only one of numerous homicides tied to violence between two warring Oakland gangs. Enrique …

The Capitol is pictured in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News If tax policies were the only factor to a vibrant economy and healthy innovation, California’s Silicon Valley would be a ghost town. The …

A San Jose State professor who was seen on video placing a hand on a protester during a confrontation around a guest speaker’s appearance has been put on leave by the university. University officials did not name the professor but …

SAN JOSE — Two downtown San Jose entrepreneurs say a powerful transit agency’s to-seize-or-not-to-seize real estate odyssey has harmed their respective businesses and left them in tough binds. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has been attempting to grab ownership …

By Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel’s prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. That was …

With “Dune: Part Two,” visionary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve resolves the biggest complaint about his visually sumptuous but incomplete 2021 adaptation of the classic sci-fi epic. feature — mostly. This time, he proffers an honest-to-goodness ending, even if it, too, teases …

By Jeffy Amy, Sharon Johnson and Jeff Martin | Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Police said Friday that they have identified and are questioning a “person of interest” in the death of a nursing student found dead on the University …

By Francesca Street | CNN Guillermo Barrantes relationship with Larry Mock was supposed to begin and end in Palm Springs. It was a “casual, brief encounter.” A vacation dalliance that only lasted half a day. “It was just so casual, …

Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, speaks at Weber State University in Ogden on Aug. 29, 2023. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Rep. Blake Moore returned to his alma mater, the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, for a town hall on …

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley arrives to speak at 44 & King in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Andrew Harnik, Associated Press An earlier version of this article was published in the On the Trail 2024 …

Steven Spielberg probably didn’t realize it at the time, but he dodged a bullet when he rejected the idea of casting Mel Gibson to star in his Oscar-winning 1993 film “Schindler’s List.” Turning down Gibson wouldn’t have been easy, even …

By Fatima Hussein and Lorne Cook | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are piling new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for …

A judge won’t block Temecula schools’ critical race theory ban and transgender notification policy. Riverside Superior Court Judge Eric Keen on Friday morning, Feb. 23, denied requests for court orders seeking to stop the Temecula Valley Unified School District from …

By Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg Santa Clara-based Nvidia Corp. is set to become the first semiconductor firm with a $2 trillion valuation, another milestone in its ascendancy as the biggest beneficiary of a rush into artificial intelligence-related stocks over the …

A group of media watch crew men work during a tour of a drilling rig at the FORGE geothermal demonstration site near Milford on July 6, 2023. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News A renewable and clean energy resource has the …

There’s an old chant from protests and Pride marches: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.” Taylor Mac’s new show “Bark of Millions,” coming to UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall courtesy of Cal Performances, illustrates that LGBTQ+ people have always …

The fatal shooting of two young men in farmland near Soledad was a likely case of mistaken identity, the Monterey County sheriff’s office. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Feds won’t seek death in Aryan Brotherhood case involving 6 …

Within two weeks of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalizing their divorce in October 2022, the supermodel sparked speculation that she already had a new boyfriend when she was spotted on vacation in Costa Rica with her handsome jiu-jitsu instructor …

There’s no denying that smartphones and social media have had a tremendous effect on the human psyche and on real-life relationships. There’s always a distraction handy, people are glued to their devices instead of engaging with each other, and the …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For the first time Friday morning as manager of the San Francisco Giants, Bob Melvin made up his lineup card and hung it in home clubhouse. It being for their first exhibition of the Cactus League schedule, …

CONTRA COSTA — One of the East Contra Costa police officers indicted by the FBI last year has run afoul of the law again, after cops allegedly found him passed out drunk behind the wheel of a running car — …

Two days before the San Jose Earthquakes were scheduled to begin the 2024 MLS season on the road against FC Dallas, Quakes general manager Chris Leitch was asked if there’d be one more big acquisition. His club still has a …

The Capitol is pictured in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Perhaps the most critical day of every legislative session is the announcement of revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal year. After months …

Boys basketball Division I No. 2 Los Gatos 82, No. 3 Santa Teresa 80, OT: Scotty Brennan scored 31 points, including an and-one three-point play late in overtime, to lift Los Gatos to a thrilling victory over Santa Teresa in …

The Saratoga City Council voted Feb. 21 to accept a $100,000 donation for sidewalk improvements along Quito Road. The donation from Sand Hill Property Company would be used to aid in the installation of a handicap ramp and the closure …