A body found on the right-hand shoulder of southbound Interstate 280 in San Francisco early Friday morning was the victim of a hit-and-run collision, according to the California Highway Patrol.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments' daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

Two distinct reactions occurred when dance-pop diva Lady GaGa recently strolled into a San Francisco cafe wearing hot pants, platform heels, a fedora and a see-through top.

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.

If you enjoy multitiered plotlines, fancy camerawork and action with a lot of twists, "Vantage Point" should be right up your alley. It's told from the perspective of a number of people in a town square in Spain, where a U.S. president is targeted for assassination. But the question is: Is the target really the man onstage, or is more complex terrorist activity in the works?

Juliet Critchlow said she wouldn't want to break her mother's back, but she went ahead and stepped on the crack anyway.

Marriage was in the air as drag queens, kids, politicians, police officers, shirtless men and dozens of happy, married couples marched along Market Street in San Franciscos 38th annual Pride Parade today. Thousands of people lined the big thoroughfare for...

Zimbabwes longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term Sunday after a widely discredited runoff in which he was the only candidate. His main rival dismissed the inauguration as an exercise in self-delusion. Just hours after...

Pakistani paramilitary forces destroyed a handful of militant centers and uncovered alleged torture cells as they pressed ahead Sunday with an offensive against extremists near the Afghan border, officials said. A spokesman for Pakistans top Taliban...

Despite the U.S. push for strong U.N. penalties against Zimbabwes government, Chinese officials said Sunday they favored more talks with one of its main African allies and trading partners. The most pressing path pressing path now is to stabilize the...

Chinas official news agency says that Beijing will hold a new round of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama in July. The Xinhua News Agency quoted an unnamed government spokesman as saying that China hopes that the Dalai Lama would treasure this...

For the enlightenment of all who have ever been interested or amused by the legend of the cow that was swallowed by the cracking earth during the 1906 earthquake, I offer a letter received from George C. Stackpole of Kentfield. Not only does it provide a...

Cal names vice chancellor for student affairs
The University of California, Berkeley, made Harry Le Grande vice chancellor for student affairs.

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.

SF Victim Identified In Hwy 280 Hit-&-Run
The San Francisco medical examiner's office Sunday identified 26-year-old Amilcar Rodriguez Maldonado as the victim of an apparent hit-and-run Friday morning on Interstate Highway 280 in the city.

SJ Peace March To Honor Man Killed In Parking Lot
The family of a 47-year-old man who was fatally shot in May is holding a peace march Sunday afternoon in San Jose in his memory.

Slow Progress In Smoky NorCal Wildfire Battle
Firefighters made slow progress Sunday against more than a thousand wildfires burning throughout Northern California, but forecasters said dangerous fire conditions would not relent anytime soon.

Huge Crowds Turn Out For SF Gay Pride Parade
Huge crowds turned out Sunday for San Francisco's 38th annual gay pride parade as revelers celebrated their newfound freedom to marry.

Double Murder At Home In Mountain View
Police on Sunday continued to investigate a double homicide in Mountain View early Saturday morning that detectives believe was not a random incident.