It's eggnog season.

A San Francisco jury has found a tech consultant is guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee.

The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors combined for an NBA-record 48 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic had his 80th career triple-double with a season-high 45 points along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Klay Thompson’s former Golden State Warriors 143-133 on Sunday night in a second visit to Chase Center in just more than a month.

Inclement weather has plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow, a major ice storm and unusual tornado activity.

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said linebacker De’Vondre Campbell won’t be part of the 49ers moving forward after he refused to enter a game after losing his starting job.

San Francisco linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to enter the game in the third quarter after losing his starting job when Dre Greenlaw returned from an injury.

A block in downtown San Francisco has been renamed for acclaimed photojournalist Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during WWII.

Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson.

Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual revenue of almost $26 billion.

The Golden State Valkyries have selected center Iliana Rupert of Atlanta, guard Veronica Burton of Connecticut, guard Carla Leite of Dallas and forward Maria Conde of Chicago with their initial picks of the WNBA expansion draft.

A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state.

The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along long stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled.

The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco last year.

Authorities say a suspect wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003 has appeared in a London courtroom after being captured in the U.K. The National Crime Agency says Daniel Andreas San Diego was arrested Monday in a rural area of Wales.

A full postseason share for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers totaled $477,441, down from the winner’s amount in 2022 and 2023 in a drop caused by players dividing the record pool of $129.1 million among more people.

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI.

Heavy rain from a major storm prompted evacuation warnings for communities near a Northern California river that forecasters say could break its banks Friday, as the system continued to dump heavy snow in mountainous areas where some ski resorts opened for the season.

One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people and unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California.

A major storm moving through Northern California has toppled trees and dropped heavy snow and record rain after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and Oregon.

Golden State forward Draymond Green’s foul against Memphis’ Zach Edey in the third quarter of the Warriors’ victory over the Grizzlies has been upgraded to a category-one flagrant.

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.

Klay Thompson will return to the Bay Area to face his former team for the first time since leaving Golden State to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract.

Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic.

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information.

X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform.

The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home has been given a life term without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

Stephen Curry injured his left ankle late in the third quarter of a 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, tried to return then sat down again and left the court.

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found at crime scenes in increasing numbers.

London Breed became the first Black woman elected mayor of San Francisco six years ago.

The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as their president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi.

Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter.

A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year says she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company.

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis.

San Francisco's sidewalks once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people are largely clear.

The Giants’ Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter in the 25-season history of Oracle Park to hit a Splash Homer into McCovey Cove, achieving the feat in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres.

Two decades ago, a Democratic nominee for president might not have dreamed of endorsing gay marriage.

The San Francisco 49ers have placed All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of his lingering calf and Achilles tendon injuries.

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers’ opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn’t become a more serious issue.

Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value.

Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman have agreed to a $151 million, six-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for 2025-30, giving up his chance to become a free agent after the season.

Brandon Aiyuk’s first choice during his lengthy contract dispute with the 49ers that featured social media outbursts, a trade request and an awkward “hold in” was to remain in San Francisco.

A growing number of restaurant customers are choosing to eat alone.

Brandon Aiyuk’s long contract dispute with San Francisco came to an end Thursday when he agreed on a four-year contract to stay with the 49ers.

Barry Bonds says he doesn't worry any more about whether he'll be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are on the road to joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley will miss at least the rest of the regular season after breaking his right hand.

If Colin Kaepernick wants to join the Los Angeles Chargers, it will not be until next year at the earliest.

Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address.

Contract disputes are playing a prominent role across the NFL this summer.

Police in San Francisco will start clearing out homeless residents who have refused to move from public areas under new policies.

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, San Diego added All-Star closer Tanner Scott, and Arizona, Baltimore and Pittsburgh made significant deals for the stretch run ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information.

Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. delivered another quarter of steady growth amid an AI-driven shift in the ubiquitous search engine that is the foundation of its internet empire.

Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs.

The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay.

Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses.

Bronny James was scratched from the Los Angeles Lakers’ second California Classic game Sunday because of a swelling in his left knee, a day after scoring four points in his NBA Summer League debut.

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to places in the country where they are banned.

A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court has also been convicted of aggravated kidnapping by a state court, a conviction that mandates life behind bars.

States are looking to increase their take from the $16 billion online sports gambling industry as it expands across the country with big partnerships.

Same-sex spouses were typically younger and were more likely to be employed than those in opposite-sex marriages, although many of those differences disappeared after the legalization of gay marriage in 2015.

Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed.

San Francisco police have arrested 70 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the Israeli Consulate.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell appears headed to the injured list for a second time this season after leaving Sunday’s start against the Yankees with left groin tightness.

Juan Soto homered twice, including a go-ahead drive in a four-run ninth inning against All-Star closer Camilo Doval, and the New York Yankees rallied past the San Francisco Giants 7-5.

California firefighters gained significant ground Sunday on a wind-driven wildfire that has scorched thousands of acres 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Francisco.

Aaron Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game ever in San Francisco and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 6-2.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don't have an appointed defense attorney.

Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining a high-profile list of more than 240 wealthy philanthropists committed to donating over half their fortunes.

That’s three Giant comebacks in a row — all on the road.

Patrick Bailey hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman saved San Francisco with a defensive gem and the Giants came back from another big deficit to beat the staggering New York Mets 8-7.

Nvidia overshot Wall Street estimates as its quarterly profit skyrocketed, bolstered by the chipmaking dominance that has made the company an icon of the artificial intelligence boom.

Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol.

Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend.

General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.

Airbnb's profit more than doubled last quarter, but management's disappointing revenue forecast sparked a roughly 7% drop for its stock in after-market trading Wednesday.

Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the auditing firm hired by Trump Media and Technology Group just 37 days ago with “massive fraud” — though not for any work it performed for former President Donald Trump's media company.

San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions.

Peloton is cutting about 400 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring effort and its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after two years as the company continues to work on turning around its business.

A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election.

A professor who helped save Europe's largest saltwater lagoon is one of this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the “Green Nobel."

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes.

The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live.

San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”.

Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings.

An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding the baseball player.

Wildlife experts are bringing butterflies back to the Presidio National Park in San Francisco as part of an effort to restore native ecosystems.

Officials say two major U.S. manufacturers of gun parts have agreed to temporarily halt sales of their products in Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania.

Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite San Francisco threatening a lawsuit over what it says is a trademark violation.

San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest.

Green Day will headline a United Nations Human Rights-backed global climate concert on Tuesday at the famed Fillmore in San Francisco.

USA Basketball’s men’s team is assured of seeing Serbia and South Sudan in the group stage of the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women are guaranteed of a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer.

Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns.

The cable car dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco.

Seventy-eight protesters have been ordered to do five hours of community service and pay restitution to avoid criminal proceedings for allegedly blocking traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours in November to demand a cease-fire in Gaza.