Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."

CALIFORNIA IS SUING two Christian anti-abortion nonprofits over a disputed treatment the groups call “abortion pill reversal” in a case that could reshape

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Menopause isn’t just the next frontier in women’s health: It’s our chance to finally build a healthcare movement that reaches everyone.

Lithuania says it shares allied intelligence that Russia may stage an operation to blame another country. Latvia’s president says Russia is testing Europe with sabotage, cyberattacks and drones, warni...

The mayor's office said it would do better in the future, and called the appointments an "oversight."

Yet another former prison official from a now-shuttered women’s prison in Dublin has been charged with sexually abusing inmates. On Wednesday, federal

Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, ...

California's Prop. 36 gave certain people facing criminal charges an option to have their cases dropped if they complete drug treatment.

A FEDERAL JUDGE HALTED a Department of Homeland Security rule on Monday that would have restricted the length of time international students can study in

A judge said at least some of the deputy’s mental conditions were fits for the program, but no clinician had reported to the court that he would respond positively to treatment while in the program, l...

A local group has launched “DeFlock SF,” a hub mapping Flock and other automated license plate reader cameras around San Francisco, while tracking news and controversy surrounding the surveillance tec...

Town hall meetings will address future of law enforcement in Saratoga.

Mayor Lurie's six San Francisco Youth Commission appointees all attend private schools, the first such slate since 2016-17.

A man formerly incarcerated in San Francisco has filed a complaint against the city and multiple sheriff’s deputies he accused of initiating a fight that left him with black eyes and bruised ribs.

Explore the role of the mental health clinician in Redwood City as officials evaluate the need for additional coverage in crisis situations.

The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.

A 16-year-old Lower Nob Hill resident has been identified as the victim in SF’s first fatal overdose involving cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid estimated to be 10 times more potent than fentanyl.

Roy Chen, 41, was placed on administrative leave after his arrest, officials said.

The rapper performed his song “Hind’s Hall” while opening for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, where he told the crowd, “Free Palestine.”

Construction is paused for a planned facility near Gilroy that many local officials suspect may be used as a detention center by U.S. Immigration and A federal judge has halted construction of a plann...

A San Jose police officer allegedly accessed the department’s license-plate tracking system to monitor a victim of alleged domestic abuse and give Flock Safety camera information to his relative.

San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputy Steven Romero has been charged with felony child abuse involving his 5-year-old son at his Livermore home.

The family members of three people who died after police encounters spoke Tuesday before the Marin County Board of Supervisors, as one family prepares to

The family members of three people who died after police encounters spoke Tuesday before the Marin County Board of Supervisors, as one family prepares to

The BOP in July entered into an exclusive arrangement with a Florida startup that allows the company to sell federal prisoners nicotine pouches that are not authorized by the FDA.

Three cities in Santa Clara County are questioning the cost of having the Sheriff’s Office continue to provide law enforcement duties within their

The Netherlands is the second country to pull its gold reserves out of the U.S. this year and the third in less than a decade.

A frozen dollar figure buried in a 2025 federal law could strip Medicaid nursing home coverage from retirees who spent decades building equity in an ordinary home, and the families most exposed are th...

UC Berkeley has held PitchBook’s No. 1 spot for four years. Its edge may come down to a dense network of programs, peers, and startup support.

WASHINGTON (WAVY) — The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced a $50 million settlement with Walmart over allegations its pharmacies had illegally filed thousands…

The Big Tech slate won control of the DCCC. Now they're using it for their agenda. It's a total embarrassment

Legislation that makes it easier for Californians to sue federal officers, including immigration agents, is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after the Senate overwhelmingly passed it Thursday.

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Black people are denied the grace extended to white suspects.

For 250 years, women have been fighting for inclusion in the nation’s founding promise of equality. The Equal Rights Amendment would finally guarantee that equality under the U.S. Constitution—and cou...

A youth climate group held a “Billionaire Watch Party” outside local crypto billionaire Chris Larsen’s house Saturday in response to his financial contributions to SFPD’s “Real-Time Investigation Cent...

The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards

Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.