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SANTA CLARA — It’s the favorite time of year for 49ers general manager John Lynch. “I think it represents our organization coming together and working for a common goal as much as anything we do,” Lynch said Monday at a …

RICHMOND – A 29-year-old man was charged Monday with gross vehicular manslaughter related to a hit-and-run crash that killed a 6-year-old boy in Richmond last week, prosecutors said. Authorities say it was the second hit-and-run that day for Ramiro Rojas-Barrios, …

By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O’Brien | Associated Press A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after …

By Lorne Cook | Associated Press BRUSSELS — European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems gave no clear signal on Monday whether they might be willing to supply them to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of …

By Jamey Keaton | Associated Press NAPLES, Italy — Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier …

RICHMOND — PG&E’s top boss held out hope Monday to the utility’s beleaguered ratepayers that they can expect customer monthly bills to flatten out and someday even fall below the current sky-high utility prices. The utility titan is working effectively …

By RONALD BLUM | AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected by Hunter Wendelstedt five pitches into Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics over a remark from a fan behind the dugout aimed at the …

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SANTA CLARA — 49ers general manager John Lynch met with the media to discuss the lead-up to the April 25 NFL Draft, but the biggest topic was a not a prospective rookie, but rather a star receiver currently under contract. …

SAN JOSE — Before the 2022-2023 season, the San Jose Sharks took 27 players overseas for two regular season games against the Nashville Predators in Czechia. Three others had to stay behind because of injuries. Of those 30 players, only …

By Ken Ritter | Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains …

RICHMOND — A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years and eight months in state prison for killing a 59-year-old woman he allegedly solicited as a prostitute. Jacobo Gil-Arvizu, of San Pablo, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, assault …

By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since …

A San Jose neo-Nazi who calls himself “King ov Wrath” was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison for threats against a journalist. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | A student sent a swastika to a Jewish California lawmaker’s …

Even a venerable event like the San Francisco Film Festival is facing challenges these days. Like many festivals around the nation, SFFILM has to deal first and foremost with a drop in places to screen films. Since the pandemic, the …

Kroger and Albertsons Cos. on Monday, April 22 announced a revised plan to divest 579 stores, 63 of them in California, to C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of a proposed $26.4 billion merger. New Hampshire-based C&S is paying $2.9 billion …

For the second year in a row, snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains has been higher than normal. This follows three years where the snowpack was low and contributed to drought conditions in the state. NASA images of Sierra snowpack. …

A dead gray whale washed up on a beach in Alameda on Saturday night, becoming the first reported whale death in the San Francisco Bay Area this year. The California Academy of Sciences initially reported the whale floating off the …

NEEDTOBREATHE, the popular alt-rock act behind such hits as  “Washed by the Water,” “Multiplied,” “Brother” and “Who Am I,” is set to open the 2024 concert season at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord. The chart-topping South Carolina act, fronted by …

By Nick Perry and Dave Collins | Associated Press Columbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday and new demonstrations broke out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over Israel’s war in Gaza. Protesters rallied throughout the …

Chris Pratt has long had his online detractors who’ve dubbed him Hollywood’s “worst Chris.” Now, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star has angered a new segment of American society — architecture fans and preservationists. News outlets recently learned that Pratt and …

A sheriff’s deputy in Idaho who once was a Pleasant Hill police officer died Saturday after being shot during a traffic stop, authorities said. This photo provided by the Ada County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Tobin Bolter. The sheriff’s …

Is there such a thing as too much fried chicken? It’s a rhetorical question, of course. That crispy goodness has always been popular, but in recent years, its appeal has gone off the charts. Whether we’re talking fried chicken with …

Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump has opened a restaurant at Harveys resort at Lake Tahoe. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Matt Horn’s new “Kowbird” cookbook offers up plenty of chicken-centric inspiration Restaurants, Food and Drink | For 4/20, …

By MARK KENNEDY | AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK — Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also …

Four Inland Empire residents who traveled together to Washington, D.C. to attend then-President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally and later crossed police lines to ascend the West Terrace of the Capitol carrying bear spray were sentenced to …

OAKLAND — A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in East Oakland Sunday night, authorities said. His name has not yet been released. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. Sunday outside in the 9600 block of Edes Avenue, not far from …

By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. The justices by a …

By Kelly Murray | CNN A tourist from California fell 140 feet to her death while on a family hike on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Zaynab Joseph, 40, was hiking with her …

SAN JOSE — A big San Jose apartment project that could sprout in downtown San Jose has landed interim funding while the site’s developer scouts for financing to construct the residences. Aquino, a 272-unit apartment complex in downtown San Jose, …

Jamie Rodgers was mildly curious when he noticed a line of Orange County sheriff’s patrol cars driving near him on the 73 toll road in Laguna Niguel one morning in June 2021. Rodgers’ curiosity grew when one of the cars …

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM | Associated Press Carpets of yellow, orange and gold flowers are beginning to cover Southern California’s vast deserts, the Bay Area’s dramatic bluffs and even near Los Angeles International Airport. But do they add up to a …

SANTA CLARA — Ten draft picks await the 49ers this week. If they use them all, that would equal their largest draft class since 2017, when coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch arrived to rebuild the franchise into …

The richest man in the world says and does what he wants. And often, it’s contentious and provocative. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has attacked U.S. election integrity, embraced White-supremacist propaganda and accused President Joe Biden of treason. He even smoked …

Atmospheric river storms are like punches in a boxing match. A flurry of weak ones are OK. But it’s best to avoid the big knockout blows. That’s exactly what happened in California this winter. Scientists say that from Oct. 1 …

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I recently reserved and paid for a room at the Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at Custom House, Boston, through Booking.com. I prepaid $1,191 for my accommodations. Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter  I received a confirmation that I had …

Looking for vacation inspiration? Men’s Journal recently ranked the best vacation destinations in the country, including everything from beach towns to gastronomic treasures and adventure-packed gems. It’s a coast-to-coast, border-to-border array of 50 tempting spots, complete with tips on when …

DEAR JOAN: Over the past four weeks, a pair of juncos have twice built nests and laid eggs in our hanging geraniums. We became aware when we observed the parent birds keeping a very close eye on us when we were …

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho sheriff’s deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday. This photo provided …