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Wing Soohoo, Vincent Gong and Steve Lai lived in the iconic building at 1800 Elm St. when it was the Chung Mei Home for Chinese Boys.

At 5 p.m., three men physically assaulted a male victim near the intersection of Shattuck and University avenues before stealing his rolling bag, laptop and cell phone.

"Take your pick, folks -- especially those that have been squawking about the cold weather ... it may -- just may -- get warmer.

Shoppers are out in force now, buying gifts for the holiday season. Shiny new toys are on the shelves as are the latest videos, fashion and cookware.

So, you're wisely staying in today, drinking hot cider and listening to holiday carols.

Nuclear waste could one day be disposed of by injecting it into fracking boreholes in the Earth, at least if one scientist's idea takes hold.

Leading academic journals are distorting the scientific process and represent a "tyranny" that must be broken, according to a Nobel prize winner who has declared a boycott on the publications.

A new proposal is beginning to circulate UC Berkeley that would forever link the University with late South African President Nelson Mandela.

The idea of Girl Up Initiative Uganda came to founders Kim Wolf and friend Monica Nyiraguhabwa last year as they walked through one of the many slums of Kampala, the largest city and the capital of Uganda.

After many stops and starts and delays, it looks like ~GREAT CHINA~ will potentially be opening this Friday .

Kelly Yang says if exam results become our sole focus, we'll lose sight of the wider measure of success and education's true purpose Kelly Yang is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, an after-school writing program for children in Hong Kong.

Stephanie Weisman , the founder and artistic director of the Marsh theater , says without protective conditions written into the building permit for a proposed mixed-use project at 1050 Valencia, next to the 24-year-old theater, the Marsh won't be able to survive artistically or financially.

The U.S. spent $53 billion on intelligence and surveillance programs during the 2013 budget year, and a good portion of that money went to contractors with Arizona operations.

Neal was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lise, his parents Dr. Charles M. and Pauline Blumenfeld, and sister Mrs. Diane Miller, and is survived by many: his three children, Eve, Peter and Thomas; three stepchildren: Mimi, Judy and Mike Wolff; five grandchildren: Laura, Alex, and Nick Blumenfeld, and Alex and Nat Wolff; and friends, comrades, ... (more)

WASHINGTON _ It has always been a Bob Cratchit/Ebenezer Scrooge sort of business ... "empty as a banker's heart" and so forth.

Ryan Cooglar didn't create the award-winning film "Fruitvale Station" to entertain.

Several armed robberies occurred in North Oakland near the Berkeley border this morning, Monday, according to Oakland police .

The city is moving forward with a plan to lower speed limits around elementary schools from 25 to 15 mph despite a Police Department analysis saying it's not likely to make school zones safer.

UC Berkeley Extension invites students to enroll in spring 2014 courses. The continuing education branch of the University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley Extension offers professional development and personal enrichment in the classroom and online for adults in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond-no application required.

If a woman develops breast cancer, having larger breasts and being sedentary might increase her risk of dying from the disease, a large, long-term study suggests.