Politics
An upset in the Lone Star state could preserve Democratic control of the U.S. Senate. Ex-NFL linebacker Colin Allred is running against the pugilistic incumbent.
World & Nation
Cruz sought to link Allred to Vice President Kamala Harris at nearly every opportunity and painted the three-term Dallas congressman as out of step.
Letters to the Editor
A frozen embryo has no prospect for life without the intervention of medical workers, writes a reproductive physician.
Business
Republicans Ted Cruz and Katie Britt are lying when they say their proposal would protect IVF nationwide — it would still allow states to prosecute families who use the method to have a child
California
Strong storms have pounded Santa Cruz in recent years, most notably collapsing a chunk of its wharf this week. Is it just bad luck?
The wharf reopened to visitors and merchants less than two weeks after a dangerous storm’s crashing waves collapsed more than 100 feet of the pier into the ocean.
City officials closed the Santa Cruz Wharf to the public after part of the structure collapsed Monday.
Television
The 76-year-old actor leads a cast of septuagenarian stars as a retired professor who takes on a job going undercover at a retirement community.
Awards
Mike Schur found unlikely inspiration for his new Ted Danson comedy in a Chilean documentary. His goal: to make viewers feel like they want to call their moms.
More than 1 million people in the Bay Area were under the brief tornado warning, which was lifted by 6:15 a.m.