The National Weather Service is warning that heavy rainstorms starting tonight and moving through the Bay Area this week could lead to flooding in parts of the East Bay.

Waymo's driverless cars added to the misery of San Francisco's massive power outage over the weekend by coming to a halt at downed traffic intersections. And some are questioning the autonomous ...

Mother Nature is bestowing a Christmas Day “gift” of heavy rains and high winds on the Bay Area on Bay Area residents and holiday travelers.

Pacific Gas & Electric said yesterday that power has mostly been restored following a fire at a substation that knocked out electricity for about a third of San Francisco.

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Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

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The data, which was delayed from October by the government shutdown, comes as the economy takes center stage for voters and the Trump administration.

One of Vince Zampella's crowning achievements was the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide.

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