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22+ min ago (670+ words) CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mo'Nique, 58; Gary Dourdan, 59; Jermaine Jackson, 71; Bess Armstrong, 72. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Question your motives; emotions can distort facts. Verify information before you react. It's vital to keep your plans and routine simple, doable and within budget. Read the fine print and consider your options, and you'll have no regrets. You have more options than you realize. Focus on personal strengths, growth, and looking and feeling your best. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Engage in something that raises your awareness, and it will point you in a direction to expand your mind and revamp how or where you live. Create a plan, engage in discussions with like-minded people, and generate a stir that encourages doing something that makes you feel good about yourself and how you spend your time. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do what matters most to…...

23+ min ago (69+ words) TODAY'S WORD " BARLEY (BAR-lee: The seed of a cereal grass used especially in malt beverages.) Average mark 20 words Time limit 25 minutes Can you find 25 or more words in BARLEY? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY'S WORD " MESQUITE: meet mete mist mite muse must mute emit etui seem semi site smite smut stem suet suit suite quest quiet quit quite item teem time...

58+ min ago (285+ words) SAN JOSE " A large-scale operation targeting gang-motivated crimes in San Jose culminated in the arrest of five men and four teenage boys, authorities announced Wednesday. The crimes, many of which were related to vandalism and firearms, happened between September and November, according to San Jose police spokesperson Stacie Shih. Shih said detectives identified seven primary suspects responsible for the crimes: a 20-year-old man, two 18-year-old men, a 17-year-old boy, two 16-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy, all of San Jose. On Nov. 19, detectives arrested the 20-year-old man and the two 16-year-old boys in San Jose. Detectives searched the 20-year-old man's home and "located a loaded firearm, large quantities of narcotics and two homemade improvised explosives," Shih said. During a search of one 16-year-old boy's home, detectives arrested a 27-year-old San Jose man on suspicion of possessing illegal narcotics for sale,…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (543+ words) DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm a 75-year-old woman who has lived in the same charming walk-up apartment in New York City for more than 40 years. This place has seen me through marriage, motherhood, widowhood and every season of my life. Recently, the three flights of stairs have become almost impossible for me to manage. My knees ache, I get winded easily, and I find myself dreading leaving the apartment because I know I'll have to climb back up. My doctor has recommended I look for housing with an elevator or move closer to family, but the thought of leaving my neighborhood, my friends, my routines, my sense of independence " well, it breaks my heart. I can't imagine myself anywhere else. At the same time, I know staying here isn't sustainable or safe. I've even tripped once or twice on the stairs, which…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (520+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a widowed longtime friend who is like a family member to me. He attends all our holiday meals. However, his partner of several years has become a problem. She became aggressive at our daughter's engagement party, arguing with my best friend over politics. She wouldn't back down when asked to change the subject. She even demanded that my friend leave my house, which of course I would not allow. This Thanksgiving, we were at the home of my son's in-laws, who graciously included my friend and his partner. The partner was on notice that this group did not like to talk politics and had different beliefs than hers. Even so, she again started talking about uncomfortable subjects, and I was asked to intervene. She is getting a reputation for being difficult. I already invited them…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (530+ words) DEAR ABBY: Our daughter and her family live an hour from us. She got a late start on marriage and children; their girls are 10 and 8. The little one is sweet and shy, but the 10-year-old is a nightmare to be around. She's very smart but also manipulative. She lies, cheats and steals. She is rude and seems to always do exactly the opposite of what an adult tells her to do. If her parents see her being sassy or ugly, they will put her in timeout for 10 minutes, but nothing ever changes. None of their neighbors wants this child at their home. To make matters worse, she has begun puberty. We can't stand being around this 10-year-old because it wears us out. We are both in fair health. We love our daughter and would like to have a good relationship…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (421+ words) A toy for every child: that's the hope of this holiday season for some Bay Area community organizations. But this year, some East Bay groups are finding it challenging to make that a reality. Gia Vang reports. One of them, Oakland's Little Saigon's "Trybe" Community Space, just had a setback when someone broke into their building just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. A grinch forced his way in and snatched up whatever he found after hurling his body through the building doors. It's all repairs the nonprofit might now be on the hook for, pinching the organization even more just before their Christmas programs that include a toy giveaway. "We haven't gotten as many toys as we've gotten in the past," said Chien Nyugen with Trybe. "A lot of folks are dealing with hard times to make ends meet." "We're also just flat…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago (186+ words) Pictures of the missing dog in SF. San Francisco police said Wednesday they are looking for an assault victim's dog that ran away when a suspect kicked it. Officers responded to the area of Post and Leavenworth streets on Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. regarding an assault that had just occurred, according to authorities. On scene, police said they located a 65-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Officials said paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the victim to a nearby hospital for his injuries. Police reported the assault happened after an unknown suspect briefly interacted with the victim. During the interaction, the suspect kicked the victim's dog and the dog ran away, according to officials. Investigators are now looking for the victim's dog, which authorities said is named Charlotte Rose and was last seen walking southbound on Leavenworth Street. The police…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago (584+ words) It seemed pretty much like living in a zoo," said Woody LaBounty, leaning on a rail of a pier at San Francisco's Northern waterfront. Or drinking in a zoo." The president of San Francisco Heritage was of course referring to one of the city's strangest bars of lore that once existed nearby " Abe Warner's Cobweb Palace " a drinking establishment that operated on the former Meigg's Wharf on the city's waterfront from 1856 to 1893. Abe Warner had a miner bird, he had a bear, he had a raccoon," laughed LaBounty, who has long been fascinated with the bar's legend. But he didn't have a broom apparently." Perhaps the most peculiar item in the bar was Warner himself, a New York-born butcher who came to San Francisco in 1849 and opened a butcher shop on Sansome Street. But soon after he threw himself into…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago (118+ words) Glide works with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity across San Francisco. Glide's grocery bag giveaway in San Francisco kicked off Wednesday. The church worked with more than 20 community partners to deliver hundreds of bags of groceries to people facing food insecurity around the city. "We deliver grocery bags to more than 20 community partners, going from Japantown to Chinatown to Outer Mission to Bayview," Glide's Tri Nguyen said. "It's a way for us to bring food to people who can not make it to Glide, meeting clients where they're at." NBC Bay Area's Christie Smith has more in the video report above....