WASHINGTON - Clean energy and tech executives are leaning hard on Congress to break a deadlock and approve a series of tax credits for the solar and wind industries, a growing segment of the Silicon Valley economy.

Campbell police has been able to do little about the problems caused by day laborers standing outside The Home Depot on East Hamilton Avenue, but they recently discovered that the store's proximity to Highway 17 might bolster enforcement efforts.

When news broke today that the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the more than 100 people gathered on the steps outside the San Francisco courthouse let out whoops of joy, some bursting into tears.

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Lance Berkman splashed his major league-leading 15th home run into McCovey Cove, breaking a ninth-inning tie and helping the Houston Astros rally past the Giants 8-7 on Thursday.

The chairman of Yahoo's board of directors has fired back in the battle for control of the company, saying billionaire investor Carl Icahn has "a significant misunderstanding of the facts" surrounding Microsoft's attempt to buy Yahoo.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched a battle for control of Yahoo in a scathing letter accusing the company's board of acting irresponsibly when it rejected Microsoft's $47.5 billion offer.

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Friends of Roberta Pursley, whose body was found off the Richmond shoreline in April, don't believe she committed suicide.

Verdict for Daly City man marks the end of a trial in which his sons testified against him and three jurors were removed.

Same-Sex Critics Plot Strategy

Opponents are confident that California voters will OK a constitutional amendment banning gays and lesbians from marrying.

Parents of a boy, 17, who was fatally mauled file a claim that accuses S.F. of negligence and failing to properly enclose the tiger.

Temperature records around the Bay Area are broken, and the heat wave is expected to continue until Saturday.

The $290 billion five-year measure is assured of thwarting President Bush's threatened veto.