Copter crash kills two near I-680, Fremont A flight instructor and student were killed in a helicopter crash near Interstate Highway 680 in Alameda County this morning when the aircraft hit power lines and caught fire.
NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut has retained the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
WHAT IF BARRY ZITO did the unthinkable? What if, before the end of 2013, he wins the clinching game that brings the Giants their first World Series championship since 1954?
"Quid Pro Quo," an odd little fugue of a movie, would be implausible, even laughable, if it weren't also marvelously played, visually composed and plotted with the utmost cunning.
Displaying plenty of confidence in the city's urban center, a realty investment group has agreed to scoop up five high-profile office buildings downtown through a blockbuster purchase expected to top $400 million.
Hiring felons a tough sell for businesses
From Avis: "So Oakland businesses don't want us to know they are hiring convicted felons. As a former business owner I can understand why they feel that way. Since I really don't want to take the chance of opening my home to any ex-cons, I am not going to do any more business in Oakland. "
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