Women in sports: Being a girl should never hold you back (Letters)

Being a girl should never hold you back Re: “Denver set to crush women’s sports record next month – and the team’s not done peaking,” Feb. 4 sports commentary In …

Insiders Hint at Clear Favorite in Bears’ Safety Decision

The Chicago Bears are heading into free agency with clarity forming at one of their most important defensive spots. Both starting safeties from last season are set to hit the …

Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll. For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of …

Metallica adds six more shows to its blockbuster Sphere residency

Metallica fans want more. And, as usual, Metallica fans are going to get it. “Due to unbelievable demand (wow, guys!) SIX SHOWS are being added to our Life Burns Faster …

Stanford grad Sterling K. Brown blasts Trump’s DEI attacks at NAACP event

Sterling K. Brown, the multi-award-winning actor and proud 1998 graduate of Stanford University, used his acceptance speech at the the NAACP Image Awards Saturday to warn about the dangers of …

Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide …

TAIT Acquires Silent House, Creating a Giant Combined Force for Technology and Creative Direction in Concert Touring and Other Live Experiences (EXCLUSIVE)

TAIT, for decades a juggernaut in providing technology and equipment for concert touring and other live experiences, has acquired Silent House, one of the foremost production studios and creative agencies …

Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process

By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of …

Megan Moroney’s ‘Cloud 9’ Becomes First Country Album by a Female Artist to Top Chart in Nearly Two Years

Megan Moroney made a smashing debut this week as her album “Cloud 9” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The country star earned her first chart-topper as “Cloud …

Carole Radziwill Joining ‘RHONY’ Season 16 as ‘Friend’ of the Cast, Filming to Begin This Week (EXCLUSIVE)

Carole Radziwill — who was on “The Real Housewives of New York City” from Season 5 through Season 10 — will be rejoining the cast in the role of “friend” for …

Editorial: Lawmakers take aim at state’s lax DUI rules

An investigative series about California’s lax drunken driving laws by CalMatters is prompting the Legislature to take action with 10 new bills. Each one needs to be evaluated based on …

Basketball notes: CIF State SoCal regional tournament set for local teams

No funky formats. No pool play. No double-elimination. It’s win or go home. The CIF State SoCal regional playoff pairings were released Sunday afternoon for boys and girls basketball. All …

Gunman who opened fire on crowded Texas bar was not on FBI radar before attack, authorities say

By JIM VERTUNO and LEKAN OYEKANAMI AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The gunman who opened fire outside a Texas bar and killed two people in an attack that wounded 14 others …

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude goes down amid ‘unprecedented demand’

By Shona Ghosh | Bloomberg Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and related consumer-facing applications went down early Monday, with the startup saying it has been grappling with “unprecedented demand” …