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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press As hundreds of federal and local agents scoured the Arizona desert and chased down potential leads in the nearly two weeks since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her affluent neighborhood, families of other missing people are …

Dana Eden, the Israeli producer of Apple TV series “Tehran,” was found dead in an Athens hotel room on Sunday during filming of the show’s fourth season in Greece. She was 52. Greek police said Eden’s death appeared to be …

Construction is set to begin on a new center in Morgan Hill for abused and neglected children and their families next month. The new Children’s Advocacy Center, slated to open next year, would offer services in a region with some …

By DOUG FEINBERG Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP women’s basketball Top 25 poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday. Auriemma has led the Huskies to 654 appearances in the poll during his 41-year …

San Francisco Beer Week is starting much later than usual this year, thanks in large part to Feb. 8’s Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Despite the late start, the lineup still offers a diverse array of exciting …

Recent walkouts at school campuses by students protesting the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts probably haven’t hurt California public school budgets. California is one of six states that fund public schools based on how many students attend classes on an …

Tijuana has long had a reputation for violence. Mexican officials consider it one of Baja California’s biggest challenges. So there was reason to point out progress recently when Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced during her latest visit to the border …

The First Amendment right to observe and record law enforcement officers has proven instrumental in documenting violence by federal immigration enforcement and critical to a nationwide resistance movement. “The right to record is fundamental to holding government accountable. People can’t protest or even …

By Amy Thomson, Bloomberg The Pentagon is close to cutting ties with Anthropic and may label the artificial intelligence company a supply chain risk after becoming frustrated with restrictions on how it can use the technology, Axios reported. The breakdown …

By Kyle Stock, Bloomberg Traffic may have dried up at EV dealerships after the end of federal purchase incentives, but sales of used electric cars and trucks have only accelerated. Almost 89,000 used EVs changed hands in the last three …

The American white ibis struts along the Florida coast and the Everglades like they own the region – and rightly so. You can see these proud and very territorial birds defending their nests and display sites with an intensity that …

Nine months after her son was shot to death, a Moreno Valley woman has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter. Teesha Lucas, the man’s mother, said her 22-year-old son posed a threat to her, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Fielding Run Value is a metric that attempts to quantify a player’s measurable defensive performance. It cannot quantify the intangibles of catching, such as leadership or pitch calling, but it’s one of the best contemporary means of …

DEAR JOAN: I live in the foothills and for the past two weeks, every morning between 7 and 7:30, a little bird lands on the frame of an upper window in our bedroom and proceeds to peck vigorously several times at …

Matt Mahan isn’t really a fan of the “moderate” label. In fact, the San Jose mayor and Democratic candidate for governor said, “I don’t know what moderate means,” when asked about his reputation during a recent trip to Los Angeles to …

A Napa Valley vintner who has been locked in a legal battle with county officials for several years over allowed wine tasting and visitor activities now is facing a new county court order to pay almost $4 million in fines …

BONNY DOON — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff Coroner’s Office identified the body recovered on Jan. 18 in the area of Smith Grade and Moore Ranch Road as 73-year-old Jeanne Burke, who was reported missing in November. The Santa Cruz …

By ADRIANA MORGA, Associated Press NEW YORK  — Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as …

By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high …

Cutting-edge AI technology allowing boys and men to digitally undress girls and women without consent has put male-dominated Silicon Valley, long criticized as inhospitable to women, in a harsh new spotlight, after xAI’s Grok chatbot sparked worldwide outrage, and Google …

The search for Nancy Guthrie appeared to intensify Sunday with the recovery of DNA from a glove resembling those worn by the shadowy figure who appeared on doorbell camera footage the night she went missing from her Tucson home. The …

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into immigrant detention centers, according to documents shared late Thursday by New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte. Ayotte said in a statement that she received the documents in …

SAN FRANCISCO — Inside the same convention center where Steve Jobs unveiled some of Apple’s latest and greatest inventions, a public address announcer came over the speaker system last week and declared, “What you just watched is the future of …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: The Weeknd, 36; Elizabeth Olsen, 37; Ice-T, 68; LeVar Burton, 69. Happy Birthday: Concentrate on what’s important and brings meaning to your life this year. Expand your interests to include what you enjoy doing most …

DEAR HARRIETTE: As a young, queer Black man entering the dating scene post-COVID, it is often hard to create meaningful in-person connections without sex being at the forefront of the conversation. Related Articles Harriette Cole: His ex came to the …

Dear Eric: I have spent a year helping my elderly parents sell their house and pay off tremendous debt, mostly due to my mother’s spending and hoarding. Related Articles Asking Eric: This man came back into my life and upset …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are seniors. We got married in 2020. Related Articles Dear Abby: We’ve had one kiss in four months. Am I wasting my time? Dear Abby: The mother-daughter feud has gone to court, and I’m …

Today is Monday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2026. There are 318 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 16, 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I realize it’s an unpleasant world with unpleasant people who are going to say unpleasant things. But sometimes, you have to get down on their level in order for them to get the message. Related Articles Miss …

INGLEWOOD — Anthony Edwards has said it boldly and confidently for years. He intends to be the best basketball player in the world. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard got to beat the World on Sunday, thanks to the NBA All-Star Game’s …

PEBBLE BEACH – Collin Morikawa’s tap-in birdie putt secured his first AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am championship Sunday and, quite fittingly, ended a madcap final round full of lead changes. Morikawa, a decade after debuting at Cal, celebrated with a modest …

HAYWARD — A woman was killed and a child injured after a driver struck the two pedestrians at a crosswalk on Saturday evening. The collision happened at around 6:20 p.m. at the crosswalk near the intersection of West Tennyson Road …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win in NASCAR’s season opener. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI …

Brian Fleury is reportedly defecting from the 49ers’ coaching staff to become the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator, a week after Seattle won Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium. He will replace Klint Kubiak, who was hired as the Las Vegas Raiders’ …

Steph Curry did not compete in the All-Star festivities this weekend at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome due to a knee injury, but he expects to return to the NBA’s showcase weekend next year — and not just for the game. The …

OPEN DIVISION: CAN ANYONE BEAT SAN RAMON VALLEY? Much like Salesian on the boys side of the playoffs, San Ramon Valley is the clear favorite to win the section’s highest postseason division. But SRV has been even more dominant than …

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Ron Washington never imagined being anywhere else in the world during spring training than at a baseball field. Washington, 73, isn’t far removed from undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery last June, forcing him to step down as …

OPEN DIVISION: IS SALESIAN INEVITABLE? The boys Open Division is set.  Clayton Valley, De La Salle, Moreau Catholic, Marin Catholic and Dougherty Valley have all had great seasons thus far, but can any of these teams beat top-seeded Salesian? The …

MARTINEZ — A 52-year-old man was convicted of first degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of a Richmond resident, court records show. Kendrick Woods was convicted of murder and use of a firearm in the April 6, 2022 killing …

Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 Salesian (25-3), bye No. 2 Clayton Valley (25-3), bye No. 5 Moreau Catholic (23-3) at No. 4 De La Salle (22-6), 7 p.m. No. 6 Dougherty Valley (20-8) at No. 3 …