San Francisco has slashed plans to advance the reopening next week, and Contra Costa County can do the same after both municipalities saw an increase in COVID-19 cases this week. Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco would wait to enter Phase 3, which would have allowed the reopening of …

Jackson said he intends to release a fuller opinion next week, unless Stone or prosecutors object to the case. But for now, his order represents a strong rejection of Stone’s plea. Jackson sentenced Stone to his 40-month sentence in February after his conviction for repeatedly lying to Congress and intimidating …

We all know that history has a habit of repeating itself, but the fact that we find ourselves in a global pandemic almost exactly 100 years after the last great sensation is almost felt in the nose. While the coronavirus outbreak differs from the Spanish flu pandemic in some important …

Scientists may be one step closer to discovering whether we are alone in the universe. Astronomers recently discovered several nearby exoplanets that they say could “potentially harbor life,” orbiting the brightest red dwarf star in the sky. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of …

The Giants have released former MLB pitchers Tyson Ross and Nick VincentKNBR’s Mark Sanchez reports on Twitter. Also released was Utilityman Jamie Westbrook. Ross and Vincent are each of the 33-year-old right-handers who signed minor league deals in the offseason. The former is best known for his days in the …