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By Amy Taxin | The Associated Press Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it’s widely accepted next …

I can’t help but think we’ve seen these Warriors before. And no, it wasn’t during a championship season. I imagine many of you have blissfully forgotten the Dubs’ 2021 campaign, but it’s evident that Warriors coach Steve Kerr hasn’t. Amid …

An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was stabbed twice in the neck with a screwdriver by his father while visiting the man at an Orange County sober living facility, authorities said. On Feb. 10 the father, a 28-year-old Santa …

California’s four front-running candidates for the U.S. Senate will meet on the debate stage on Tuesday to make their final pitch for why voters should support them on March 5. This is the third and final debate in the run-up …

SAN JOSE — It’s a project that may be a sign of the times as hybrid work takes hold: Developers hope to build hundreds of apartments in San Jose on a surface parking lot that serves an existing office building. …

A debate is emerging in California over whether a return to tough-on-crime policies is needed to deter brazen smash-and-grab robberies and shoplifting sprees caught on camera throughout the state. A trio of state lawmakers on Thursday unveiled the California Retail …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am married and we have been living with my in-laws for the past few months. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: Should I confront my parents about their surprising divorce? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m feeling uneasy …

Dear Amy: I married “Bob” five years ago. When we met, he had been raising his two daughters alone for three years. Related Articles Advice | Ask Amy: My wife finally told me what’s troubling her, and it shook me …

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend just started his first year of college. We have been together for about a year and a half. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: It’s insulting that this woman prances around in my dad’s Army uniform …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I grew up, my parents told me it was never OK to discuss money — not how much something cost, not how much you had in the bank, not your pension, not your inheritance. Related Articles …

TOP STORYLINES: MITTY VS. PINEWOOD, AGAIN Pinewood has reached the Central Coast Section Open Division girls basketball final an unprecedented nine consecutive times. Not even Archbishop Mitty has done that. But the Panthers’ path to 10 in a row has …

ATHERTON — Sacred Heart Prep threw the kitchen sink at Archbishop Riordan. The Gators ran a zone, went man-to-man, pressed and even tried a half court trap just to try to defend Riordan’s high-powered offense. But in the end it …

PALO ALTO — A person was killed in a traffic collision Monday evening, police said. The collision occurred on Embarcadero Road between Middlefield Road and Walnut Drive, police said. Officers have closed traffic in both directions while they investigate. Police …

Boys basketball Open Division Pool A Friday’s games No. 1 Archbishop Riordan 79, No. 8 Bellarmine 32 No. 4 Serra 59, No. 5 Sacred Heart Prep 49 Monday’s games No. 1 Archbishop Riordan 62, No. 5 Sacred Heart Prep 45 …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Low would bring energy, experience Evan Low was named California’s “most prolific lawmaker” in 2018 by the Sacramento Bee because he knows how to get things …

Rachel Terry is running as a Republican candidate for Utah Attorney General. Rachel Terry Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton endorsed Rachel Terry, a Republican candidate for attorney general in Utah, in a segment on Glenn Beck’s podcast Monday morning. Terry, …

Entrepreneur Case Lawrence is a Republican running for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. Lawrence for U.S. Congress Entrepreneur Case Lawrence announced Monday he had collected the 7,000 signatures required to get on the Republican primary election ballot for the 3rd Congressional …

Aleks Kupe watches the sunset over the Great Salt Lake from Ladyfinger Point on Antelope Island on Monday, June 5, 2023. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Utah Republicans Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy introduced a bill last week that …

By John Hanna | Associated Press A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a firefighter in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn’t legally allowed to have guns and was entangled in a yearslong dispute over the custody …

By Andy Rose | CNN An alligator at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, needed an emergency procedure late last week to remove dozens of coins from its stomach, zoo officials said. A total of 70 metal coins were found inside …

SAN JOSE – Perhaps it’s understandable that some members of the San Jose Sharks are somewhat distracted right now with the NHL trade deadline less than three weeks away. Certainly, a few players’ heads appeared to be elsewhere in the …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The gates to Scottsdale Stadium opened to fans Monday morning for the first time this spring, and they had good reason to attend the San Francisco Giants’ first full-squad workout of spring training. Jorge Soler and Pablo …

Michelle Budge, Deseret News / Source: Steve Gale, Unsplash Do you have what it takes to make an income in the content creator economy? Many young adults seem to think they can and they aspire to become influencers. According to …

PITTSBURG — An Antioch man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for killing a beloved youth coach in what police here have called a failed attempt to rob 15-17 pounds of marijuana from the victim’s home. Much remains …

MESA, Ariz. – On Monday, players from within the Oakland Athletics organization hit in the batting cages, stretched together and went through fielding drills — all signaling the first day of full-team spring training. All 68 players invited to camp …

By Susie Blann | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have completed their takeover of Avdiivka by eliminating the last pocket of resistance at the eastern Ukraine city’s huge coke plant, the Russian military said Monday, after the sheer …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. CHP deployment another Newsom stunt Re: “Details unclear on CHP role as city’s new crime fighters” (Page A1, Feb. 13). This is clearly another political …

OAKLAND — Anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas graffiti has been spray painted at different sites around Lake Merritt, community members said. It is the second time in two months an anti-Jewish act of vandalism has occurred near the lake. The graffiti was …

SAN JOSE — In a particularly violent weekend, three people were shot — one fatally — on Sunday, and a woman was killed by her boyfriend, who later died in a car crash, police said. The Sunday evening shooting occurred …

By Marcia Dunn | Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks fell behind by three goals after the first period and were unable to mount anything in response Monday in a 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at SAP Center. The Shark gave …

The Stanford women remained No. 3 in the Associated Press rankings released Monday morning after beating Cal 84-49 on Friday night. The Cardinal was identified last week as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA’s early look at its projected …

By Meg Kinnard | Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nikki Haley is using the closing days of her South Carolina Republican primary matchup with Donald Trump to hone her argument that she is the lone remaining candidate who can unite …

By Elaine Ganley | Associated Press SAINT-BREVIN-LES-PINS, France — The mayor of a small resort town on the Atlantic coast of France resigned, closed his medical practice and moved away after his house and two cars were set on fire. …

SAN LEANDRO — On the day before Valentine’s Day, police here raided a suspected brothel that was allegedly operating so efficiently area residents couldn’t help but notice what was going on. According to San Leandro police, the investigation started from …

By Jimmy Golen | Associated Press NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted Friday …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Carson Whisenhunt’s first time with the big-leaguers in spring training didn’t begin the way he wanted. Taking pitchers’ fielding practice on the first day of camp, the San Francisco Giants’ promising left-handed pitching prospect took a comebacker …

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis early Monday morning killed a woman and wounded five other victims, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the restaurant on Lynhurst Drive …

By Emma Burrows | Associated Press LONDON — Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. “You’re not allowed to give up,” he told a documentary maker. “If …

OAKLAND — A local resident has been charged with murder for allegedly beating his neighbor to death, the culmination of growing tensions over the victim’s habit of playing loud music, authorities said. Alexander Northern, 23, of Oakland, was charged with …