 ((AP Photo/Evan Vucci)) Obama touts Mandela's message of peace and justice to cheering crowd in rain U.S. President Barack Obama exhorted the world Tuesday to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice, electrifying tens of thousands of rain-lashed spectators and prompting a standing ovation by scores of heads of state in a South African stadium. |
 (Livermore Police Department) Livermore: Popular youth golf pro charged with 65 counts of child molestation Andrew Nisbet, 31, worked at Las Positas Golf Course in Livermore and was charged with 65 counts of child molestation after police say he abused at least two students. |
 (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Valley schools get more federal scrutiny after discrimination complaints The district will be monitored by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for up to two years as part of a resolution to a special education discrimination complaint. |
 (RAY CHAVEZ) Review: Nola Po'boy brings New Orleans to Concord Gumbo. Jambalaya. Etouffee. Try these and other New Orleans-style dishes at Nola Po'boy and Gumbo Kitchen, a gussied up diner in Concord -- but whatever you do, don't miss the spicy fried chicken, crispy cinnamon waffle and homemade sweet potato pie. |
BUSINESS  ((AP Photo/Richard Drew)) Twitter shares climb to roughly double its IPO price Twitter has seen a dramatic rise in recent days, fueled by announcements about new targeted advertising services and a successful campaign to build viewership for a National Geographic TV special. |
SPORTS  San Francisco Giants confident Pablo Sandoval getting in shape The San Francisco Giants believe Pablo Sandoval, who will be eligibility for free agency after this season, is motivated to get in better shape |
LOCAL NEWS  ( ) Share the Spirit: Hope 4 the Heart provides food for thousands of families Hope 4 the Heart in Hayward continues family's tradition of generosity. |
 (Thinkstock) Was this child's hand gesture worth a suspension? A Pennsylvania schoolboy was suspended for pretending to shoot an imaginary bow-and-arrow at a classmate after the hand gesture was found to violate the school's zero tolerance policy on weapons. Full Story |
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) Holiday cookie boot camp Amp up your holiday baking with these cookie tips from Alice Medrich and other baking pros. |
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) How Miley Cyrus landed MTV's Best Artist of 2013 honors Cyrus twerked her way to the top of the music scene this year with the most watched videos of 2013. |
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) Bay Area residents live longer; here's why Bay Area residents are among the nation's longest-lived people, surviving on average more than a decade longer than residents of rural Kentucky, West Virginia or Mississippi. |
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) Mi Pueblo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Mi Pueblo, the festive Bay Area supermarket chain and icon of family-grown Hispanic businesses, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, citing a dispute with its primary lender, Wells Fargo. |
