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Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses

3 hours 11 min ago
(02-04) 13:29 PST LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals...


Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 12

4 hours 49 min ago
(02-04) 11:51 PST CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian security forces on Saturday fired tear gas from armored trucks at protesters demanding an end to military rule, as anger over a deadly soccer riot fueled a third day of...


10 Super Bowl storylines

5 hours 29 min ago
10 big storylines of Super Bowl XLVI.


California legislators quickly bump heads

12 hours 40 min ago
The Legislature has been back in town for only a month, but it looks like some lawmakers are ready to take their gloves off now. Take Mr. Optimism himself, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, who...


Court: Sierra logging plan left out impact on fish

12 hours 40 min ago
The Bush administration's decision in 2004 to dramatically expand logging in Sierra forests throughout California, as a means of fire protection, failed to analyze the potential impact on numerous species of fish, a...


University High's Reynolds inspires NY Giants

12 hours 40 min ago
If the New York Giants finish their season with a win in Super Bowl XLVI, they'll have a San Francisco high school cross country team and runner partially to thank. According to a story in the New York Post, coach Tom...


GOP candidates shy away from Nevada housing crisis

12 hours 40 min ago
As Joseph and Christina Hetherton listened to Newt Gingrich speak this week at the Las Vegas factory where Joseph was laid off last summer, they thought about how their home could go into foreclosure at the end of the...


Nevada GOP caucuses include unusual rules

12 hours 40 min ago
Today's Republican caucuses in Nevada differ from primary elections by requiring voters to devote a block of time to make their preferences known in a process that takes more time than just filling out a ballot. There...


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Ross Mirkarimi's family court hearing expedited

12 hours 40 min ago
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will have to wait until Wednesday at the earliest to find out whether a judge will modify a restraining order and allow him to visit his 2-year-old son, after a request for a hurry-up ruling was...


Renewable energy costs are starting to come down

12 hours 40 min ago
The price of renewable power contracts signed by California utilities more than doubled from 2003 through 2011 but has now started to plunge, according to a long-awaited state report issued Friday. The report is the...


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CNN sued over lack of closed captioning on website

12 hours 40 min ago
A federal magistrate has refused to dismiss a suit by deaf Californians against CNN for its refusal to add closed captioning to news video clips on its website. The lawsuit only alleges discrimination in the way the...


Rwandan teen to return home with new smile

12 hours 40 min ago
After three months in the United States, Jean Claude Nshimyimana hasn't picked up much English, but he's got the most important words down. "Hamburgers. Lasagna," he says, ignoring his translator and shouting out his...


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Protests spur park service to rethink dog policies

12 hours 40 min ago
Rover may yet get a reprieve in areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area where dogs were going to get the heave-ho. Park service representatives announced this week they are going to reconsider their dog...


New Mid-Market businesses boost foot traffic

12 hours 40 min ago
Looking back on it, a high-end French restaurant was probably not a good fit for Sixth Street. The Passion Cafe opened with high hopes and a menu that ran from croque monsieur to beef bourguignon. Sadly, the choices may...


San Quentin inmate admits killing fellow prisoner

12 hours 40 min ago
A convicted murderer has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a fellow inmate who had just been incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison for killing a 9-year-old Novato girl in a drunken crash. Frank Anthony Souza, 33,...


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Prison for DUI crash while arguing over car radio

12 hours 40 min ago
A South San Francisco man who was driving drunk and arguing about what radio station to listen to when he crashed on Highway 101 in Brisbane, killing a passenger, will spend about a year in state prison. Sean Quintero,...


No jail for mom whose kids died alone in fire

12 hours 40 min ago
A Fairfield woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with an apartment fire that killed four children was sentenced Friday to probation. Shetarra James, 25, could have faced up to 20 years in prison....


Missing man's capsized boat found off Pillar Point

12 hours 40 min ago
The Coast Guard found a capsized boat Friday belonging to a 64-year-old crabber who didn't return from a fishing trip off Half Moon Bay, but there was no sign of the missing man. The 18-foot recreational boat was...


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2 men killed in separate Oakland shootings

12 hours 40 min ago
Two men were shot and killed Thursday in Oakland, police said. The first killing happened just before 10 a.m. on the 1100 block of 89th Avenue in East Oakland. The victim was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital. At 8:...