President Obama will travel this week to Copenhagen, Denmark, to make a big push for holding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois, the White House said Monday. Obama will join other administration officials and first lady Michelle Obama in pitching Chicago to the International Olympic Committee on Friday, spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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Mickelson, Woods both win
Both Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods went home with trophies, with Mickelson winning the Tour Championship and Woods a winner of the $10 million FedEx Cup title in Atlanta, Georgia. Mickelson won the Tour Championship on Sunday with a final-round 65, leaving Woods a runner-up at six-under but still a winner of the FedEx Cup title, according to Golf.com
Man unhurt after sneaking into bear exhibit at zoo
A man snuck into the grizzly bear exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo Saturday but was rescued immediately afterward without incident, authorities said.
Steve Jobs returns, introduces new iPods
The rumored Beatles songs were a no-show, but Steve Jobs — Apple’s own rock star — is back.
What news to expect from Apple today?
If there’s anything the tech community likes more than a special media event from Apple, it’s the chance to speculate about one.
Bay Bridge reopens ahead of schedule
Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday — a day ahead of schedule — after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure’s east span. Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m
Bay Bridge will be closed Tuesday
Tens of thousands of commuters who usually cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge each day were forced to come up with alternative plans for Tuesday as officials announced that work on the bridge would not be completed by morning.
Makin’ Bacon: Foodies Are Going Hog Wild Over Pig
It started this spring. First there was the friend with the uncharacteristic dirty fingernails. Then that confident co-worker swept off the elevator, tossed her tresses and suddenly there was a faint whiff of wood smoke in the air
44 hurt after light rail cars collide in San Francisco
Two light rail transit cars collided Saturday in San Francisco, causing multiple injuries, but none appeared life-threatening, a rail system spokesman said. “Apparently the conductor for one of the trains miscalculated a turn
How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?
Hannah Pauline Tarley, a ponytailed 17-year-old violinist, smiles for the camera. Then she plays the opening notes of an excerpt from Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 as she sways in a room decorated with stickers and posters of the Beatles and the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra