If you’re feeling stressed out at the San Francisco International Airport, there’s a new place to relax while you wait for your flight: A yoga room. The 150-square-foot...

Part of the facade of a liquor store on International Boulevard crumbled and fell to the sidewalk Monday, authorities said. No one was hurt when the brick masonry at the Express Liquor and Market...

A Concord woman was fatally injured when her car rolled over her in her driveway, police said Monday. Police received a call around 10:30 a.m. Sunday after Joyce Arendtson, 69, became trapped under...

A man who allegedly shot and killed a 61-year-old woman in her Santa Rosa apartment died Monday when he stepped in front of a truck in Stockton as police closed in on him, authorities said. Police...

Plaintiffs sane sex couple Sandy Stier (l to r) and partner Kris Perry arrive at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals preceding the circuit court hearing on Proposition 8 on Thursday, December 8,...

Jerry Brown's crusade to clear the November ballot of any competing tax measures. Backers of the so-called "Millionaires Tax" officially began a signature-gathering effort Monday,...

Jack Donohoe from the San Francisco Department of Technology talks to a police dispatcher using the police call box on Van Ness Street. Both Police and fireboxes are dated to the late...

Clark Kepler (left) hugs former Kepler's Books volunteer Pia Hattiangdi on his last day as owner before becoming part of the transition team. The new owner will split the store into for-profit...

Oakland's City Council tonight will consider beefing up enforcement of protest-related laws as a response to escalating Occupy demonstrations. The council is expected to vote on a resolution...

Gunfire on the left. Gunfire on the right. And a gaggle of protesters dead ahead shouting: "Police are bastards" and "F- the police." While Occupy Oakland protesters rant on and...

The Raiders confirmed the hiring of former 49ers and Stanford assistant coach Jason Tarver to be their defensive coordinator Monday as coach Dennis Allen continues to put his staff together.Tarver,...

A treasured piece of San Francisco history faces daily threats to its well-being, according to a group of neighbors who want voters to approve a new upkeep policy at Coit Tower.The Protect Coit Tower...

BART last month chalked up a major accomplishment when the federal government pledged $900 million for an extension project to Silicon Valley. Now a similar expansion proposal -- this one to...

49ers ' director of player personnel, will interview with the Rams for their general-manager position today, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gamble has ties to St. Louis head coach...

(02-06) 23:32 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A 44-year-old man was stabbed to death Monday night at a San Francisco homeless shelter, police said. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was...

(02-06) 15:25 PST HAYWARD -- Hayward police are asking for the public's help in determining what led to the death of a man over the weekend. The man was found dead on the 25000 block of Gading...

(02-06) 15:00 PST GOLD RIVER, SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- A Redwood City man driving drunk the wrong way on Highway 50 near Sacramento crashed head-on into an SUV early today, killing three people and...

(02-06) 11:28 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Bay Area residents are likely to face a rainy and gusty commute Tuesday morning, thanks to a storm expected to move in overnight, the National Weather Service said....

Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges. The Obama campaign...

Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov was arrested in the parking lot of his dormitory recently and jailed on a charge of driving under the influence. Stanford Department of Public Safety spokesman Bill...

A face-off between Occupy Oakland activists and members of a new group that formed to protest their tactics erupted Monday in front of Oakland City Hall, with both sides accusing each other of...

The proposal to expand San Francisco's ban on plastic bags and to impose a 10-cent charge on all other bags handed out at the checkout stand or takeout counter now has...

education teacher has been charged with child abuse for allegedly slapping and kicking one 5-year-old student and depriving another of food and twisting his arm, authorities said Monday. Alexia...

City College of San Francisco officials have informed the FBI that computer viruses with origins in criminal networks have been found on campus computers, but say they have yet to find a single...

We ate at Haven on a Sunday night, seated at the bar overlooking the open kitchen and wood oven. By Wednesday, I was curious enough to get Alter on the phone. "We use pig's blood to thicken...

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown had hoped that by now, he'd have the field all to himself in his appeal to voters for new taxes. But Brown, whose plan would raise income taxes on those making...

In reality, Warriors coach Mark Jackson's two crunchtime nods to the second unit are more blips on the radar than a trend to watch.But his decision to close out games with his reserves -- the...

Q Now that winter rains are due to arrive, please remind everyone that they need to inspect/repair their headlights and taillights and turn on their headlights -- do not rely on just the automatic...

Banana Sam, a squirrel monkey at the San Francisco Zoo, was stolen from his enclosure on December 30, 2011. He was found in Stern Grove the next day. (San Francisco...

The non-profit arm of the city’s transportation agency has painted one of its historical streetcars red and embellished it with the TTC logo to honour Toronto’s dedication to the...

A Pierce County fire investigator walks through debris, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a...

(02-06) 20:19 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn't think a prominent breast cancer charity should continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood...

(02-06) 17:09 PST Carson City, Nev. (AP) -- Sports fans bet $93.9 million at Nevada casinos on Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the most wagered...

New York Knicks' Landry Fields (2) hugs Jeremy Lin after the Knicks beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 in an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy...

(02-06) 14:42 PST STOCKTON -- A man who allegedly shot and killed a 61-year-old woman in her Santa Rosa apartment died today when he stepped in front of a truck in Stockton as police closed in on...

Gina Fio doesn't pause for a second as she places chicken nuggets, hash browns and applesauce on the lunch trays lining up along the cafeteria counter.The babble of 118 hungry youngsters in...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday announced the endorsement of former California Gov. Pete Wilson, and named him the Romney campaign's honorary California chairman -- a...

NEW YORK -- Mike D'Antoni shook his fists in the air as Jeremy Lin's clutch shot fell through the net. It wasn't just the basket that had D'Antoni giddy. It's the feeling...

Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is notoriously tight-lipped all year, but even more so now with the NHL's Feb. 27 trade deadline less than three weeks away."Once we get in this...

A man shot to death Saturday afternoon in East Oakland has been identified as 30-year-old Oakland rapper Brondon McDaniel, police said. Authorities also are trying to identify a man shot to death...

Like the biblical good Samaritan, Brian Burns of Pinole stopped to help an injured traveler. He nearly paid for it with his lifeMore than five years later, the financial and physical toll that ensued...

Disgraced narcotics cop Norman Wielsch will not share his cautionary tale with TV therapist Dr. Phil McGraw, a federal judge decided Monday.U.S. Magistrate Saundra Armstrong overturned a ruling last...

Redwood City teacher accused of slapping, kicking special needs students A Redwood City special needs teacher faces nine misdemeanor charges for allegedly slapping, kicking and refusing food and...

The Obama administration on Monday rejected California's plan to charge low-income Medi-Cal patients new copays for doctor and hospital visits beginning Oct. 1.The decision won praise from...

www.faithfancher.org .), an Oakland nonprofit that raises money for programs that serve poor and underinsured women with breast cancer. At the time, we were planning a fundraiser featuring former...

Golf columnist Kevin Merfeld answers your questions and provides insight during a live chat Tuesday at 1 p.m., following Tiger Woods' press conference at the AT&T Pebble Beach...