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I was going to have to knock the kid to the ground, maybe even hurt him a little. I dreaded the thought, to put it mildly, but I was fast...

A bride breaks a heel on her way to the altar. A tree branch snags her veil. Then a grandma type sticks her cane out and trips the bride as...

A real estate Web site that aims to be all things to all home shoppers will join the burgeoning ranks of online housing marketers today. Terabitz.com will go live with...

Bill and Elaine Nolan paid top dollar when they bought their Tiburon, Calif., house a few years ago at the height of the real estate frenzy. Now, of course, the...

Foreclosures continued to rise throughout the country, as well as in California and the San Francisco Bay Area in June, according to a new report. Nationally, 164,644 foreclosure notices were...

Regardless of whether Warriors coach Don Nelson returns to the sidelines next season, his fall schedule is likely to include a stop in court, where his arbitration suit against Mavericks...

If you're of a certain age, and of a certain level of cultural immaturity, it's hard not to gaze upon Los Angeles City Hall and have two distinct reactions. The...

Q. I am a former contractor with a business guiding homeowners through the remodeling process. I help clients figure out if their dreams are feasible, then help them develop a...

Strange things are starting to happen as the Lhasa Express chuffs across the rooftop of the world. Outside the double-glazed, UV-blocking windows, I can see black-robed Tibetan nomads tending their...

There could be trouble in California's housing market as buyers go deeper into debt while sellers see less profit, according to a survey. More than 21 percent of buyers last...