"Theory of Bastards" isn't a bitter feminist diatribe about love gone wrong. We've read that one. Audrey Schulman has instead written a riveting page-turner about bonobos - yes, the chimplike primates - and set the action in a very near and dire future.
AT&T's chief executive said Friday that the company made a "serious misjudgment" to seek advice from President Donald Trump's personal attorney and announced that its top lobbying executive in Washington would be leaving the firm.
The eye-popping disparity between the amount of TV revenue generated by the Pac-12 in the 2017 fiscal year and the amount of TV revenue actually reported in the conference’s tax filings — a $28 million discrepancy — got me wondering if the situation wasn’t a one-off but, in fact, an annual occurrence. That appears to […]
Lovable 13-year-old mutt has stopped using the lawn and yard for potty time, and is instead going on the deck and concrete.
This is a funny, candid, sexy and kind of sad chronicle of a woman who dares to demand the kind of companionship and spark-fueled physical intimacy that, by too many lights, is reserved only for far younger women.
It was supposed to be a potential love connection, two lonely-hearts linked together on an Internet dating site. Instead, the matchup devolved into stalking, threats and a bizarre obsession, according to authorities in Arizona.
Details of the crash were not available immediately
After uprooting his family and moving west, Andrew McCutchen prepares for his return to Pittsburgh.
The Fox News host has described his real estate holdings in working-class neighborhoods in compassionate terms, but his property managers have sought court-ordered evictions at twice the statewide rate.
Homeless families should not have to resort to sleeping bags in a church gym, or worse
After making his controversial slavery comments, Kanye West jetted off to Wyoming, leaving it to his wife and mother-in-law to find friendly media to do damage control.
The Social Security Administration on Friday morning released its list of names given to U.S. babies in 2017.
WASHINGTON — On the same day that President Trump recklessly pulled the United States out of the nuclear deal with Iran, the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels fired the informational equivalent of a heat-seeking missile at the Trump presidency. Taken together, these events clarify the nature of what Trump has inflicted on our […]
Restore the reputation of our DA office Re: the Editorial “Pick the prosecutor, not the plagiarist, for district attorney” (April 13): Contra Costa makes an important choice on June 5 — district attorney. Your newspaper’s attack of Diana Becton was unfair. Yes, she failed to use quotes when citing MLK’s familiar speech. She apologized. More […]
My hope: Immigrants seen, treated equally Re: “Bay Area cities join state lawsuit over Census citizenship question” (MercuryNews.com, May 4): California is a prime example of the importance of immigration to our nation’s success. Immigrants apply their unique skills to promote economic growth and bring their distinct cultures to diversify this nation. Regardless of the […]
Swan songs: A mix of tracks people want played at their funeral. Turkey goes wild after Sweden admits meatballs are Turkish. Hope for a hangover cure. And in case you have lost faith in humanity, here are the results of an experiment involving 200 dropped wallets all around North America.
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The red tide is due to bioluminescent dinoflagellates that, when moved by water or waves, “glow neon blue at night,” according to the announcement.
Plus: Is it still considered rude to hang up without saying goodbye, or is this the new norm?
Warriors declined his $2.2 million option, but now Kevon Looney could be a free-agent prize
Police searching for the missing singer of Scottish rock band Frightened Rabbit said Friday that they have found a body at a marina on the Firth of Forth.
A man who prosecutors say was one of California's most elusive serial killers was charged Thursday with four additional counts of murder, leaving him now facing a dozen murder charges across the state.
The development being planned bhy Satellite Affordable Housing Advocates would be located in downtown San Jose at the corner of South Almaden Boulevard and Balbach Street and consist of 87 affordable units, according to documents on file with city planners.
The Warriors' 'appropriate fear' is built right into the schedule.
Already in his pajamas, Daniel Horgan didn’t expect to hear a knock on his door at 9 p.m. Even more surprising, his visitor swiftly tagged him with a lawsuit.