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Who Was Your Best Dressed At The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards?

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NC college student says deer was being butchered in nail salon

Customers in High Point were left shocked by a photo apparently showing a deer being butchered on the floor of a nail salon.

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A quarter of Americans aren’t washing their hands while cooking, survey finds

Many Americans are dreaming about full plates and second helpings as Thanksgiving draws ever nearer, but one in three Americans is worried about getting food poisoning from someone else’s poor kitchen...

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FDA Warns Dollar Store About Tainted OTC Drugs

The drugs include Dollar Tree's Assured Brand OTC drugs and other drug products sold by Dollar Tree Co., which operates stores under the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar names.

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Who Was Your Best Dressed At The 2019 American Music Awards?

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Chemical spill at Tam High pool prompts shelter in place

article MILL VALLEY, Calif. - Officials ordered a shelter-in-place on Tuesday after a chemical spill at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. Mill Valley police said there was some sort of chemical...

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Talk of taking over PG&E continues at latest town hall meeting

With the recent PG&E outage still fresh, many attendees expressed anger with the utility.

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US citizen from California killed in Afghanistan attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a civilian aid worker from San Francisco was killed in a weekend attack on a U.N. vehicle in Afghanistan. He identified the worker as Anil Raj, an American citizen.

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San Jose police say 'death investigation' appears to be suicide

About 3 a.m., police officers could also be heard yelling at someone to come out from a gray sedan parked nearby.

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California DMV is making $50M a year selling drivers’ personal info to...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has been generating revenue of $50 million a year by selling drivers’ personal information, such as names, physical addresses, and car registration...

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Cole Hardware’s DIY News Digest

Welcome to our DIY News Digest. The focus of the Digest is all things DIY: gardening, painting, home repair, cooking, tools, remodeling and more. Articles an... by Cole Hardware

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New Amazon delivery hubs coming to Milpitas, Livermore

Amazon is expanding its territory in the Bay Area.The company plans to add new locations in Milpitas and Livermore.

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Iman Was Giving Us Goddess Vibes At The 2019 International Emmy Awards

Iman attended the 47th Annual International Emmy Awards held at New York Hilton on Monday (November 25) in New York City. The International Emmy Awards is

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President Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis

A White House official says Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and programs,...

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Gobble, gobble: Here’s why Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November

Have you ever wondered why families share turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce on the fourth Thursday in November each year? Here's how the holiday date came to be in the U.S.

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Parents, other experts named to guide California’s early education reforms

Parents and family child care providers are among the experts who will guide California’s efforts to expand and improve early childhood education in the state.

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This is the worst time to drive this Thanksgiving

The Bay Area will be soaked this week leaving roads slick and slow. Meanwhile in the Sierra, a major winter storm is expected with white out conditions and highway closures possible.

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USFWC Racial & Economic Justice Member Council

About the Council: A member spaced dedicated to discussing how to best use the space to elevate racial and economic justice issues. Meeting times: Meets every other month, on the first Monday, 12:45 -...

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Michael B Jordan, Warner Bros Have Discussed Black Superman Pitch

Michael B. Jordan reportedly met with Warner Bros. earlier this year to pitch his version of a Black Superman to the studio.

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Radhika Apte In Iris van Herpen Haute Couture International Emmy Awards

Radhika Apte joined Iman on the red carpet for the 47th Annual International Emmy Awards held at New York Hilton on Monday (November 25) in New York City.

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U.S. Smoking Rate Hits New Low, But Vaping Rises

Just under 14% of American adults smoked cigarettes in 2018, a dramatic decline from the 42% adult smoking rate in 1965, according to researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The Hibernia Bank

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6 Things Dance Majors Should Do As They Prepare to Graduate

As graduation day looms, college seniors might find themselves reeling with both excitement and dread. "They have to navigate this tender moment where they're opening their wings and about to jump out...

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Study ranks top 15 U.S. cities for single millennials

Being single for the holidays may not be so bad and your chances of meeting a significant other could be more likely if you live in the right city, research revealed.

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Bella Heathcote In Gucci

Bella Heathcote attended the Stan Originals Showcase held at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday (November 26) in Sydney, Australia. Stan is like an

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FBI: Scammers targeting older victims in 'Latin Lotto' scheme

Authorities are warning about a lottery scheme targeting Latino women in their mid-60s to 80s.

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Offering Career Development? Consider This

Career development programs boost retention, but will they really have a strategic impact? These 5 recommendations may make all the difference.

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Schools keep hiring counselors, but students’ stress levels are only growing

Shootings, fires and social media have left students stressed and anxious. Counselors say it’s hard to keep up.

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Power out in southwest Santa Rosa due to underground vault rupture

An underground vault rupture in Santa Rosa on Tuesday knocked power out in the city.

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ExtraOrdinary Districts Season 2

Season 2 is Coming November 18thExtraOrdinary Districts - ordinary school districts that get extraordinary results. In season two…

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Glenview Elementary School (2019-20)

Ref: PCN7267 IN-HOUSE VACANCY - INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY: Due to union restrictions, this position is only available to current employees of this school district for the first 5 days following the...

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Santa Clara Count opens cold weather shelters through Friday

The homeless bed supply will increase by 95 in Santa Clara County this week due to near-freezing temperatures.

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Modern Terminal Operating System (TOS)

Octopi is a modern and affordable software-as-a-service terminal operating system (TOS) designed for small- and medium-sized container and mixed cargo terminals — replacing pen and paper, Excel and...

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49ers kick off season of giving with Thanksgiving meal for those in need

The San Francisco 49ers are giving back to the community during their own great football season.

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California braces for blizzard, ice, rain, forceful winds

“It’s going to be a pretty significant storm,” said NWS meteorologist Johnnie Powell. “We could get three to four feet, easy.”

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EOYDC is Grateful!

We've kicked off college tour season with the Washington D.C. tour. EOYDC alumni showed us around the campuses and surrounding areas. Thank you to Southwest Airlines for getting us to our destinations...

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Para-Educator: Crocker Highlands Elementary School (2019-20)

Ref: PCN1452 IN-HOUSE VACANCY - INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY: Due to union restrictions, this position is only available to current employees of this school district for the first 7 days following the...

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Power outage at Oakland airport foils some holiday travelers' plans

A power outage at Oakland International Airport is creating delays Tuesday night during one of the busiest travel days of the year.

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How divorce after 50 may affect your retirement savings

Getting divorced this year? If you're past 50, it's critically important to pay attention to how your retirement savings weathers the storm.

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Brick Court shortlisted for 12 categories in the 2020 Legal 500 UK Bar Awards

Brick Court Chambers has received 12 nominations in next year's Legal 500 UK Bar Awards.

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Andrew Short QC shortlisted for Employment Silk of the Year at The Legal 500...

We are delighted to announce that Andrew Short QC has been shortlisted for Employment Silk of the Year at The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020. Andrew Short QC is at the forefront of equal pay claims in the...

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California Officials Will Raise Cannabis Cultivation Taxes On New Year’s Day

Licensed cannabis business in the Golden State are about to pay even more in taxes.

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What Ballet Directors Look for During an Audition Class

Audition classes may not differ much from any other class—but directors have ways of sussing out who has what they're looking for. We spoke to three artistic directors to get their perspective from the...

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Trick shots with Golden State Warriors

Prior to bringing their "Pushing the Limits" World Tour to San Francisco (Jan. 11, 2020) and around the world starting December of 2019, Zeus McClurkin made ...

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The Songs That Give Kristin Sudeikis the Chills

Anyone who has taken Kristin Sudeikis' class knows that her love of music is contagious. It's hard to leave her classes at Broadway Dance Center or Peridance without a new favorite song—partially...

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Reading Aloud to Babies Exposes them to 1.4 MILLION Words by Age 5

Babies whose parents read aloud to them learned an average of 1.4 million words by age 5!

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Schools fail to identify thousands of homeless children, state audit finds

California schools must do a better job of counting and providing services to homeless students, audit says.

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The partisan divide over climate change persists, says Pew

"Democrats and Republicans remain at ideological odds over the causes of climate change and the effects of policies to address it," according to a new Pew Research Center survey (N

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Game Preview: Warriors vs. Bulls

The Warriors head to Memphis for the first game of back-to-back.

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Black Friday Deals At Chabot

We’re excited to say that we have a fun deal in store this Black Friday. Get the news first from our Facebook Page or right here on Friday morning (11/29). Stay tuned! Can you guess what the deal is?...

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