6 hrs ago - Tim Lincecum doesn't keep track of such things as scoreless innings streaks. He does know he's on a roll that might just earn him the starting nod for National League in the All-Star game.
20 hrs ago - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.
1 day ago - A federal judge in San Francisco said a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban will likely one day reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
2 days ago - A federal judge in San Francisco said Thursday that he wants to conduct a full trial on a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban because he expects the case to one day reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
2 days ago - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to settle a lawsuit filed against it by an environmental group over the use of dozens of pesticides.
3 days ago - Scientists are reporting a decline in the number of sea otters on the Central California coast, and they believe humans are at least partially to blame.
3 days ago - Visa Inc. on Wednesday said that through its international subsidiary, it has sold roughly 136.5 million shares of its Brazilian business in connection with its initial public offering.
3 days ago - When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that outlawed discrimination protections for gay people, same-sex couples could not enter into civil unions or domestic partnerships anywhere in the nation, much less get married.
3 days ago - The widow of a San Francisco business owner will serve time in prison for embezzling $2 million from her late husband's business and a trust he managed.
4 days ago - A federal judge wants a trial on California's same-sex marriage ban to proceed quickly but says he likely won't suspend the voter-approved ban in the meantime.
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