 ( ) Planning underway for the future of Lafayette's 'Crosses'  With American troops no longer fighting in Iraq and the drawdown date for the war in Afghanistan set for the end of this year, a new controversy is emerging: What will happen to the Crosses of Lafayette when the wars are done? |
 Police cite 'glacially cold' suspect in Google exec's heroin death; Georgia case linked  Santa Cruz police Thursday described a "glacially cold" suspect who continued to cover her tracks months after leaving a high-ranking Google executive to die of a heroin overdose last November, while detectives in Georgia took another look at a possible connection with the death of an ex-boyfriend. |
 (Lori Shepler/AP Photo) LeBron James returning to Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat free-agent LeBron James has decided to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he told Sports Illustrated on Friday. |
 ( ) $30 million trail planned to improve access to Bay Bridge Trail Caltrans and Bay Area Toll Authority plan 1.1-mile trail to link Bay Bridge to West Grand Avenue corridor in Oakland. |
LOCAL NEWS  In reality, Silicon Valley is not spic-and-span The Hayes case shows that the temptations of money, drugs and sex do not pass the valley by. |
Celebrities  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) George Clooney rejects Daily Mail's apology The actor accuses the paper of “a premeditated lie” when it wrote that Amal Alamuddin’s mother didn’t want daughter to marry him on religious grounds. |
SPORTS  (Tony Dejak) LeBron James returning to Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat free-agent LeBron James has decided to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he told Sports Illustrated on Friday. |
Spotlight  (Mike Morgan/Washington Post) One living room -- through four seasonal transformations Some people like summer to bloom not just outside their windows, but inside their home, too. And why not accommodate fall, winter and spring as they come along? Designer Annie Elliott shows us just how to key a living room's decor and accents to each of the four seasons. |
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) Job-search startup helps college grads and companies find each other In an era where algorithms suss out one's tastes in music and love, finding the right job and a strong hire shouldn't be so agonizing, says Sanjeev Agrawal, founder of Mountain View-based company. It's part of a new wave of startups aiming to make looking for work -- and workers -- less of a slog. |
 This barren, desert prison is where O.J. Simpson lives Some here call it the 'O.J. House,' the only gated community in a vast stretch of desert rich in gold and silver, pioneer trails and proud, isolated towns north of Reno. |
 (Mike Morgan/Washington Post) One living room -- through four seasonal transformations Some people like summer to bloom not just outside their windows, but inside their home, too. And why not accommodate fall, winter and spring as they come along? Designer Annie Elliott shows us just how to key a living room's decor and accents to each of the four seasons. |
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) George Clooney rejects Daily Mail's apology The actor accuses the paper of “a premeditated lie” when it wrote that Amal Alamuddin’s mother didn’t want daughter to marry him on religious grounds. |
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) Kawakami: Kaepernick shoulders blame for loss  Colin Kaepernick's late-game interception allows the Seattle Seahawks to hold off the San Francisco 49ers and advance to the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos |
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) Purdy: Brutal heavyweight fight went way of Seahawks This was a wicked, awful, exhausting game for both the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. |
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) Thompson: 49ers defense shows fight even after Bowman injury The San Francisco 49ers defense was not as dominant as it needed to be Sunday. But when things looked most bleak against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game, the defense got the ball back to the offense with a chance to win. Twice. Even without the unit's best player. |
