Bay Area home prices, sales on the rise
One Contra Costa County real estate agent calls the current market "explosive".
Bay Area real estate market is busy, sales and cost are up
Maureen Naylor reports.
Different parts of California's electrical infrastructure
Have a look at various power plants in California.
US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now
Amid prolonged drought and climate change in a region that's only getting thirstier, when that reckoning will arrive — and how much time remains to prepare for it — is still a guess.
Brach’s launches ‘turkey dinner’ flavored candy corn
As if candy corn wasn’t already controversial enough, it’s back with all new Thanksgiving dinner-inspired flavors.
President Trump signs coronavirus relief executive orders
The President signed four orders from his New Jersey golf course on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
President Trump signs four executive orders
Trump signed all four from his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
FDA hand sanitizer recall widens to over 100 products
More than 100 "dangerous" hand sanitizers have made the Food and Drug Administration's rolling list of sanitizers that have been recalled due to the presence of a toxic chemical.
Ground beef recall affects 38,000 pounds of meat imported from Canada
Packages distributed throughout Florida, Georgia, North Carolina South Carolina and have 'high' health risk.
Federal unemployment bonus payment program expires at midnight, millions impacted
In its simplest terms, failure to renew this program will be yet another major economic disaster.
Oil giants lost billions as pandemic crushed demand for fuel
San Ramon, California-based Chevron brought in $13.49 billion in revenue, about a third of what it brought in last year.
Trader Joe's to keep popular international food labels, denies packaging is racist
After saying earlier this month that it is replacing "any variations" on the name Trader Joe's, the company said in an announcement on its website it will keep "products that resonate with our customers" on the shelves.
Couple banned by Walmart after wearing Nazi flag face mask at store
Police say the couple has been issued trespass notices. Officials said they are banned from visiting any Walmart facility for at least a year.
Unemployed workers anxious about future of extra $600 benefit
The benefits program was designed to help the estimated 25 million Americans receiving it, pay for essentials.
US new home sales jump 13.8% in June
The Commerce Department reported Friday that the June gain pushed sales of new homes to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 776,000. The increase follows a 19.4% jump in May.
FDA adds methanol warning to more coronavirus hand sanitizer products
All of the hand sanitizers were manufactured in Mexico and have been flagged for "risk of methanol contamination." Fifty-five products on the list have an issued recall.
Tax day is July 15: Here's what you need to know
As of July 3, about 142 million taxpayers out of around 155 million, had already filed their federal tax returns. But, because of the pandemic, only about 131 million returns have been processed because the IRS has fewer staff available.
Average gas price rises over last 2 weeks
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline increased by 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.24 per gallon.