Alaska is ready for another record-breaking cruise season
Alaska is home to more than 30,000 grizzlies, but the state’s cruise industry is experiencing anything but a bear market as momentum of last year’s record-breaking season is expected to continue in...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson feared he had CTE but his family has said a ‘hard no’ to brain...
The body of O.J. Simpson is expected to be cremated in Las Vegas Tuesday, with his family giving a “hard no” to requests from scientists who want to study his brain to see if the former football great...
View ArticleWhy tortillas sold in California may be forced to add a new ingredient
Corn chips, tortillas, tamales and pupusas — while all delicious may be missing a key vitamin for women of reproductive age. Folic acid has long been used to prevent serious birth defects and help...
View ArticleAcclaimed vocalist might not be ‘Superwoman’ but she’s certainly amazing
CeCe Winans has sold millions of albums, won scads of Grammys and other major awards, performed around the world and positioned herself as one of the most successful gospel singers of all time. She’s...
View ArticleWhat time is the 2024 WNBA draft?: Cameron Brink, Caitlin Clark, Kamilla...
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Not since Sabrina Ionescu in 2020 has there been such excitement around a player entering the WNBA draft than there is currently toward Caitlin Clark. After a historic season...
View ArticleTrump blasts judge who warns he may miss Barron’s graduation
Former President Trump fumed that the judge presiding over his first criminal trial would not say whether they'd skip court on the day that his son, Barron, graduates from high school. After the first...
View ArticleWhat the ‘Fallout’ show gets right about the post-apocalyptic video game series
With superhero movies losing pop culture steam, the next big thing emerging on the horizon is video game flicks. Over the past few years, films and TV shows based on interactive entertainment have...
View ArticleDear Abby: I really put myself out, and her response left me speechless
DEAR ABBY: I'm a professional, well-educated adult who moved back home because of concerns about my father's health as well as having landed a much better job. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I...
View ArticleMiss Manners: How can I fend off my neighbor’s poetry attacks?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: An acquaintance of mine has taken to writing poetry. It's awful: full of unnecessarily obscure words, commonplace observations presented as profundities, tedious self-ruminations,...
View ArticleHarriette Cole: How to deal with being yelled at by the boss
DEAR HARRIETTE: Regarding the intern who was yelled at by a company executive in a meeting (“Vulnerable Intern”): Welcome to the working world. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: I stopped...
View ArticleQ&A: Luxury South Bay wine retailer Angie An is on a quest to make the wine...
Santa Clara-based sommelier Angie An knows a thing or two about wine. She’s spent her career in that world, first as a sommelier at Alexander’s Steakhouse, then in wine distribution and retail. Today,...
View ArticleHow much for a jar of Meghan Markle’s limited edition strawberry jam?
Meghan Markle’s socialite friends are helping her roll out her first product under her new America Riviera Orchard brand: strawberry jam, for which only 50 jars have apparently been produced. Fashion...
View ArticleFrom East Bay punk rocker to ‘Abigail’ horror hitmaker
Oakland-born filmmaker Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and co-director Tyler Gillett spill a lot, and we mean a lot, of blood in “Abigail,” a lightning-paced comic/horror film landing in theaters on April 19....
View ArticleTwo iconic ’80s acts are joining forces for one big Bay Area concert
Adam Ant and the English Beat are two of the many reasons why people still love the ’80s. And they are both set to perform on April 28 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The evening’s headliner, Adam Ant...
View ArticleStarter Bakery's retail outlet settling in just fine in Oakland's Rockridge
Biting into swoon-worthy pastries created by Brian Wood, the founder, owner and executive pastry chef at Starter Bakery in Oakland's Rockridge district, it’s unimaginable that it all started with Jiffy...
View ArticleLauren Sanchez’s friends defend her against ‘mean’ post calling her ‘revolting’
When New York City restaurateur Keith McNally called James Corden a “tiny Cretin of a man” in 2022, he was able to count on swaths of support among people who tend to agree that the former late-night...
View ArticleTom Cruise’s daughter Suri will soon be free to talk about their estrangement...
Tom Cruise's three ex-wives, Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes, probably would have a lot to say about being married to the famously intense mega-star and their time inside his beloved Church...
View ArticleDear Abby: His girlfriend is his niece. Is that really OK?
DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend, “Kevin,” lost his wife three years ago. He's currently in a relationship with his niece (his deceased brother's daughter). Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I...
View ArticleMiss Manners: A stranger in the restaurant insulted my scent and then walked out
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I, along with another couple, had just been seated in a restaurant. We were reading the menu when a woman and her husband passed our table on their way out. Related...
View ArticleHarriette Cole: Seeing this ring on her finger ended our friendship
DEAR HARRIETTE: This week, I invited one of my friends over to my apartment to have dinner. We had a great time. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: How to deal with being yelled at by the boss...
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