| Daniel Radcliffe gets marriage proposal from fan on TV Show Daniel Radcliffe had to go through an awkward moment during a TV interview in Los Angeles when a fan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her.
The Harry Potter star, who is dating production... | |
| Kim looks starts house-hunting after trespasser scare Kim Kardashian has decided to dump her old house to look for a new one in a gated community after a strange man rang the doorbell at her Beverly Hills home.
Cops were called to Kim's home late... |
| Hollywood biggies shelled out for Obama's campaign Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Melanie Griffith opened their wallets for President Barack Obama's campaign in the last three months of 2011, according to federal filings... |
| I am the original prankster not George Clooney, says Brad Pitt In the war of prank playing between A-list Hollywood actors, Brad Pitt has said that he is the one who actually started the practical joke battle with George Clooney in the first place.
While Pitt... |
| Demi Moore undergoing treatment after 911 emergency Demi Moore, who has not been spotted since her recent health crisis, is reportedly in a treatment facility and not at her Los Angeles home, as was speculated.
She is said to have checked into Cirque... |
| Huge warehouse fire sends plumes of smoke skyward VALLEJO, Calif. -; A five-alarm fire engulfing a vacant warehouse at a one-time Navy shipyard is sending up plumes of smoke visible across the San Francisco Bay area. The San Francisco Chronicle... |
| 'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M LOS ANGELES -; Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office. The 20th Century Fox release "Chronicle," featuring... |
| Remember Beanie Babies? Delayed Los Angeles traveler learns about pop culture Beanie Babies made a flight delay after a rigorous working trip for this Angeleno palatable. Back in the day while in Atlanta on business, it was finally time to go home following numerous meetings,... |
| Ronald Reagan: 10 quotes on his birthday Ronald Reagan is remembered by many as "the father of conservatism" - the chief executive who introduced Reaganomics and famously declared it to be "morning in America." To honor... |
| Oped Waiver for NCLB the Right Choice for California OAKLAND, Calif. -- Around this time every year, millions of parents in California are working through the school enrollment process. Unfortunately, while many don’t have a choice regarding what... |
| US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash SYDNEY (AP) -- Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National... |
| In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur jeans, hoodies and flip-flops - is purposefully nonchalant, and where no one would be caught dead in a tie, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you... |
| Foot Race Held for Cardiff Kook North County Times , race organizer, Steven Lebherz, said the event intends to raise money to provide maintenance to the Cardiff Kook statue which has dawned numerous different looks over the... |
| Navy discharges 8 California-based sailors for hazing Jan. 4, 2005: FILE - In this file photo, the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) steams off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia while conducting humanitarian assistance. Eight sailors caught in a hazing... |
| Winning Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Hollywood Hollywood , according the Florida Lottery.Four winners, who picked the numbers 4-10-21-34-36 for Saturday's drawing, will each get $4,999.50. The other winning tickets were sold in Miami, St.... |
| Northern California grandmother arrested after baby found on sidewalk SAN FRANCISCO -- A grandmother is facing child endangerment charges after a 1-month-old boy was left alone in a car seat on a Sacramento County sidewalk, authorities said Saturday. California Highway... |
| Bay Area Residents Asked Not To Burn Wood SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Bay Area residents have been asked not to burn wood Sunday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. District officials said that due to stagnant weather... |
| Man dies when car plunges off Calif. cliff AZUSA, Calif. -; Authorities say a man was killed when a car he was in plunged off a Southern California cliff. California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball says several people were in the... |
| Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, archived editions of the Brown University Herald used by Brown senior Malcolm Burnley, 22, sit on a shelf at the John Hay Library on campus in Providence, R.I. Burnley... |
| As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, students walk through the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best... |
| Nurses flex their political muscle in Sacramento and across California Rama Sharma, right, of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, leads a chant Tuesday outside a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Sacramento: "They say cut back, we say fight back." California... |
| Hurricane Bowl: Long Beach team tops in 5 states OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Long Beach High School students have a chance at a national title after beating 21 other teams from five Southern states in a contest of ocean science knowledge.The... |
| Even some of the weeds are pretty in Los Angeles. Some of the worst weeds in California are substantial naturalized trees. The most famous of these is probably the Tasmanian blue gum (eucalyptus), which gets very big very fast, and crowds out other... |
| SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal Residents of San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood overlook the rough-and-tumble Pier 70 waterfront and bask in the smell of fresh fish, the cacophony of fog horns and Canadian geese, the jumble... |
| LaRouche proselytizers rile Marin residents by comparing Obama to Hilter Lyndon LaRouche devotees proselytizing in Marin and displaying posters that portray President Barack Obama with a Hitler-style mustache have elicited a rash of complaints to local police and public... |
| Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget NEW YORK -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer -- "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. -- she was so moved she sat in her... |
| ChemoCentryx IPO expected this week Follow this company is the next Silicon Valley initial public offering expected, with its debut on Nasdaq expected this week. The Mountain View company set a target range last month of $14... |
| Cisco earnings eyed for more improvement Follow this company earnings on Wednesday are being watched for more signs of improvement for the networking equipment giant. Analysts expect the San Jose-based company (NASDAQ:CSCO) to... |
| The United States-based United Airlines has introduced lie-flat seats in its first and business class sections on flights connecting Incheon and San Francisco. By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff reporter The United States-based United Airlines (UA) has introduced lie-flat seats in its first and business class sections on flights connecting Incheon and San Francisco.... |
| Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a... |
| Smiling is good for you - and an area of scientific study by some seriously smart researchers Everyone wants to be happy. And yet most people aren't even sure what happiness is -- much less how to get it. Unraveling that mystery is the work of smile science, a field that relies on... |
| The cost of dying that up."First, two important facts: Stanford Hospital provided great care, and it lost money on my dad. Of his final bill, Medicare only paid $67,800. Like other hospitals, Stanford only... |
| Richmond police arrest two shooting suspects after chase After a chase, two men were arrested in connection with a shooting in Richmond early this morning that left one victim in critical condition, police said. Richmond police responded to a report that... |
| Conn. man facing sex charges found in Calif. HARTFORD, Conn. -; A Connecticut man wanted for alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile has been arrested in California and faces extradition. The Hartford Courant reports... |
| Road to the Kentucky Derby Dec. 17: CashCall Futurity (G1): Liaison, Rousing Sermon, Brother Francis (Hollywood Park) Jan. 7 - Count Fleet: Alpha, Stephanoatsee, Il Villano (Aqueduct) Jan. 7 - Sham (G3): Out of Bounds,... |
| Egyptian captors were polite, Bay Area women say Cairo -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The Bay Area women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out... |
| Missing flue cap blamed for Hayward fire An incomplete fireplace installation was identified as the cause of a Friday morning fire in Hayward that caused about $20,000 in damage, a fire captain said. Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire... |
| Family speaks up in death of Santa Clara Marine The family of a Santa Clara Marine who took his life in Afghanistan last year after several hours of hazing is accusing the military of not doing enough to stop the practice and not properly... |
| Bay Area shut out of Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced six new members Saturday, but none of the main Bay Area candidates -- Eddie DeBartolo, Tim Brown and Charles Haley -- got the call.Instead, running back Curtis... |
| Coast Guard suspends search for San Ramon fisherman The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Friday night for a missing crab fisherman from San Ramon who did not return from a trip off the San Mateo County coast.Searchers had combed more than 3,800... |
| Moffett Air National Guardsmen rescue man 200 miles out at sea A 54-year-old man who complained of stroke-like symptoms while 200 miles out at sea on a cargo ship was rescued Saturday by Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing.Two rescue helicopters... |
| San Jose woman escapes kidnapper by jumping out of car A San Jose woman jumped out of a moving car Saturday to escape the clutches of her former boyfriend, who police say kidnapped her and assaulted a friend of hers before being arrested.Milpitas police... |
| Interim Fremont mayor has no shortage of experience FREMONT -- Gus Morrison has been here before but never under these conditions.As interim mayor, he'll be working with the rest of the City Council under tight budget constraints without a... |
| San Francisco: 10 Things to Do I'm a big believer in geographic determinism, and I suspect the clement weather in San Francisco has a lot to do with its pervading buoyant mood. That's why I disagree with the standard... |
