Should Newsom delay his swearing-in as lieutenant governor?
Holiday travelers benefit from spread-out season
As travelers take to the road, air and rail Thursday, they should keep one thing in mind: It could be worse.
PG&E; pushed controversial pipeline plan
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. led the successful lobbying campaign to persuade federal regulators writing natural-gas safety rules seven years ago to endorse a pipe inspection method many experts see as deficient -- the technique used on the pipeline that later failed catastrophically in San Bruno.
'Lame duck' Congress turned into Energizer Bunny
This is the story of a "lame duck" Congress that wasn't. Shaken by a historic election in which angry voters canceled Democratic control of the House, lawmakers of both parties and President Barack Obama tried something new: They consulted each other. They cooperated. And finally, they compromised.
Americans boost spending heading into holidays
Americans spent at a moderate pace last month, giving the economy a boost ahead of the holidays. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that consumers increased their spending 0.4 percent in November, the fifth month in a row that spending rose.
IBM researchers predict the future
By 2015, your mobile phone will project a 3-D image of anyone who calls and your laptop will be powered by kinetic energy. At least that's what IBM Corp. sees in its crystal ball.
Blasts at Swiss, Chile embassy in Rome, 2 injured
Rome's police chief says all embassies have been informed about a pair of package bombs that exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies, injuring two people who opened them.
2 dead, 4 wounded in S. San Francisco shooting
Two people were killed and four wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting Wednesday night in South San Francisco.
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