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SANTA CLARA – Playing on their biggest stage of the season, the San Jose Earthquakes met the moment with their best performance. Three crosses by Cristian Espinoza led to goals as the Quakes beat LAFC 3-1 Saturday in front of …

OAKLAND — First came the rain, followed by the thunder. Flexing their offensive muscle for the first time this season, the Athletics exploded for 10 runs in the third inning in a 20-4 win over the Miami Marlins Saturday at …

PHILADELPHIA — It’s debatable what was more relentless Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park: the rain, or the Phillies’ offense. Neither let up for most of the night, and the ominous weather that delayed first pitch by 70 minutes proved …

HALF MOON BAY — After a mass shooting last year killed seven farmworkers and exposed derelict living conditions for farmworkers, city officials and residents here agree that there’s an urgent need for better housing for some of San Mateo County’s …

SANTA CLARA – The San Jose Earthquakes colors are black and blue, but the parking lot at their home game at Levi’s Stadium was awash in Mexican red, green and white.  Not even a steady rain and harsh winds on …

PHILADELPHIA — A difficult situation for the Giants turned disastrous not long into the second game of their series against the Phillies on Saturday. Already without their starting catcher, they lost their No. 2 backstop in the second inning. Barely …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young third in the tightest finish since 1996 on Saturday. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik …

PHILADELPHIA — Nobody, not even Patrick Bailey, thought the foul tip off his face mask early Friday night had been severe enough to concuss the catcher for the second time in seven months. He felt fine. Well enough to draw …

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three bodies recovered in an area of Baja California are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing …

DUBLIN — Two Bay Area men who in 2020 fired guns at each other in Oakland, but missed each other and killed a 19-year-old woman, were sentenced to decades in prison, court records show. Fernando Sevilla, 43, was given 21 …

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Police Officers’ Association released the names of the two officers who were shot while responding to a domestic violence call at a South San Jose hotel on Thursday evening. In an email to their members, …

A baseball coach from a school in De La Salle’s league is accusing the Concord powerhouse of relaying catchers’ signs to batters, according to a formal complaint filed on Friday to the North Coast Section office. In the complaint, which …

The pandemic exposed cracks in the local food system that for years were festering as inequality in Silicon Valley grew. In 2021, Santa Clara County responded by approving the Food Systems Work Plan Report: a strategy to build a stronger …

It’s no secret that retail shopping has been a weak spot in downtown San Jose for decades. There have been a few success stories that have been exceptions, and one has certainly been the Moment pop-up shops that were installed …

As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-important income tax revenues in April slightly exceeded the administration’s $16.3 billion assumption. Even so, the bad news is …

According to the January issue of “Consumer Reports,” owners of electric vehicles (EVs) have experienced 80% more problems than owners of gas-powered cars (“Who Makes the Most Reliable Cars?”). Recent headlines noted increased owner complaints about reliability, limited charging stations …

OAKLAND – At a glance, Lawrence Butler’s first full year with the A’s has been merely okay. Butler delivered his first career walk-off on April 12, launching a 445-foot home run that same night, but through 30 games, he’s hitting …

A cold, rainy storm was forecast to move into the Bay Area on the morning of Saturday, May 4, and linger into late afternoon. Related Articles Weather | Another winter-like storm moving into Bay Area slower than anticipated Weather | …

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my closest friends recently landed a new job that pays significantly better than the positions held by the rest of our friend group. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: She met this man and pushed everyone …

Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early 30s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child. Related Articles Advice | Ask Amy: My son’s fiance blamed the moon for his malicious decision Advice | Ask Amy: The new …

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter gave her daddy (my husband) concert tickets — for just him, her husband and herself, and not me. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I’ve been advised to stay in the house with my reckless wife …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A close friend has entertained my spouse and me several times. She is a gracious hostess and often sets out her finest stemware and tableware. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: She said I was an awful …

John Diatte calls Kole Laubach his first grand player, given that the pitcher’s dad played for the longtime Valley Christian baseball coach three decades ago. So it was only natural that the grand coach was emotional on Friday as the …

HAYWARD – A 38-year-old Hayward man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting another man whose body went undiscovered for days, according to authorities. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Victims in Livermore double homicide are identified; suspect …

PHILADELPHIA — Facing the stiffest test of his short career as a starting pitcher, the biggest impact Jordan Hicks made Friday night against the Phillies wasn’t anything he did on the mound. It was his delay getting off of it. …

FAIRFIELD – Interstate 80 was closed Friday evening in Fairfield as authorities worked to arrest a possibly armed suspect, according to the California Highway Patrol. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Waymo to begin testing driverless cars in Peninsula …

By Anita Snow | Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in …

By Evelyne Musambi | Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in …

PHILADELPHIA — In search of offense, the Giants lost one of their most productive hitters in the second inning of their series opener Friday night against the Phillies. As Alec Bohm’s walk-up music rang through Citizens Bank Park, catcher Patrick …

By Pan Pylas | Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that …

By Darlene Superville | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House Speaker …

Visitors are swarming to see over 1,000 barking, blubbery sea lions bask at San Francisco’s famous Pier 39. The sudden increase in the K-dock population over the past week is likely due to an influx of nearby anchovies coming from …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Wildfire safety cash could be better spent Re: “Wildfire protection is focus of funding” (Page A1, April 29). Articles about more thinning projects to reduce …

By Rob Gillies and Jim Morris | Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that become the center of a diplomatic spat with …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. November vote will impact Supreme Court Courts are obligated to decide only actual not hypothetical controversies. The Jack Smith indictment alleges that Trump engaged in …

By Peter Smith | Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches. The action marked the final major …

PHILADELPHIA — Three months since an aneurysm was discovered in his right shoulder, Tristan Beck was cleared to throw a baseball Friday and will begin his progression to return to the mound sometime this season. The big step for Beck, …

By Juan A. Lozano and Lekan Oyekanmi | Associated Press HOUSTON — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers and a school bus of children in need of high-water …

After getting eliminated from the first round of the playoffs by Denver, the Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham. Among the candidates they’re expected to consider to replace Ham, according to The Athletic, is current Warriors assistant coach …

Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Thomas, one of the most prolific receiving tight ends in the history of the New York Giants, died last week at his home in Corvallis, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. He was 86. …