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OAKLAND — Three months after he was acquitted of murder in a case where his lawyer blamed another man, Keith Asberry was convicted of kidnapping, robbery, rape and other felonies connected to two attacks that occurred seven years apart. Asberry, …

By Danica Coto | Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire as the Caribbean country’s prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a …

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Atherton mansion for $24.5 million. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Atherton mansion for $24.5 million (Peter Lyons).  The European manor-style Walsh Estate sits on three acres in the most …

SAN JOSE — A school district has agreed to pay $10.3 million to a group of former Sierramont Middle School students who were groomed and sexually abused in the late 1990s and early 2000s by a teacher who last year …

Speaking before a crowd of local residents and regional dignitaries this week, Gilroy Mayor Marie Blankley made the case for a city that is growing, while touching on housing, homelessness, and the need for better infrastructure in her annual State …

By Erik Verduzco and Jeffrey Collins | Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable …

By JANIE HAR | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A wealthy Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has submitted what it says are enough signatures to qualify …

By Marshall Cohen | CNN Fox News on Tuesday removed a six-part Hunter Biden miniseries from its streaming platform, after his attorneys threatened to sue the right-wing network over the incendiary and at-times sexually explicit program about his legal troubles. The removal …

The Bay Area’s vibrant acoustic music scene in the 1960s and 1970s helped make Berkeley’s Laurie Lewis, who grew up learning classical piano and violin, a bona fide bluegrass star and an inspiration to young local musicians who’ve followed in …

When Corinthia Peoples seated herself in the front row for Bobby McFerrin’s weekly Circlesongs performance at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, she didn’t look like someone who lacked confidence. The San Francisco resident came to the communal sing-along elegantly dressed in …

Bill Guardino stands amid the nearly unfathomably large collection of music memorabilia that overwhelms the house he shares with his wife Janet and his dog Zappa in Gilroy “I don’t know where to begin,” the 69-year-old fan says as he …

A pickup truck caught fire on the upper deck westbound direction of the Bay Bridge on Tuesday, momentarily causing four lanes to be blocked and bringing a Sig Alert for severe traffic from the California Highway Patrol. Related Articles Crashes …

SUNNYVALE — Google has sketched plans to trim dozens of Bay Area jobs in a disquieting reminder that the tech sector’s burst of layoffs might not be quite over. The search giant has decided to cut 50 jobs in Sunnyvale, …

A new 130-unit affordable housing project with 64 apartments for formerly homeless residents has opened in downtown San Jose near Diridon Station. The Solaire Apartments complex at 425 Auzerais Ave. was completed with $26 million in county funding. That includes …

On a family vacation to Hawaii last August, Theresa Wong witnessed some of the worst that nature can dish out, and some of the best that humans can do in responding to adversity. The Berkeley cellist, vocalist and composer had …

By Kevin Freking | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for …

By Zeke Miller, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations …

A brawl between two groups of women that included a stroller-pushing mom joining the fray before pulling a child to safety turned an otherwise joyful day at Disney California Adventure into a Mommy Fight Club filled with an emotional whirlwind …

SAN JOSE — A real estate firm has scuttled a proposal to build a big office building at a prime San Jose site and has now pivoted to a new plan for housing on the parcel even as the company …

SACRAMENTO — Three members of the Aryan Brotherhood have been found guilty of operating a criminal organization, following a lengthy trial that exposed secrets on both sides of the law. Ronald “Renegade” Yandell, Danny Troxell, and William Sylvester, were convicted …

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a CBD hemp oil maker fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely …

A Yellowstone visitor ended up at the hospital and then in jail after an allegedly drunken run-in with a bison, park officials said. Related Articles National News | Season’s first blue whale does ‘greyhounding lunges’ off California coast National News …

OAKLAND — A moped rider died Tuesday morning after he was in a collision with a big rig truck east of the Bay Bridge, the California Highway Patrol said. No information was immediately released about the rider, except that he …

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: Californians are increasingly worried about the economy, with their collective optimism falling to …

By Matt Egan | CNN New York — Israel and Iran have been in open conflict. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly attacked Russian oil refineries. And OPEC continues to hold back oil supply. All of these alarming developments raised fears of …

By Carla K. Johnson | The Associated Press Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the …

By Samantha Delouya | CNN College campuses across the country have been thrown into disarray by pro-Palestinian demonstrations this month. While the demands among protesters vary at each university, nearly all the demonstrations have called for universities to divest from …

The Mercury News and seven other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday, claiming the technology giants illegally harvested millions of copyrighted articles to create their cutting-edge “generative” artificial intelligence products including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. While the newspapers’ …

 Bay Area News Group softball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (20-0) Previous ranking: 1 Since last ranking: Beat Presentation 14-0, 17-3, Los Gatos 8-1 Up next: Wednesday vs. Valley Christian, …

MORGAN HILL — On most days, Live Oak’s Ben Ledwith has barely any room in the trunk of his car.  He has to fit lacrosse gear, golf clubs and a school bag filled with AP textbooks into his Jeep Wrangler …

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a …

Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) (Records through Monday) No. 1 GRANADA (21-1) Previous ranking: 2 Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 2-0, 4-1 Up next: Wednesday vs. Livermore No. 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (22-3) …

Trial continued this week in the case of a San Mateo man who allegedly struck four teenagers with his car, causing serious injuries — in retaliation for a prank that they actually didn’t do, according to prosecutors. Omeed Adibi, now …

By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — The nation’s most populous state is growing again. California gained population last year for the first time since 2019, according to a new estimate released Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The …

Kris Tompkins and her late husband, Douglas Tompkins — renowned conservationist, founder of The North Face and cofounder of Esprit — overcame controversy and adversity to to save a Patagonian paradise. Now others can learn how they did it. In …

On a recent cloudless spring day on the outskirts of Gilroy, Christian Martorella accelerated an 18-wheeler past budding orchards. But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor. After …

The prosecution played a secretly recorded phone call in which jurors heard former Vacaville attorney James Glenn Haskell, charged with several child sex assaults in 2022, tell a family friend that there would be “absolutely no touching” when any of …

Alexis Catalan, a high school senior in San Jose, was one of the lucky ones. She submitted her Free Application for Federal Student Aid a few weeks after the application launched in December and only experienced a handful of glitches …

Monday was quiet at Cal Poly Humboldt — but protesters continue to defy the university’s attempts at closing campus and sweeping out protesters. Siemens Hall is barricaded after briefly opening, Nelson Hall is still propped open and encampments are still …

By Brody Ford | Bloomberg Three years after Oracle Corp. moved its headquarters to Texas from California, Chairman Larry Ellison said he’s planning another move — this time to Nashville. Documents show that when Oracle moved its headquarters, many employees …