Facebook says it has outgrown its warren of offices in downtown Palo Alto and will move into a bigger building at the Stanford Research Park early next year.

The Los Gatos Town Council sent a message to developers Monday night that they are not interested in seeing the Community Hospital of Los Gatos property turned into a housing development.

Melting ice uncovered a hoax this week, as the "Bigfoot" found in a Georgia woods turned out to be . . . a rubber Halloween costume.

• Press conference announcing ‘discovery’

Today's winner of the award for most ill-advised overshare goes to part-time guitarist and full-time raconteur John Mayer, who recently ended a monthslong relationship with Jennifer "Rachel" Aniston, the latest stop on his quest to date every blond-highlighted celebrity in Hollywood.

Hewlett-Packard reported today that its third-quarter net revenues were $28 billion, up 10 percent from the same period last year, while profits rose 14 percent to $2 billion.

SAN RAMON -- A single-alarm fire destroyed a home early this morning, displacing a family of five and their dog, the San Ramon Valley Fire District said.

Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain, high wind and tornadoes. The storm dumped knee-deep water in some streets, downed trees and plunged...

A former San Jose police officer has been sentenced to two years in state prison for soliciting nude photos of a teenage girl, his attorney said today. Kenneth Williams, a 27-year veteran of the department, must also register as a sex offender, Judge Heather...

Bay Area home prices plunged to a 53-month low in July as a brisk business in foreclosed properties depressed prices and buoyed sales volume, according to a real estate report released Tuesday. The median price for both new and resale homes and condos stood...

Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgians in military uniform prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered American Humvees awaiting shipment back to the United States. The...

With speculation rising daily, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama kept his plans for naming a running mate to himself Tuesday and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, rumored as a possible choice, professed no inside knowledge of when word would come...

A San Francisco boy drowned while trying to help a friend having trouble swimming in Lake Berryessa, authorities said today. Alan Diaz, 14, was swimming with friends Sunday afternoon when a 14-year-old girl began showing signs of distress at Oak Shores on the...