Marco Penge is primed to be the PGA Tour’s next breakout star in 2026 Alex Pretti shooting: 2 federal officers fired shots at ...

Contrary to popular belief, measuring snow is a science. Going to the nearest pile of snow in your front yard and sticking a ruler in it can be inaccurate because of divots, ...

Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring unemployment rate is forcing the Fed's hand. Most policymakers at the Fed foresee at least one more ...

State officials said Tuesday that a ballot proposal to cut Massachusetts’ income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent could cost the state nearly $5 billion in annual tax revenue, framing what could ...

This story is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. When the federal government rescinded millions of ...

The Florida House is advancing four property tax cut bills despite concerns about potential cuts to local government services. One major proposal would ask voters in 2026 to eliminate non-school ...

Newly released election results show Petaluma City Schools’ Measure I making slight gains since Election Day but still falling short of the two-thirds approval needed to pass. The proposed ...

Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.

A photo of stocky Texas Army National Guard troops freshly arrived in the Chicago suburbs prompted a wave of smart-aleck putdowns on social media earlier this month. Among the most widely shared: ...

When it comes to making precise angled cuts for trim work, framing, or furniture building, few tools match the accuracy of a good miter saw. These specialized power tools feature a circular blade ...

An old business adage suggests that “what gets measured gets managed.” By that logic, we will no longer "manage" food insecurity in the United States after the Trump administration announced on ...