Google Inc.s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internets dominant search engine.

Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime.

Barry Zito has a reputation as a second-half horse. But as the pennant race reaches full gallop, Zito isnt finishing in the money.

Permits for new single-family homes in Sonoma County are down 40% from last year, and a long, slow, tortuous path to recovery is foreseen.

A former Santa Rosa woman who has spent 11 years in prison for the shotgun slaying of a man during a carjacking returned to a Sonoma County courtroom for a second chance at vindication. Nicole Bradley, above, was just 21 years old when she was convicted of murder.

Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

Attorneys general in 18 states demanded that Craigslist remove its adult services section last week, the latest clash in a long-running conflict over online sexual ads that is likely to lead to a court battle, congressional debate or both, legal experts say. ...

The flight controls on a small plane that crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, killing three people on board, were in the correct position, an official with the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday. The twin-engine Beechcraft Queen Air...

The 91-year-old founder of an East Palo Alto steel company was among three people killed when their small plane plunged before horrified onlookers into a lagoon in the Redwood Shores area of Redwood City just before noon Thursday, authorities and the company...

Coit Tower is the perfect place to see amazing cityscapes, check out depression-era murals, and get mugged. The latter is not as popular with tourists and neighbors. My friends are afraid to come to my house, said Erik Breisacher, who has lived on the...

Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumns leaves begin to drop. The national average for a gallon of unleaded regular was $2.681 on Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. Thats...