EEconomy Read More California has one of the nation’s weakest job marketsFebruary 8, 2026 California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding…
EEnvironment Read More California snake endangered since the 1960s prepares to make a comebackJanuary 22, 2026 In an unassuming building at the San Francisco Zoo, 115 brilliantly colored baby snakes are being fattened up…
HHealth care Read More Who can get money from Kaiser Permanente data breach settlement? – The Mercury NewsJanuary 19, 2026 The window has been opened for millions of Kaiser Permanente customers to claim a share of a $46…
MMental health Read More Stanford’s noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful – The Mercury NewsJanuary 16, 2026 By Kristen Rogers, CNN Summer passed Valerie Zeko by when she was 27, as she vegged out on…
WWNBA Read More Valkyries lose to Minnesota Lynx in first-ever WNBA playoff gameJanuary 2, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — The Valkyries opened their first-ever playoff game against the Minnesota Lynx with a promising start. The…
SSpace Read More Lick Observatory damaged by 110-mph winds as storms threaten telescopeDecember 31, 2025 Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive…
HHealth care Read More California job-based health insurance costs outpace wages, inflationDecember 28, 2025 The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in California rose at twice the pace of inflation over the past…
HHealth care Read More Kaiser labor talks stall, raising fears of another strikeDecember 27, 2025 Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…
AArts and design Read More An unsung an architectural marvelDecember 22, 2025 There’s a surreal serenity atop the world’s longest self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge, crowned by a thick blanket of…
WWildlife Read More Michigan’s rare cougar cubs spotted for the first time since MarchDecember 20, 2025 State wildlife experts say a rare pair of cougar cubs not seen in the Upper Peninsula since March…
BBreaking News Read More Warriors instant analysis: Draymond Green, Steph Curry face BlazersDecember 15, 2025 Steph Curry’s first 3-pointer of the third quarter rippled the net from 32 feet away, eliciting a murmur…
HHealth care Read More California to sell its own brand of insulinDecember 14, 2025 Emma Kleck has been totally dependent on insulin, the lifesaving medication for people living with diabetes, for 25…