NEW YORK — Reported incidents of mortgage fraud jumped 42 percent nationwide, with Florida reporting the highest number of cases, according to industry data released today.

NEW YORK -- Stocks sank in thin trading today as worries about American International Group Inc. touched off broader concerns that financial companies will face more trouble to come.

An 18-year-old UC Merced student was injured late Sunday night in a fall that university officials said happened after she had been drinking alcohol.

NEW YORK — A highly popular Scrabble clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as the online hangout extended its block of the game throughout most of the world.

An employee of the Dolce Hayes Mansion was arrested Saturday night for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who was part of an all-female party celebrating an upcoming wedding.

ROBERTS ISLAND -- A 7-year-old girl was rescued from drowning Sunday morning by strangers who saw her mother's sport utility vehicle careen into Trapper Slough, authorities reported.

Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a...

President Bush says Russias president should not recognize two breakaway regions of Georgia as independent countries despite pleas from Russian lawmakers. Bush issued a statement from his Texas ranch criticizing Russias parliament, which voted Monday to...

Home sales surged and prices plunged across the state last month, as buyers show increasing willingness to pick up foreclosed or distressed real estate, according to an industry trade group. The number of existing, single-family properties that traded hands...

Sales of existing homes rose in July, surpassing expectations, as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust. However, the number of unsold properties hit an all-time high, the latest indication that...

A judge today said she would rule promptly on UC Berkeleys plan to build a sports training facility in an oak grove next to Memorial Stadium. Almost a year after the trial began, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller said during a brief...

The waters off Stinson Beach are closed until sunset Friday because of a shark sighting over the weekend, officials said today. A surfer who previously worked as a National Park Service lifeguard spotted a shark, 8 to 10 feet long, about 125 yards offshore...