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A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of committing a trio of shootings in the city of San Diego and Spring Valley that left three people hurt and one man dead, San Diego police officials said....

The Kansas City Chiefs have lost three straight games to Cincinnati, including last year's AFC title game, when they blew an early 21-3 lead in an overtime defeat....

Flybe, which at one point dominated the U.K. domestic flight market, had restarted this past April after becoming one of the first large-scale corporate casualties of the coronavirus outbreak....

Police in Northern California shot and wounded a 17-year-old male wielding a knife Friday, authorities said....

Police Director Cerelyn "CJ" Davis said she listened to Nichols' relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision....

America's top diplomat heads out on a trip to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank on Saturday....

With an ongoing egg shortage and super-high egg prices, many consumers are trying to go directly to the source: farms....

The Bay Area reportedly is nearing the finish line to be one of the three expansion teams in the National Women's Soccer League and would begin play in 2024....

The question of if and how Russia competes at the Olympics hangs over the 2024 Paris Summer Games....

The question of if and how Russia competes at the Olympics hangs over the 2024 Paris Summer Games....

Mass shootings have commanded public attention on a disturbingly frequent basis across the U.S. But rather than provoking a unified response from elected officials, each additional shooting seems to be widening the political divide on gun policy among sta...

The hire of an Italian who is relatively unknown outside fashion to lead one of Italy's heritage names is in line with recent industry trends....

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops mounted a fierce assault on Ukrainian forces Saturday in an effort to dislodge them from critical positions in eastern Ukraine, with Moscow seeking to protect vital supply routes and both armies jockeying for position ...

The longtime Springs leader earned the Paul Harris Award from both the Sonoma Valley and Sonoma Springs Rotary Clubs — an unplanned surprise. "The fact that both of the clubs recognized her in the same week is a testament to what she does in the...

In an almost forgotten slice of marbled real estate at the Capitol, the Kevin McCarthy era is taking shape in Congress....

Last year, the South outgrew other U.S. regions by well over 1 million people through births outpacing deaths and domestic and international migration, according to population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau....

Defendants are members of a Berkeley-based animal rights organization. A preliminary hearing continued this month after being delayed since the end of 2021....

This coming week, the curtain is expected to come down on a monopoly that has generated $114 billion in revenue for AbbVie just since the end of 2016....

The search moved into its second day Saturday morning after helicopters with the Coast Guard and Sonoma County Sheriff's Office spent as much as six hours in the air Friday night....

Rescuers initially hailed the family's survival as a miracle after the sedan plummeted in an area about 15 miles south of San Francisco that's known for fatal wrecks....

A bridge allowing residents to evacuate from the Creekside Cabins RV park and resort near Willits was removed Friday morning, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office reported....

Sabalenka said ahead of time that she expected to feel some jitters. At the end, when it mattered more than ever, she was able to steady herself....

The morning after the worst downpour since record-keeping began for Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, residents were grappling with the scale of the damage after flash flooding swept through Friday night....

The video released Friday renewed questions about how fatal encounters with law enforcement continue even after repeated calls for change....

A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines....

Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico's largest shelters wake up and go online, hoping to secure an appointment to try to seek asylum in the U.S....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is set to kick off his 2024 White House bid on Saturday with visits to a pair of early-voting states, his first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago....

A 13-year-old Palestinian opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding two Israelis, officials said, a day after another attacker killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008....

At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday morning....

The new variety works well in small gardens....

A small army of over 150 volunteers, outreach workers and paid guides fanned out over Sonoma County in the predawn hours Friday, looking to count the region's homeless population....

Friend doesn't want her friend and boyfriend sleeping in the same room when they visit her house....

The battle over copper in southern Arizona highlights a growing dilemma for policymakers and investors eager to move from fossil fuels to clean energy....

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff on Friday, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Biden prepares for a reelection ...

The ouster of several top officials from Ukraine's government this week following accusations of government corruption has renewed questions of how Ukrainian officials are tackling those concerns....

Madison Klovstad Miner ran for the Orange Unified school board with financial backing from conservative groups, signaling her ideology with phrases like...

Just weeks after the University of California and academic workers heralded historic wage gains in new labor contracts, the question of how to pay for them is roiling campuses....

Two centers have announced plans to close in the face of declining birth rates, increasing operating costs, and insurance reimbursement rates that haven't changed in nearly a decade....

A 45-year-old man was taken into custody after a fire erupted and ravaged a two-story building in Los Angeles while police were trying to investigate him for battery, authorities said....

Napa County's rural Carneros region finally has a bigger, better fire station located in an area southwest of the city of Napa that has had some high-profile emergencies....

Even before the pandemic, the United States was the most dangerous place in the industrialized world to have a baby, with the greatest risks concentrated in Black and Native American communities....

After yet another person was struck and killed by a car, buckets containing reflective red flags were placed at a busy intersection in the Sonoma Valley....

Press Democrat readers comment on Santa Rosa Junior College suspension of summer theater program, and more....

Write a caption for Gary Varvel's cartoon or vote for your favorite entries in the Last Word write-a-caption contest....

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A gazillion gallons of stormwater have been rampaging down rivers into the sea. But that uncaptured bounty hasn't been "wasted."...

Joe Biden said he had "no regrets" regarding the classified document mess....

Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officials say the victim was 52 years old ....

San Jose has now lost four in a row....

The new leading man of U.S. figure skating is here, and he's impossible to ignore. That doesn't mean the old guard is going away quietly....