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

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 ...

This may help explain why Highlights has never stopped running “Hidden Pictures,” and why the Where’s Waldo?, I Spy and Can ...

This district makes up the UNESCO World Heritage site that once formed the original city founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. Here, you'll find many of the city's main attractions, such as the ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ursula Le Guin has written 22 books, including several classic novels as well as fantasy novels aimed at young adults. The books on this ...

It was a close one for the San Francisco 49ers as they narrowly defeated the Dallas Cowboys under the Sunday night football spotlight at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers flipped a 10-6 halftime deficit ...

The San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 1:25 p.m. PDT on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. It’s a rematch of Super Bowl LVIII when quarterback Patrick Mahomes ...

CBS News Bay Area provided live coverage on air and online of the San Francisco Fleet Week Parade of Ships Friday morning, but video of the hour special is available to watch anytime. WATCH ...

By Catherine Hong The Coming of the ‘Messiah’: How Handel’s Masterpiece Was Born John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political ...

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 ...