If you want to be president of the United States, you've got to be willing to answer some tough questions—just ask Hillary Clinton! At a recent campaign event in New Hampshire,...
Harris Wittels' cause of death has been revealed. According to a coroner's report obtained by E! News, the 30-year-old Parks and Recreation producer died from an accidental...
Photo: Corbis PARIS (Reuters) - Actress and singer Jane Birkin has asked Hermes to remove her name from one of the luxury goods maker’s best-selling bags due to what she called “cruelusli” crocodile farming and slaughtering practices. “I have asked Hermes to rename the Birkin Croco until they adopt better practices that meet international standards for the production of this bag,” Birkin said in a statement from her agent.
Prince George has an £18,000 cottage on wheels to play in at Highgrove after it was gifted by the company that makes them
IAC/InterActive swung to a profit in the June quarter, as revenue at its Match Group grew 19% ahead of the division’s planned initial public offering.
Multi-talented baseball standout Ryan Gorton is doing whatever it takes to stay in professional baseball.
A Florida man, once the nation’s youngest convicted murderer, was released on Tuesday from prison.
O'Leary's ETF invests in quality stocks that pay dividends
Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough Address: 753 Third St. East, Sonoma Asking price: $3.15 million Description: This three-bedroom Contemporary home near the historic Sonoma Square displays a balance of interior and exterior details. Board-and-batten construction... Читать дальше...
Extra infusions of teeth-gnashing and tantrums are needed to make this truly entertaining television, says Ed Power
The Internet is outraged following the death of Cecil the Lion—and many celebrities are now speaking out on social media. Judd Apatow, Mayim Bialik and Olivia Wilde are among...
The founder of the activist group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America claims that the strength of the US gun lobby has prevented lawmakers from requiring comprehensive background checks on gun buyers.
WASHINGTON - The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small federal agency that helps U.S. companies sell their products overseas, by underwriting loans to foreign customers. Conservatives oppose it as corporate welfare and are pushing to keep it dead. But late Monday the Senate voted 64-29 to add legislation reviving the bank to a sweeping highway bill being considered on the floor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small federal agency that helps U.S. companies sell their products ove…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small federal agency that helps U.S. companies sell their products ove…
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks and safety James Sample on the physically unable to perform list.
Prosecutors say Harlem Suarez was captured in an FBI sting after declaring support for the Islamic State on Facebook
After NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld Tom Brady’s four-game suspension, Brady’s agent ripped the decision. In a statement distributed this afternoon, agent Don Yee called the league’s appeals process “a sham” and insisted that Brady has done nothing wrong in Deflategate. “The Commissioner’s decision is deeply disappointing, but not surprising because the appeal process was…
Twitter Inc. turned a corner on its ad business, with sales up 61 percent due to growth in its mobile ad business. Yet, user growth remained underwhelming, up 2.6 percent to 316 million, a deceleration from last quarter even as Twitter made many efforts to make the service more user-friendly.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell denied New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension for his alleged involvement in the Deflategate scandal, the league announced Tuesday.
Chris Cooke's magnificent unbeaten 94 and Colin Ingram's century helps Glamorgan chase down 318 to beat Kent.
The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported that crude supplies fell by 1.9 million barrels for the week ended July 24, according to sources. Analysts surveyed by Platts forecast a 700,000-barrel decline. September crude was at $47.77 a barrel on Globex, down from the $47.98 settlement. The more closely watched Energy Information Administration report is due Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's respite from accelerating health care costs appears to be over.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's respite from accelerating health care costs appears to be over. Spending on health care will outpace the nation's overall economic growth over the next decade, the government forecast on Tuesday, underscoring a coming challenge for the next president, not to mention taxpayers, businesses and individual Americans. A combination of expanded insurance coverage under President Barack Obama's law, an aging population, and rising demand, will be squeezing society's ability to pay. Читать дальше...
