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SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks brought up forward Jack Studnicka from their AHL affiliate on Monday, meaning they’ve now used up all four of their available post-trade deadline recalls from the San Jose Barracuda. The other three recalls …

By Bob Thomas | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950 and 1960s who co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other top film performers and later had a thriving TV career, has …

By Brendan Farrington | Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a …

SAN JOSE — Santana Row in San Jose has landed a big office lease in a deal that suggests top-notch office complexes can still attract tenants despite a moribund Bay Area office market. PwC U.S. Group, a professional services titan, …

George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead” isn’t just one of the greatest zombie flicks of all time. It’s also one of the finest movies ever to come out of the overall horror genre, deserving of a spot alongside such …

The Oakland A’s will meet with City of Oakland officials Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. in what could be a defining moment for the A’s future in the Bay Area. According to ESPN and ABC7, officials are prepared to offer the …

It’s doubtful that James Bond would let his local village officials stop him from making any kind of improvements to his historic U.K. home, especially if he needed to create a private lake in his back yard so he could …

Associated Press SEATTLE — Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on beaches from Alaska to Mexico. The increase in population numbers comes after …

At this point in her life, Jennifer Lopez probably shouldn’t be thinking about an old bad boyfriend like Sean “Diddy” Combs. The mega-star is said to be happily married to fourth husband Ben Affleck, continues to make movies and is …

By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press HONOLULU — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. Conter passed away at his home …

SAN JOSE — A call for help to a San Jose home Sunday afternoon ended with the discovery of a deceased woman and the arrest of her alleged killer, police said Monday. Police officers were summoned at 12:33 p.m. to …

We could plunge into the weeds of Arizona’s latest NCAA Tournament exit, but all the ghastly losses strewn across the Sonoran landscape — the hides of March, so to speak — provide far better context. Losing by five points to …

SAN JOSE — A big office building in San Jose is nearing a foreclosure proceeding and seizure by its lender, according to Santa Clara County property documents. The office building at 10 West Tasman Drive in north San Jose has …

Alex Wigglesworth | Los Angeles Times (TNS) A vast burn scar unfolds in drone footage of a landscape seared by massive wildfires north of Lake Tahoe. But amid the expanses of torched trees and gray soil, an unburnt island of …

RODEO — Months before she was allegedly shot and killed by her boyfriend, 20-year-old Leeasia Futch penned a restraining order request seeking protection from him for violence and threats, court records show. The emergency order application — dropped weeks later …

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By Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen | CNN A person who worked on a dairy farm and had “direct contact with dairy cattle” tested positive for avian flu in Texas late last week, the state’s Department of State Health Services …

BIG SUR — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 on Monday after a giant chunk of it collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains, stranding as many as 1,600 people in …

TRACY — An 18-year-old Antioch man allegedly driving the wrong way on Interstate 580 and a woman in an SUV were killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision, the California Highway Patrol said. Three others in the SUV, including an …

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid that engulfed the facility and surrounding districts in fighting. Footage …

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s announcement last month that he wouldn’t be returning for another stint as the San Francisco Symphony’s music director sent shock waves through the Bay Area arts community. But one institution’s uncertainty highlights a neighboring company’s smooth transition, as Tamara …

By Jeffrey Collins | Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to …

 By Jonathan Randles | Bloomberg Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a company developing therapies for rare metabolic diseases, has filed for bankruptcy. Publicly traded Eiger listed about $38.8 million in assets and $53.1 million in liabilities in a Chapter 11 petition filed …

By Kareem Chehayeb and Albert Aji | Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and roughly a handful of other people, Syrian state …

SAN JOSE — Center Filip Bystedt, the San Jose Sharks’ 2022 first-round draft pick, has been assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate after spending this season with Linkoping HC of the Swedish Hockey League. Linkoping’s season ended last week, clearing …

OAKLAND — A plan to rename Oakland International Airport in a way that includes San Francisco in its name has drawn flack from a bigger Bay Area rival, marking an unusual conflict among the region’s aviation hubs. The proposal being …

REDWOOD CITY — Criminal charges against a man accused of torturing an elderly woman through sexual, financial and psychological exploitation, and holding her captive in a hotel room for most of the pandemic, will head toward trial after a key …

Blame childhood fairy-tales or the Disney effect, but castles cast a spell over even the most level-headed of us. We’re enchanted by the very idea of crenellated ramparts and soaring towers, troubadors, jesters and knights. Not the reality of palace …

Crinkle-cut. Shoestring. Belgian. Steak. Wedges, waffle and freakin’ carnival tornado potato. No matter how you slice them, French fries have universal appeal. Fries are shoveled out all over the Bay, from the expense account-draining steakhouses of San Francisco to beloved …

Most of us think of Sacramento as a destination for lawmakers, but the city is having a moment, thanks to its vibrant food scene and eclectic energy, set within the gridlines of a historic city. Whether you’re day tripping, weekending …

Bruce Springsteen put on a magnificent show on Thursday night at Chase Center in San Francisco. Then he went out and topped that effort by delivering an even better concert at the same venue on Easter Sunday. “Happy Easter,” the …

By Jacopo Prisco | CNN Getting to see even one total solar eclipse is a rare occurrence. Photographer Stan Honda has three under his belt. His first experience took place in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, in …

OAKLAND — A pedestrian was killed Monday morning in East Oakland in a hit-and-run collision, authorities said. Police were trying to identify the man. He is believed to be in his 30s. The death happened about 5:42 a.m. Monday at …

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill | CNN Her love affair with Mexico began at a young age, and Marjorie Skouras’ passion for the country only grew with the passing of time. The interior designer, originally from California, first traveled over to visit …

HAYWARD – Mt. Eden coach Derrick Blue is everywhere and everything for his softball team. He throws batting practice, coaches third base, chats with parents while scribbling the lineup onto a notepad, empties trash cans and locks the gates. The …

The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire that burned through the Santa Cruz Mountains in late summer 2020 was a wakeup call for Frank Bäuerle. He wasted no time fireproofing his Ben Lomond home and neighborhood, clearing brush and screening vents against …

Next Monday, an amazing event that hasn’t happened since 2017 will captivate the United States. No, “2 Broke Girls” isn’t coming back for another TV season. Matt Cain isn’t rejoining the Giants. It’s an eclipse. A total solar eclipse. And …

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I am writing to request a refund for tickets I had to purchase at the last minute after our international travel had already begun. United canceled part of our international itinerary without notice or remedy. Christopher Elliott, …

Tears were shed into beers when the news arrived this January that Quinn’s Lighthouse — a historic waterfront restaurant in downtown Oakland that had operated for 40 years straight — was shutting down. A manager at the time blamed a …