23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (693+ words) Mixologist Erica Presto has made a career of shaking things up. She worked at downtown San Jose bars like Paper Plane and Alter Ego, and also at Oak & Rye in Los Gatos, before coming to Silos in Morgan Hill, a…...

20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (582+ words) The Warner Bros. sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned an estimated $30 million from 4,146 theaters, according to estimates Sunday from Rentrak. The film knocked “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” out of the top spot after the superhero blockbuster led the…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (174+ words) East Bay Times The City of Milpitas has appointed John E. Hall as its housing official. Hall’s first day on the job was Sept. 8. His role is to help advance the city’s efforts to expand housing opportunities and promote housing stability…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) Inflation cooled slightly in the Bay Area in August, but gasoline prices skyrocketed in the region, a government report released Friday shows. The Bay Area inflation rate rose 3.4% over the one-year period that ended in August, less than the 3.8% annual…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (431+ words) A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalizing some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (498+ words) By MEG KINNARD and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 “with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude.” The Smithsonian said he would leave the post…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (17+ words) East Bay Times...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (576+ words) Bessent said that getting even 19 countries to agree to take on the problem was “incredible” and shows “the sheer the enormity of the problem.” Bessent spoke after a two-day meeting of the 20 countries in Asheville, N.C. Bessent said earlier…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1133+ words) By REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task. Eating out or relying on convenience foods are increasingly difficult solutions for many American…...