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Health

Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Robert Tjian, a distinguished UC Berkley biochemist and gene researcher, has been named president...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Update: Antioch Woman Infected With The West Nile Virus

Update: Antioch Woman Infected With The West Nile Virus

An Antioch woman, aged 56, was infected with the West Nile virus, the Contra Costa Mosquito &...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 12:54

Bay Area’s Air Is Getting Better

On Friday, a health advisory was issued with regard to Santa Clara Valley’s air quality. The public...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 16:43
LifeCycle Raises Money for AIDS Groups

LifeCycle Raises Money for AIDS Groups

This year's LifeCycle promises to be biggest ever, as about 2,500 cyclists left the San Francisco...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 20:38
Sutter Health Nurses Start 10-Day Strike

Sutter Health Nurses Start 10-Day Strike

As many as 4,000 nurses were scheduled to walk off their job at 7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 15:23
Go Red For Women

Go Red For Women

The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Movement has gained momentum as the First Lady...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 21:47
Mysterious Skin Disease To Be Researched by CDC

Mysterious Skin Disease To Be Researched by CDC

U. S. health authorities announced Wednesday that a thorough investigation is to be conducted on an...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 13:00
Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Still High in Southern California

Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Still High in Southern California

The risk of developing cancer from air pollution in Southern California has decreased in recent...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 16:44
Authorities searching for people who traveled with TB infected woman

Authorities searching for people who traveled with TB infected woman

Health officials are searching for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a...
» read full story January 03rd, 2008 - 16:30
Traveler with TB Causes Alarm in Sunnyvale, CA

Traveler with TB Causes Alarm in Sunnyvale, CA

A 30-year-old woman from Sunnyvale, Calif., returned from a trip to India with a drug-resistant...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 13:22
Acclaimed Poet, Biographer, Feminist Diane Middlebrook Passes away at 68

Acclaimed Poet, Biographer, Feminist Diane Middlebrook Passes away at 68

Diane Middlebrook, a leading feminist scholar known for her acclaimed biographies of poets Anne...
» read full story December 16th, 2007 - 14:10
Nurses at 13 Bay Area Hospitals Go on Two-Day Strike

Nurses at 13 Bay Area Hospitals Go on Two-Day Strike

Almost 5,000 nurses at 13 Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health, a nonprofit network of...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 15:38
Clearer Air In Bay Area

Clearer Air In Bay Area

After turning into ashes thousands of acres of forest, Lick fire of Henry W. Coe State Park and...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 14:29
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Science

Astronauts Are Getting Ready For Their First Spacewalk

Astronauts Are Getting Ready For Their First Spacewalk

The first spacewalk for the astronauts on the ISS consists of a tedious cleaning and lube job on...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:03
Palin Loses Again: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Listed As Endangered

Palin Loses Again: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Listed As Endangered

This week, the Cook Inlet beluga whale population near Anchorage has made it onto the list of...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 14:45
EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is safe to drink, but things are not like...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:29
Geologists Discover Oldest Reminiscent Rocks Of Earth’s Crust

Geologists Discover Oldest Reminiscent Rocks Of Earth’s Crust

Geologists could be looking at the oldest rocks on Earth in northern Quebec, along the eastern...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:00

Researchers Discover World’s Oldest Rocks

Scientists have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth, thanks to which we could soon find out more...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 20:49
Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Shakes Bay Area

Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Shakes Bay Area

Friday at about 9 P.M. CDT, a minor earthquake originating near Alamo hit the San Francisco Bay...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 16:50
Astronauts Start Their First Spacewalk

Astronauts Start Their First Spacewalk

Discovery has displaced its two spacewalkers, Michael Fossum and Ronald Garran, for their first...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 23:33
Update 1: NASA Prepares Discovery For Launch

Update 1: NASA Prepares Discovery For Launch

The six men and one woman who will fly space shuttle Discovery into orbit later today are putting...
» read full story May 31st, 2008 - 15:20
Yuri Gagarin Night Celebrated First Manned Space Flight

Yuri Gagarin Night Celebrated First Manned Space Flight

Last night was Yuri Gagarin night, celebrated by hundreds of parties all over the world which...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 20:02
Update: Dextre Outfitted And Ready To Roll

Update: Dextre Outfitted And Ready To Roll

NASA announced that the STS-123 and Expedition 16 crews have begun a new day that will be...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 14:51
Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk, Assemble Dextre

Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk, Assemble Dextre

NASA announced that Dextre, the final element of the International Space Station’s Mobile...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 16:46
Pink Salmon under Threat of Extinction Due to Fish Farm Parasites

Pink Salmon under Threat of Extinction Due to Fish Farm Parasites

Wild pink salmon in northwestern Canada are at high risk of death and could soon disappear because...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 16:07
Calaveras Fault Quake Reminds of "Next Big One"

Calaveras Fault Quake Reminds of "Next Big One"

The magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck the Calaveras fault near Alum Rock Tuesday night at 8:04...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 14:06
ISS: Repair Of Torn Solar Array Is A Success

ISS: Repair Of Torn Solar Array Is A Success

NASA announced that the Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock successfully...
» read full story November 03rd, 2007 - 19:25
Forecasters Warn of Possible Tropical Storm

Forecasters Warn of Possible Tropical Storm

The low pressure weather system which Thursday morning moved across Florida into the Gulf of Mexico...
» read full story September 21st, 2007 - 12:58
Scientists  Say Antarctica  Icebergs Hold  Sea Life

Scientists Say Antarctica Icebergs Hold Sea Life

A new study revealed that icebergs in Antarctica are serving as “hotspots” for ocean life, with...
» read full story June 25th, 2007 - 11:20
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Technology

Hawaii To Become A Better Place For Electric Car Grid

Hawaii To Become A Better Place For Electric Car Grid

Shortly after Better Place announced plans for a green infrastructure in the San Francisco Bay...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:39
Better Place Envisions “Car 2.0” Age

Better Place Envisions “Car 2.0” Age

Last week at San Francisco’s City hall, Shai Agassi, the CEO electric vehicle infrastructure...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:48
Virgin America Tests Wi-Fi Service Above San Francisco Bay Area

Virgin America Tests Wi-Fi Service Above San Francisco Bay Area

Virgin America is planning on becoming the most up-to-date domestic airline, with a week-long beta...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 14:53
A Better Place In The San Francisco Bay Area

A Better Place In The San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area will feature in the near future a large charging stations network meant...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 16:26
Bay Area To Become The First “Green Infrastructure” Center

Bay Area To Become The First “Green Infrastructure” Center

We hear of green technology and sustainable transportation every day, but we hardly see anything...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:39

No More Abusive Prostitution Ads On Craigslist

Craigslist has discreetly rolled out new restrictions for those posting ads to its erotic services...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 23:59
Judge Ceases iPhone Battery Lawsuit

Judge Ceases iPhone Battery Lawsuit

District judge Matthew F Kennelly in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit against Apple without it even...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 00:29
First Amendment Challenged: Wikileaks Shut by Ca. Judge

First Amendment Challenged: Wikileaks Shut by Ca. Judge

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the shutdown of an anonymous whistleblower site,...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 16:48
Starbucks Announces Free Song Giveaway Starting Oct. 2

Starbucks Announces Free Song Giveaway Starting Oct. 2

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks announced that starting Oct. 2 it's planning to give its...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 15:27
The Maps War: Google And Microsoft Takes You To The Streets

The Maps War: Google And Microsoft Takes You To The Streets

Google Maps has two new features: Street View and Mapplets. Those innovations were announcer by...
» read full story June 30th, 2007 - 18:02
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U.S.

Bay Area to Become Electric Cars Capital

Bay Area to Become Electric Cars Capital

Thursday, San Francisco Bay Area cities announced they were planning to build the electric car...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 15:02
Latin and Black Voters Instrumental to the Success of Proposition 8

Latin and Black Voters Instrumental to the Success of Proposition 8

Although the fact that the black and Latino demographic contributed heavily to the success of...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 16:11

Multi-millionaires also back Obama ahead of election

Los Angeles - Barack Obama has promised to increase taxes if he becomes president of the United...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 11:50
EWG Says Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

EWG Says Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is safe to drink, but things are not like...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 11:39
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Business

Christian Science Monitor Abandons Print Edition, Goes Online Only

Christian Science Monitor Abandons Print Edition, Goes Online Only

In a move that may be soon followed by others, the Christian Science Monitor, a daily publication...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:01
US District Judge Ceases iPhone Battery Lawsuit

US District Judge Ceases iPhone Battery Lawsuit

District judge Matthew F Kennelly in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit against Apple without it even...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 16:17
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Specials

The Zeppelin’s Era Is Back, This Time over Bay Area Skies

The Zeppelin’s Era Is Back, This Time over Bay Area Skies

The zeppelin, used for commercial passenger transport and military operations until the beginning...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 13:28
Omar Becomes a Category 3 Hurricane

Omar Becomes a Category 3 Hurricane

After rendering, on Wednesday, many cruise ships to change their previously scheduled...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 17:21

Former Co-Publisher of the Oakland Tribune, Nancy Maynard, Dies at 61

Nancy Hicks Maynard, co-founder of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and former...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 15:25
Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Scares Bay Area Residents

Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Scares Bay Area Residents

The Friday magnitude 4.0 earthquake that shook the San Francisco Bay Area may have been a bit...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 15:45

Still No Electricity In Hundreds Of Brooklyn Homes

Although power has been restored to most Brooklyn residents who had lost electricity on Sunday,...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 16:06
Fireworks All Across Jones Beach

Fireworks All Across Jones Beach

A rather unusual incident lead to yesterday’s evacuation of the Jones Beach in Long Island, where...
» read full story July 06th, 2008 - 14:43
Update 3: Angelina Jolie's Doctor Says Twins Are Weeks Away

Update 3: Angelina Jolie's Doctor Says Twins Are Weeks Away

Angelina Jolie’s gynecologist held a press conference on Wednesday during which he gave details...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 20:48
Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage

Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage

Not even two weeks have passed since same-sex marriage became legal in California and drag...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 15:18
Bay Area Air Regulators to Charge for Greenhouse Gases

Bay Area Air Regulators to Charge for Greenhouse Gases

Bay Area Air Quality District, an agency for air pollution regulations in the San Francisco Bay...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 13:23
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Movies

Sharon Stone Loses Custody Of Son Roan

Sharon Stone Loses Custody Of Son Roan

For yet unclear reasons, actress Sharon Stone has lost joint custody of her oldest son, 8-year-old...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 00:36
Clooney: World “A Little Less Funny” Without Bernie Mac

Clooney: World “A Little Less Funny” Without Bernie Mac

The unexpected death of comedian and actor Bernie Mac Saturday morning at only 50 has left fans,...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 15:11
Jet Li and Jackie Chan Spare 'Forbidden Kingdom' from Mediocrity

Jet Li and Jackie Chan Spare 'Forbidden Kingdom' from Mediocrity

If you’re in love with martial arts, Jackie Chan, Jet Li or all three together, then your...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 16:14
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Music

Beck, Primus and Ben Harper Join Outside Fest

Beck, Primus and Ben Harper Join Outside Fest

San Francisco’s inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, to be held Aug. 22-24 at the...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 12:29
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Sports

Track star Marion Jones released from prison

Washington - Disgraced track superstar Marion Jones was released from prison on Friday after...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 11:23

Former NBA Star Kevin "The Duck" Duckworth Dies at 44

American professional basketball player Kevin Duckworth, a former Portland Trail Blazers center,...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 21:21
BALCO And WADA United Against Doping

BALCO And WADA United Against Doping

Dick Pound, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Victor Conte, founder of...
» read full story December 13th, 2007 - 15:08
Hogan’s Son Was Racing Before The Crash

Hogan’s Son Was Racing Before The Crash

Clearwater police agents questioned the driver of a silver Dodge Viper present at the scene of Nick...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 16:48
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World

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21

Former NFL Player Tom McHale Found Dead

An investigation is under way into the strange death of former Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 15:44
Wildfires Scorch 33,000 acres of Everglades National Park

Wildfires Scorch 33,000 acres of Everglades National Park

Despite huge efforts made by crews of the Florida Firefighters, a blaze that started Wednesday...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 22:44
Update: Gay Marriage Ruling Splits Many

Update: Gay Marriage Ruling Splits Many

Most opponents of gay marriage – which recently became legal after California's Supreme Court...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 22:03
Water Rationing in East Bay

Water Rationing in East Bay

East Bay Municipal Utility District declared on Tuesday a water-shortage emergency across the...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 11:17
Wildfires Force Evacuations, State of Emergency in Florida

Wildfires Force Evacuations, State of Emergency in Florida

The dry and windy meteorological conditions fueled several wildfires across the central Atlantic...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 11:10
Freemont Line Delayed by Yard Fire

Freemont Line Delayed by Yard Fire

Bay Area Rapid Transit officials closed three East Bay stations on Sunday afternoon because of a...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 14:44
Cold Weather Hits Upper Midwest

Cold Weather Hits Upper Midwest

On Sunday a cold weather extended from the northern Plains to the Northeast, bringing a lot of...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 11:34
The Search Is On For Two Missing Skiers Near Lake Tahoe

The Search Is On For Two Missing Skiers Near Lake Tahoe

The search to find two missing skiers from San Francisco near Lake Tahoe was suspended Sunday...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 11:33
Amtrak Train Stranded in Sierra Nevada Resumes its Voyage

Amtrak Train Stranded in Sierra Nevada Resumes its Voyage

The approximately 400 passengers who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada on Saturday are on their...
» read full story February 03rd, 2008 - 21:28
Coast Guard Criticized In Oil Spill Intervention

Coast Guard Criticized In Oil Spill Intervention

The San Francisco Bay oil spill incident that occurred in November came back to the public eye as...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 12:24
Snow Blocks Highway 9 in Santa Cruz Mountains

Snow Blocks Highway 9 in Santa Cruz Mountains

The Bay Area is in for some snowy weather these days, as the Santa Cruz Mountains became the...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 09:57

Young Man Dies in East Palo Alto While Hanging Christmas Lights

A 23-year-old man was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights in the San Francisco Bay Area...
» read full story December 16th, 2007 - 20:51
South Korea Struggles to Clean Up Oil Spill

South Korea Struggles to Clean Up Oil Spill

On Saturday South Korean workers armed with oil skimmers and containment fences struggled to clean...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 14:41
Pilot in Bay Oil Spill Formally Accused of Misconduct

Pilot in Bay Oil Spill Formally Accused of Misconduct

State Officials issued formal misconduct charges against the pilot of the Cosco Busan cargo ship,...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 14:09
San Francisco Bay Opens to Fishing after Oil Spill

San Francisco Bay Opens to Fishing after Oil Spill

State officials have opened San Francisco Bay to almost all fishing on Thursday afternoon, after...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 13:03
The Explorer: Rescue Operation Obstructed by Antarctic Snow Storm

The Explorer: Rescue Operation Obstructed by Antarctic Snow Storm

The 154 people that were aboard the sinking cruise ship that struck ice on Friday in the Antarctic...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 08:57
Three People Survived Two Planes’ Collision

Three People Survived Two Planes’ Collision

Three people survived after two small planes collided over Commencement Bay, near Tacoma...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 13:05
Cloutier Wins Election and Apologizes for Intoxication Arrest

Cloutier Wins Election and Apologizes for Intoxication Arrest

Council Member and Vice Mayor Gary Cloutier has been elected mayor of Vallejo according to the...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 12:17
India and Bangladesh Evacuate as Cyclone Sidr Approaches

India and Bangladesh Evacuate as Cyclone Sidr Approaches

On Thursday Indian and Bangladeshi authorities warned thousands of people to evacuate as Tropical...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 13:02
U.S. Feds Launch Criminal Investigation into San Francisco Crash

U.S. Feds Launch Criminal Investigation into San Francisco Crash

The U.S. prosecutors opened a criminal investigation about the Chinese container...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 11:29
Hundreds Hard at Work to Clean Up SF Bay Area Oil Spill

Hundreds Hard at Work to Clean Up SF Bay Area Oil Spill

Hundreds of people work hard to save wildlife and halt the spread of a large oil spill in the San...
» read full story November 11th, 2007 - 12:18
Moderate Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Bay Area

Moderate Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area was shaken by an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale on...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 15:52
Gunman Kills One Police Officer and Injures Three in Miami

Gunman Kills One Police Officer and Injures Three in Miami

A gunman killed one policeman and injured three in Miami-Dade County after being stopped by the...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 21:41
Canada Will Build Arctic Military Bases and Increase Number of Troops

Canada Will Build Arctic Military Bases and Increase Number of Troops

Canada plans to increase the number of troops patrolling the Arctic region and build new military...
» read full story August 11th, 2007 - 21:23
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People

Cartoonist Phil Frank, Creator of “Farley," Dies

Cartoonist Phil Frank, Creator of “Farley," Dies

Cartoonist Phil Frank, known for his work on the comic strips “Farley” and “The...
» read full story September 14th, 2007 - 13:55
Talk Show Host Tom Snyder Dies Of Leukemia At 71

Talk Show Host Tom Snyder Dies Of Leukemia At 71

Famous broadcast journalist Tom Snyder, the man who co-anchored the first noon news with...
» read full story July 30th, 2007 - 17:21
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Video Games

Need For Speed Undercover. Need for Maggie Q

Need For Speed Undercover. Need for Maggie Q

Electronic Arts decided to strengthen its upcoming Need for Speed Undercover storyline. After...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 14:00
Need For Speed: Undercover Gets Maggie Q, Release Date

Need For Speed: Undercover Gets Maggie Q, Release Date

It seems like even Electronic Arts wasn’t very happy about the latest installment of its famous...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 13:52
EA and Microsoft Exchange Officials

EA and Microsoft Exchange Officials

After the precipitated departure of Peter Moore from Microsoft’s games division to Electronic Arts...
» read full story August 09th, 2007 - 11:25
Peter Moore and Microsoft Part Ways

Peter Moore and Microsoft Part Ways

The iconic figure from Microsoft’s games division is leaving the company to pursue other interests...
» read full story July 18th, 2007 - 11:13
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