GraphOn, a small Santa Cruz software company, claims Google Inc. is illegally using patented web technology in its various divisions including YouTube, AdWords and Blogger sites.

GraphOn, a small Santa Cruz software company, claims Google Inc. is illegally using patented web technology in its various divisions including YouTube, AdWords and Blogger sites.

A power outage is affecting just more than 21,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers on the Peninsula this afternoon, a PG&E spokesman said.

California's highest court today barred doctors from citing their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical profession.

A former Oakland resident was shot to death early Sunday in the Seminary district as he returned to a memorial service for a 17-year-old boy slain two years ago.

Applications are now being accepted for the Leadership Sunnyvale class of 2008-09, and an information reception is scheduled for Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Sunnyvale School District offices, 819 W. Iowa Ave.

Pervez Musharraf resigned Monday as the president of Pakistan, avoiding a power struggle with rivals vowing to impeach him that would have deepened the countrys political crisis. His exit, announced in an emotional televised address, leaves the politicians...

Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying election workers in southern Iraq on Monday, killing two of them including an official known for resisting interference by Shiite religious extremists, authorities said. Also Monday, a suicide car bomber blasted a police...

Russian tanks and troops roamed freely around Gori on Monday and made forays toward the Georgian capital, keeping control of the highway that slices through Georgias midsection despite Russias announcement that a withdrawal had begun. The movements of...

Afghan leaders celebrated Independence Day on Monday with a small ceremony inside a fortified military compound, in marked contrast to the parade and public festivities a year ago and another sign that Taliban militants are bearing down on the government. The...

Polands foreign minister said the countrys citizens have the right to feel threatened by Russian rhetoric over plans to install a U.S. missile defense base here, according to an interview published Monday. Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski also believes...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered deep gratitude Monday for resigning Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafs original decision to join the U.S.-led fight against extremists, but she was careful to signal strong support for the civilian government...