For the second time in a week, a father has been gunned down on The City's streets.

The controversial proposal to allow riders to bring sealable coffee cups on BART trains soon will be pored over by the agency's board of directors.

Peter Magowan saw this coming.

A group of teens, including a star basketball player from a prestigious San Francisco preparatory school, is facing felony charges for allegedly holding up a day laborer with a plastic gun in San Mateo.

What a wonderful world

These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department's daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.

Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Friday to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, declaring the next chapter is about beating Republican John McCain. Choosing a small New Hampshire...

Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election Friday in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate, ensuring he will remain in power despite international condemnation of the balloting...

The gray cooling tower crumbled behind billowing dust clouds in seconds Friday, reducing the structure at North Koreas nuclear reactor into a pile of rubble. It was a choreographed show by the communist regime meant to affirm an intention to stop making...

Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule. Police used live ammunition, tear gas and bamboo batons against rock-throwing...

A gang of Pakistani militants executed two Afghan prisoners in front of thousands of cheering supporters Friday, beheading one man and shooting the other after accusing them of aiding a U.S. missile strike. The executions in the Bajur region highlighted the...

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GlaxoSmithKline, Exelixis to end 6-year collaboration
Exelixis Inc.'s six-year drug development collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline will come to an end Oct. 27. (GSK) (EXEL)

Synnex Corp. sales and profit up in Q2
Synnex Corp.'s sales and profit both grew in the second quarter ended May 31. (SNX)

Aniboom raises $10 million in round two
In its second round of venture funding, animation company Aniboom raised $10 million.

Impax delays filing of late financial reports again
Generic drug maker Impax Laboratories Inc. won't finish its late financial reports by June 30 as it had hoped to do.

GE Capital extends loan deal with Anesiva, waives default
General Electric Capital Corp. extended a loan agreement with South San Francisco pain drug maker Anesiva Inc. and waived the company's failure to pay a fee on the unused portion of the loan facility. (ANSV)

Calif. Inmate Reduction Plan Headed To Fed Court
A proposed settlement seeking to reduce California's prison population has fallen through, setting the stage for a federal trial this fall.

Man Guilty Of Murdering Elderly Millbrae Couple
A San Mateo County Superior Court jury Friday found a 54-year-old man guilty of brutally beating his employers to death in their Millbrae home in 2006.

1,100 NorCal Fires Burn; Federal Help Sought
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked President Bush to declare a state of emergency as nearly 1,100 fires were burning from San Jose to the Oregon border, including a gigantic blaze threatening Big Sur.

Gang Member Arraigned In SF Road Rage Murders
A suspected gang member accused in the slaying of a San Francisco father and two of his sons on Sunday was formally charged with three counts of murder Friday but postponed entering a plea.

Sacto Toddler Survives On Cat Food After Mom Dies
Sacramento police say a 2-year-old boy survived on cat food for up to six days after his mother died.