San Francisco Chronicle

The latest firefight sparked by the implacable advance of the political correctness juggernaut has flared in one of the nation`s most dependable strongholds of PC consciousness. ''It`s really been horrible,...

You can do it in your car, you can do it at your desk and, now, you can do it in the air. And Jane Fonda`s going to be jealous...

It happened to Terry Bradshaw the same way it happened to Joe Montana. Training camp, long pass, elbow goes, just before the start of his 13th NFL season. The similarities...

Because of the recession and rising unemployment, gun-toting robbers in need of quick cash are increasingly turning to banks for relief, FBI officials said. Although most other crimes are on...

Finally, a trend that makes sense. It`s civilized, nurturing and good for the soul. Queen Victoria was on to something when she instituted the custom during her reign. It`s a...

When Latinos in Illinois, blacks in California and Indians in South Dakota began battling polluted air and water in their neighborhoods, they took a routine route of complaining to government...

The house sits, worn and weary, in a Berkeley neighborhood that looks equally old and tired. The only sign that this is an artist`s home is the front door. Painted...

A technique that uses ultrashort pulses of laser light to detect breast cancer tumors could transform treatment of the disease into a one-time outpatient procedure. Researchers from the City University...

William Ball, a flamboyant and inspirational stage director who trained a generation of major actors, died early Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County...

Almost 20,000 gallons of pesticide gushed from an overturned railroad tank car into the Sacramento River, killing thousands of fish and forcing hundreds of people to flee. As the chemical...