Play button Ex-Aryan Brotherhood member, highest ever to drop out, recommended for paroleThe Mercury News - Nate Gartrell CHINO — A former high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood known for dropping out of the gang and testifying against its members was recommended …
State sues Trump administration over high-speed rail fundsThe Mercury News - Reuters WASHINGTON – California on Tuesday sued the Trump administration after it confirmed last week it will withhold $929 million in high-speed rail …
Play button Field of Light walk-through art display opens near Paso RoblesThe Mercury News - Bay Area News Group The newest tourist attraction at the intersection of art and Instagram is Field of Light, a walk-through outdoor installation near Paso Robles. The …
Letter: Marginalized women hurt the most by male leaders' new lawThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor Re: “Alabama governor signs strictest abortion ban into law” (Eastbaytimes, May 15): The Alabama legislation signed into law last week states that …
May's latest Brexit gamble lands with a thudThe Mercury News - Bloomberg News By Tim Ross, Alex Morales and Thomas Penny | Bloomberg News Prime Minister Theresa May made a desperate final gamble to get her Brexit deal through …
California New Coke is making a comeback? Classic.The Mercury News - Patrick May After waiting nearly 40 years since first introducing New Coke, only to have it bomb, the company is bringing the ill-fated product back the grocery …
Kevin McCarthy GOP House leader McCarthy blocks effort to limit China roleThe Mercury News - The Washington Post WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., blocked a bipartisan attempt to limit Chinese companies from contracting with U.S. …
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge merchandise prices are out of this world: $200 lightsabers, $100 droidsThe Mercury News - Brady MacDonald That trip to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is going to put a big dent in your wallet — and no Disneyland won’t take galactic credits, you’re going to have …
Gavin Newsom New Gavin Newsom task force to tackle homelessness and housing crisisThe Mercury News - Marisa Kendall OAKLAND — Days after new data revealed a troubling spike in the Bay Area’s homeless population, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a task force to …
California Three Bay Area parents pleading guilty this week in college admission scandalThe Mercury News - Martha Ross A Napa Valley vintner and two Menlo Park business owners are among eight wealthy parents who are expected to plead guilty this week in the nationwide …
SF International Arts Festival -- 5 concerts you must seeThe Mercury News - Andrew Gilbert With some two dozen performances featuring live music, the SFIAF presents sounds from around the world. Here are five recommended …
Behind the scenes: The Federalist figure helping remake the courtsThe Mercury News - The Washington Post Leonard Leo stepped onto the stage in a darkened Florida ballroom, looked out at a gathering of some of the nation’s most powerful conservative …
Seth Curry Stephen and Seth Curry survive tattle-telling, trash talk, playoff series with brotherly bond intactThe Mercury News - Gary Peterson The Brothers Curry emerged from their conference finals matchup with their familial ties unscathed. But there was a close call in Game 4 on Monday …
California San Francisco judge orders return of San Francisco journalist's equipment, punts legal questions to next monthThe Mercury News - Thomas Peele SAN FRANCISCO — A freelance journalist is getting back the equipment police seized from him in a controversial raid, but a judge on Tuesday put off a …
California Megan 'Monster' Hawkins arrested after witness recognizes her from 'Jailbirds'The Mercury News - Bay Area News Group A woman who achieved dubious celebrity in the Netflix docuseries “Jailbirds” is back in jail after employees at a Sacramento-area bank became …
Don McGahn Dems furious as McGahn refuses to answer subpoenaThe Mercury News - The Washington Post By John Wagner, Rachael Bade and Mike DeBonis | Washington Post WASHINGTON – Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was a no-show Tuesday at a House …
Golden State Warriors Don Nelson compares and contrasts Warriors, Celtics dynastiesThe Mercury News - Mark Medina The famed Warriors coach let out a hearty laugh. Just like nearly ever Warriors fan, Don Nelson has watched his beloved team with keen interest …
Joe Pavelski Sharks without two key players for Game 6 vs. Blues; A third is questionableThe Mercury News - Curtis Pashelka ST. LOUIS — The Sharks will be without center Tomas Hertl and defenseman Erik Karlsson for a do-or-die Game 6 of their Western Conference Final …
Letter: Many Oakland stores use loopholes to get around flavored-tobacco banThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor Oakland residents and public health advocates are celebrating the banning of flavored tobacco, including menthol, which Oakland City Council …
SF International Arts Fest returns to confront our messed-up worldThe Mercury News - Andrew Gilbert In troubled times, artists often look to archetypes, legends and folklore to explore the rumbling fault lines that put society at risk. Perhaps …
Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto author Yangsze Choo drawn to 'strange and odd' talesThe Mercury News - Chuck Barney It wasn’t all that long ago that Palo Alto resident Yangsze Choo, 45, wrote only for herself — late at night, as her husband and children slept. It …
San Francisco Bay Area Randy's Donuts coming to Bay Area and you can be part of itThe Mercury News - Jim Harrington Randy’s Donuts has been a Southern California favorite for 60 years, an iconic spot to satisfy one’s hunger that belongs in the same category of …
California Graffiti threats found at East Bay middle schoolThe Mercury News - Rick Hurd DANVILLE — Another school in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District is dealing with a shooting threat, and police were there in increased …
Vaccination Anti-vaccination rhetoric shouldn't be considered free speech, opponents sayThe Mercury News - Reuters GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) – Doubts about vaccines have spread across social media like a disease, and false information that “kills people” should be …
Golden State Warriors Kurtenbach: Whatever you do, don’t take the Warriors’ incredible run for grantedThe Mercury News - Dieter Kurtenbach PORTLAND, Ore. — Do not take this for granted, Warriors fans. Yes, heading into the 2018-19 campaign, it was easily presumed that Golden State …
Wildfires Letter: PG&E may have started wildfires--but this made them infernosThe Mercury News - Letters To The Editor PG&E may have started the fires, but tinder caused it to be an inferno. If we don’t understand the whole picture, we’re doomed to repeat the tragedy …
Festivals Memorial Day: Bay Area's festival-packed weekendThe Mercury News - Lisa Herendeen If BottleRock Napa’s not on your agenda, not to worry: The Bay Area’s holiday weekend is packed with festivals. Find times, details, admission prices …
Colin Kaepernick Mutual admiration society: Colin Kaepernick cheers Warriors onto series sweep of PortlandThe Mercury News - Gary Peterson When the Warriors hit the floor for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday they were down three players. But …
Tulsa, OK With tornadoes bearing down, an aquarium encouraged guests to take shelter with its sharksThe Mercury News - The Washington Post Tuesday morning in Tulsa began with a confirmed tornado and a blaring warning from the National Weather Service: “Take shelter now!” One offer of …
Social Security Map: Top baby name in each stateThe Mercury News - Bay Area News Group Emma and Liam still rule the nursery, but the names’ dominance is not as monolithic as the national statistics suggest. State-by-state breakdowns, …
