Understanding lupus is the first step in fighting the disease
You may have heard of lupus but probably don’t really know what it is. That was true of San Jose resident Jane Siebenmorgen in 2004, when she started feeling fatigue …
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Cancer patients focus on healing with help of Pink Ribbon Good
Turning 30 is a major milestone in many young adults’ lives. For Esther Ashford, celebrating her 30th birthday this October meant she was still alive. Ashford was diagnosed with stage …
In 2023, who’s naughty and who’s nice?
As we reach Christmas 2023, cartoonists across the country have drawn clear conclusions about who has been naughty and nice at a time when Americans face angst about issues such …
6 historical mysteries that scientists finally cracked in 2023 — and one they didn’t
By Katie Hunt | CNN Science is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. Paleogenetics teases out astonishing secrets from DNA hidden in bones and dirt. Artificial intelligence decodes ancient texts …
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop One to shut down after failing to reinvent transit
By Sarah McBride | Bloomberg Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation company building tube-encased lines to zip passengers and freight from city to city at airplane-like speeds, is shutting down, according …
Bay Area residents who died in 2023
We knew their names because they were our neighbors. Some of them served our communities, others were leaders of business and industry, played or coached for the region’s sports teams, …
Another California city calls for cease-fire in Gaza
Long Beach officials have formally called on the federal government to support negotiations for a lasting humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, among other efforts to de-escalate tensions amid the …
California is set to become 2nd state to allow turning wastewater into drinking water
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a …
Half Moon Bay’s Senior Coastsiders helps Chinese seniors
They were shivering in shock, huddled under blankets in a local evacuation center when Kiki Wolfeld found them. It had been hours since their disgruntled coworker had gunned down seven …
Spare the Air alert issued for Friday; rainy weather to arrive this weekend
Poor air quality is expected to choke the Bay Area’s skies on Friday before a rainy weather system swings into the region, potentially offering a fresh round of showers for …