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San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has vehemently denied accusations leveled in a scathing independent investigator’s report alleging the county’s first Latina sheriff had an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff, retaliated against officers and employees and used racist …

Sean Payton reiterated his belief Wednesday that Denver’s game-deciding blocked field goal at Kansas City last weekend was a failure in coaching. “I felt sick watching it,” Payton said. “And I felt like, ‘hey, that’s on us.’ In other words, …

By Priya Krishna, The New York Times MEXICO CITY — An imposing whole fish painted with bright red and green sauces graces almost every table at Contramar, a big, airy restaurant in the chic Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. …

A Colorado State Patrol trooper was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday after his patrol car was hit by a suspected drunken driver while the trooper was investigating a crash. The trooper was in his vehicle in the intersection of Colorado …

Theater Tom Creamer’s adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol” remains a dependable entry into the holidays. This season the Goodman Theatre’s 47th annual staging includes a new actor, Christopher Donahue, taking over the role of Scrooge. …

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones, the school’s first Black chancellor, will step down at the end of the current academic year, the university announced Wednesday. Jones will have spent nine years at the helm. During that time, …

Chicago risks being held in contempt of court if Mayor Brandon Johnson insists on slashing spending and staff integral to the Chicago Police Department’s court-ordered reform push, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned this week. In a letter to Johnson …

A woman cut a man on the head during a fight Wednesday afternoon on a CTA Red Line train on the Near North Side, police said. The man, 58, was arguing with the woman about 2:40 p.m. while they were …

The Chicago Transit Authority’s Clark/Lake station’s entrance is moving to another side of the Thompson Center — and Google is paying to build the redesigned, easier-to-find entrée to the heavily used transportation hub. The station entrance within the Thompson Center …

Actress Lacey Chabert is used to playing characters who fall for the leading man in her romcoms. But while filming her latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie, Chabert took that direction a little too seriously — literally falling down in front …

SAN JOSE – Bruce Arena has succeeded at four different MLS stops during a Hall of Fame coaching career, including major turnarounds with the LA Galaxy and New England Revolution. Now comes perhaps his biggest challenge yet: Taking over a …

OAKLAND — In the city’s first homicide in eight weeks, a man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in East Oakland, authorities said. No other information was immediately released about the man. The shooting happened about 2:35 p.m. Wednesday in the …

OAKLAND — A 20-year-old man was arrested in Philadelphia this week on charges that he killed someone during a wild night near a West Oakland apartment complex, authorities said. Reasieyon Lambert, 20, of Oakland, was arrested by U.S. Marshals and …

Bay Area Home Report 3231 Lubbock Place – Google Street View A 1,523-square-foot house built in 1972 has changed hands. The property located in the 3200 block of Lubbock Place in Fremont was sold on Aug. 5, 2024, for $2,250,000, …

By MEG KINNARD In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party. Not one of the top …

BERKELEY — A proposal marketed as a support line for start-up research and development companies struggling to stay afloat in Berkeley was unanimously approved Tuesday by the city council despite pushback from some who argue the measure is actually a …

By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots and the …

Bay FC’s inaugural season was a success after making the playoffs, but coach Albertin Montoya wants more than a first-round loss. “Not going to lie to you, it hurts,” Montoya said at a season-ending news conference Wednesday. “But it hurts …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a court Wednesday to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Smith’s team has …

A man who fired a gun on University Hill in 2022 before being shot by police accepted a plea deal on Friday and was sentenced to two years in jail and eight years of community corrections. Zakiyy Lucas, 24, pleaded …

The CHSAA girls’ state volleyball tournament is dynastic. Valor Christian, Platte Valley, Thompson Valley, Lewis-Palmer, Fowler and Eaton quickly come to mind. But no team has bumped, set, and spiked in recent years with more authority than Merino. The No. …

Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds practiced for the first time in a month on Wednesday, opening his 21-day window to return to the 53-man roster. Reynolds was placed on the injured reserve last month after undergoing minor finger surgery. He …

About 1,500 nurses at University of Illinois Health went on an indefinite strike Wednesday morning hoping to reach an agreement for higher wages and improved safety measures. The Illinois Nurses Association said despite numerous attempts at a compromise, they have …

Jesse Eisenberg has made quite the career out of playing nimble-minded, passive-aggressive, socially awkward dweebs who are bearable because they’re usually vulnerable and well-intentioned at the core. He’s smack dab in the middle of that comfort zone in “A Real …

It’s rivalry week. That was made clear Wednesday, when Packers safety Xavier McKinney told Green Bay reporters that Bears receiver DJ Moore “walked out on” Caleb Williams when he limped to the Cardinals bench while the rookie quarterback scrambled against …