Sen. Barack Obama moved to deal with two potential weaknesses when he named Sen. Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate Saturday.

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ONT - A firefighter suffered first- and second-degree burns to both knees while battling a blaze at a Fremont house early this morning, fire officials said.

NS A 29-year-old man was shot in Salinas on Saturday night after he stopped his vehicle to speak with two men who he thought needed directions, police said today.

A 77-year-old Oakland resident apparently fell off a container ship while he was working in the Port of Oakland and drowned Saturday night, said U.

Jim Guzy retired as Intel's longest-serving director in May, winding up one part of a classic Silicon Valley career - Stanford grad, high-tech exec, entrepreneur, inventor, angel investor and multimillionaire.

An annual picnic at the Martin Luther King Community Center in San Mateo turned violent this evening when an uninvited guest arrived and shot a 36-year-old man, according to the Police Department.

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, Iraqi officials said. The U.S. military, meanwhile, announced the arrest of an al-Qaida in Iraq...

Tropical Storm Julio bore down on the resort-dotted tip of the Baja California peninsula on Sunday, prompting more than 2,500 families who live along river beds to evacuate. Strong winds and sporadic rains buffeted the southern peninsula as police and...

At least five people were shot - including a woman who died of her injuries - in two separate incidents in Oakland early Saturday, police said. The first attack was at 3:50 a.m. on the 2200 block of 90th Avenue, where a woman in her 50s was shot multiple...

A U.S. Navy destroyer loaded with humanitarian aid reached Georgias Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday, bringing baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally. Before the warship arrived, a Russian general suggested U.S. ships...

A passenger plane from an airline banned in Europe over safety concerns crashed Sunday shortly after taking off from Kyrgyzstans main airport, killing at least 71 people on board, officials said. About 10 minutes into the flight to Tehran, the crew of the...

An East Oakland pizzeria was held up in the latest in a spate of restaurant robberies plaguing the city, police said today. Two men robbed Mama Rosas Pizza at 2370 High St. at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday, stealing an undisclosed amount of money and cell...