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

One of the earliest European expeditions in search of El Dorado was led by Gonzalo Pizarro, the half-brother of the ...

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The 237-foot-tall landmark constructed in 1881 was the brainchild of San Jose Mercury publisher J.J. Owen, who was inspired ...

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 ...

The offseason is here for the San Francisco Giants, and on November 4 at 5 p.m. ET, they'll have an opportunity to sign any player they want. The Giants have a long list of needs entering the ...

Cam Inman is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter who covers the San Francisco 49ers for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 1995, though he delivered the ...

He is a South Bay native who graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Liberal Studies. He also received an MBA degree from Santa Clara University.

It's called "Daylighting Law." San Francisco Republican Party says after years of feeling they had to hide their political views, Bay Area Republicans are emboldened, casting a higher percentage ...

Peru have won seven of their previous 11 World Cup qualifying matches at home against Chile (L4). Peru have won only one of ...

Last week, I wrote an article entitled “Reasons For A Crash.” And, I will let you in on a little secret – I actually wrote that title as a test. You see, I assumed that the great majority of those ...

Jessica A. York covers Santa Cruz County public safety, courts and homelessness for the Sentinel. She has been a working journalist, on both coasts, since 2004.