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By Kara Carlson, Bloomberg After a brutal year for the US electric-vehicle industry, Rivian Automotive Inc. handed investors a rare reason for optimism. The EV manufacturer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its first-ever annual gross profit, a key milestone after …

By Natalie Lung, Bloomberg Airbnb Inc. shares rose by the most in 10 months after the company posted strong fourth-quarter bookings and issued an upbeat revenue outlook, citing strong travel demand and growing adoption of its new flexible payment and …

By Claire Ruckin and Ryan Gould, Bloomberg Elon Musk’s bankers are working on a potential financing plan after the merger of SpaceX and xAI that could trim some of the heavy interest costs that the billionaire racked up in recent …

Welcome to Prep Spotlight, our feature that sheds more light on the Bay Area’s high school sports scene. For tips and story ideas, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going. DOUGHERTY VALLEY READY FOR EBAL CHAMPIONSHIP …

By Carmen Reinicke, Bloomberg Big Tech keeps raising its spending plans for artificial intelligence infrastructure, yet shares of Nvidia Corp., one of the biggest beneficiaries of that flood of cash, have been largely stagnant for months. The stock is up …

Marlon Garnett played 14 seasons of international basketball, worked nine years as an NBA assistant coach and currently helps coach a team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, Puerto Rico’s professional league. Now 50, Garnett was a junior at Santa Clara …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Opportunity. That was the word of the day when Buster Posey and Tony Vitello answered questions on Tuesday about the composition of the Giants’ bullpen. Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity. “I think there’s opportunity for a lot of guys. …

PEBBLE BEACH — With each swing, each hole — each time Travis Kelce peeked out at the gallery, there was this glimmer of hope that just maybe the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was looking for the same individual the …

Residents of Walnut Creek will soon have something nice to accompany their Swiss watches – Swiss chocolate. A chocolate-making giant from across the pond is planning to move into downtown’s Broadway Plaza, providing a crucial drop-point for sweet reloads on …

The West Catholic Athletic League has had a challenging few weeks. When news emerged that Archbishop Riordan had three active tuberculosis cases on campus, the league shifted into a crisis mode similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. Games were postponed, then …

SANTA CRUZ — Surfers in Santa Cruz are being lauded as heroes after they swam toward a capsized boat and pulled six injured people onto their boards until emergency crews arrived. Related Articles Two critically injured after apparent DUI crash …

For parents like Taun Hall, the killing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, allegedly at the hands of their 32-year-old son, became another painful reminder of the life-and-death struggles they often face in getting treatment for an adult child …

OAKLAND — A  76-year-old  woman was hospitalized after she was shoved to the pavement Thursday in East Oakland by a robber who stole a bracelet and cash from her, authorities said. The woman was in stable condition recovering from bruises …

SAN JOSE — The future of a San Jose hotel complex is playing out in a Texas bankruptcy case that the property’s owner hopes will help ward off a foreclosure of the lodging site. The property facing foreclosure is a …

Ticks collected along Umbrella Tree Trail at North Sonoma Regional Park came back positive in pooled tests for Borrelia burgdorferi — the bacterium that causes Lyme disease — at a minimum infection prevalence of 7.41%, meaning two pooled samples tested …

Maybe the moral renewal of America depends on the moral renewal of Silicon Valley. For 40 years I have been a proud valley resident. But I am increasingly appalled by how our tech leaders are shaping our future. And, more …

The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female tortoise, tapped into her speedy side to flee flames that engulfed her backyard habitat in Fullerton after a heat …

OAKLAND — Ex-East Bay parks general manager Sabrina Landreth filed a scathing legal claim against her former employer this week, accusing her bosses of gender discrimination, nepotism and a pattern of illegal behavior that included wrongfully awarded contracts and secretly …

Giants co-owner Steve Tisch claimed his association with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was “brief,” but reporting in The Athletic and the Wall Street Journal on the email exchanges between Epstein and Tisch, 76 dating back to 2013 shed …

Model and actress Bijou Phillips is racing against the clock to find a new kidney — with little success so far. Those close to Phillips, including friends and family members, “have gone through the process” of determining if they’re a …

A Slovak fugitive on the run for 16 years was arrested at the Winter Olympics in Milan while hoping to watch the Slovakia men’s hockey team. Related Articles Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to …

A Filipino food vlogger, known for posting content related to fishing with her husband and cooking the catch for their kids, has died in the wake of posting a viral video of herself eating a toxic “devil crab,” believed to …

HGTV has pulled the plug on “Rehab Addict” after video resurfaced with star Nicole Curtis using the n-word. The epithet was dropped during a filming of the reality series in which Curtis rehabilitates homes in several U.S. cities, including in …

Windsor residents and visitors will soon face steeper consequences for what the town considers a range of troublesome public conduct, including playing excessively loud music, fighting and even using foul language that could incite violence. The town’s revised disturbing the …

The FBI has released new details regarding the suspect in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, while doubling its reward for information leading to her recovery or the conviction of her captor. Officials in the department’s Phoenix bureau said a forensic …

SAN FRANCISCO – Less than half an hour after the shorthanded Warriors lost to the visiting San Antonio Spurs at Chase Center on Wednesday night, what is usually a bustling postgame locker room was uncharacteristically quiet.  Among the first to …

An Alameda County supervisor is calling out what he sees as hypocrisy on the part of Fremont officials in the gate controversy that has divided residents in the rural hills, as the ongoing public-access dispute escalates into a clash between …

A deportation case against a 49-year-old man detained by immigration-enforcement agents in June while working a landscaping job in Santa Ana has been terminated by an immigration court judge, his attorney said on Thursday, Feb. 12. The Jan. 28 decision …

In a dimly lit basement bar in San Francisco’s Haight neighborhood, scores of singles with preened hair and sharp outfits hold mixed drinks in sweating plastic cups. They chatter, mingle and take part in a production billed as a “comedy …

Today is Friday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2026. There are 321 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court, was found dead …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mena Suvari, 47; Kelly Hu, 58; Peter Gabriel, 76; Stockard Channing, 82. Happy Birthday: Stick to what you know and do best this year. Let the unfamiliar or someone’s enthusiasm command your attention. Listen to …

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently took out loans so I could go on a vacation. I know that sounds financially irresponsible, but I hadn’t gone anywhere in 10 years. Related Articles Harriette Cole: He seemed like a lovely guy, until I …

Dear Eric: My mother is 88 and recently entered a nursing home. She has not been diagnosed with any specific mental deterioration, though she has become very forgetful. Related Articles Asking Eric: I’m starting to resent my husband because he …

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 50 years and recently remembered that my husband cheated on me with three women. Related Articles Dear Abby: Why should I play holiday host to people who call me a homewrecker? Dear Abby: I …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering how one responds to people who offer rude and unsolicited commentary on one’s alma mater. Related Articles Miss Manners: My conversation with the hygienist jumped the rails Miss Manners: 10 years after the Easter …