DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our adopted son is in kindergarten, and at school there was a discussion about President Lincoln. The topic turned to slavery, where he was singled out for having "brown" skin (he's biracial) and that his relatives were slaves, versus the relatives of the other students who were  

Dai Sugano

HP's CEO Mark Hurd says buying tech-services company Electronic Data Systems will make HP a "leading force" in the market.  

AFTER six hours of uninterrupted standing, an almost painful smile plastered to my face, I begin to feel the throbbing in my shoulders and calves.  

THERE IS LITTLE new in recent reports of a long standing feud between the nation's two top law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  

No bull: Castro Valley Western event to feature riding, roping, wrestling  

OAKLAND — When the Bishop O'Dowd High baseball team started the season with just six wins in its first 11 games, many wondered if this would be the end of the Dragons' five-year stay atop of the Hayward Area Athletic League.