When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight on Nov. 5, marking a major milestone toward flying at supersonic speeds. SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital ...

The map above shows approximate locations of homicides reported in 2024 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa. Red dots indicate shootings, yellow dots ...

What Bay Area sailors are looking forward to during their return home during Fleet Week 03:04 Fleet Week in San Francisco gets underway beginning Oct. 7 with events all across the city ...

Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International, has spoken about the best part of his job: getting to know Edison Scholars, high school students who get a $50,000 scholarship to pursue a ...

Sal Pizarro is a Bay Area News Group columnist who has written the Around Town column for The Mercury News since 2005. His column covers the people and events surrounding the cultural scene in ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 9 to 16 mph (14.5 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 54 °F (12.2 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 63 °F (17 ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease ...

Sunny with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 50 °F (10 °C). Mostly ...