The Senate on Tuesday failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance the House-passed bill to end the government shutdown and extend funding into next month, with no new Democrats offering their ...

Modern vessels may also employ multi-constellation GNSS receivers capable of accessing signals from GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, ...

The menu at The Lobster Boat reads like a love letter to New England’s seafaring culinary traditions. Lobster, naturally, takes center stage in various preparations that showcase its sweet, delicate ...

Santa Clara County officials are worried about how big cuts to Medicaid under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will hurt the area’s four county-run hospitals, which rely heavily on ...

Voters in Santa Clara County will decide if they should approve a five-eighths cent sales tax on Election Day 2025. If approved, the measure would take effect in April 2026 and last five years through ...

Donations to the campaign total over $274,000, with major contributions from businesses, nonprofits and industry groups. If approved, the sales tax would increase Redding's rate to 8.25% and is ...

Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.

The album breaks the modern-era records for most albums sold and units earned in a single week. By Xander Zellner The first-week numbers for Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, are, ...

James Gunn's Superman arrived on HBO Max on September 19, and quickly surpassed 13 million views in its first 10 days on the streaming service, marking the platform’s biggest feature launch since 2023 ...

Tamara Rhodes knows from her daily experience that she is poor — making tough choices about what food to buy, and putting off health treatment and buying medicines because she cannot afford them. But ...

James took issue with the ESPN analyst's criticism of his son Bronny James 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony/YouTube; Luke Hales/Getty Stephen A. Smith is speaking out about his confrontation with ...

McCarty plans a November 2026 ballot measure to raise $8–9M for housing. Revenue would fund first-time buyer aid, renter assistance and tiny homes. McCarty and West Sacramento mayor will pursue MLB ...