 (
Rich Pedroncelli
) Obamacare: California enrollees make up nearly a third of nation's total With a sign-up deadline less than two weeks away, new figures released today by California's online health exchange show the state continues to lead the nation in the number of people who have signed up for health insurance plans since Oct. 1 under the new federal healthcare law. |
 (Laura A. Oda/Staff) Beastie Boys sue Oakland toy company GoldieBlox The legal battle GoldieBlox thought it had laid to rest escalated on Tuesday when the Beastie Boys sued the Oakland toy company over a copyright dispute after it used the group's song in a video advertisement. |
 Mystery letter from Navy secretary surfaces at Bay Area address 67 years too late A letter from former Navy Secretary James Forrestal apparently arrived at a home in Point Richmond in October. The letter came 67 years late. |
 ( ) Concord woman runs 60K on 60th birthday She ups the distance a few days later with another run, bringing her birthday total to 60 miles |
BUSINESS  (
ANDA CHU
) Tech giants popping up in shopping malls  From Google to Intel and HP, tech giants are descending on malls and shopping outlets to convert less tech-savvy consumers into gadget buyers by allowing them to swipe, type and tinker with the new technology. |
SPORTS  (
Doug Duran
) San Francisco Giants gamble and sign Michael Morse to play left Michael Morse is the kind of player who will 'miss most the season or hit 28 homers.' |
LOCAL NEWS  Asiana Flight 214 pilot turned off plane's autopilot despite concerns landing at SFO  The National Transportation Safety Board began its investigative hearing into the crash landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on Wednesday morning to learn the cause of the crash and ensure 'the circumstances are not repeated,' the head of the NTSB said at the opening of a nearly 12-hour hearing. |
 (Kin Cheung/Associated Press) Meet Hong Kong's celebrity tutors Hong Kong is taking studying to a whole new level by turning tutors into pseudo pop stars. Full Story |
 (Elise Amendola) 'Anchorman 2' super tickets for $33: Absurd or shrewd? 'Anchorman 2' super tickets allow fans to see the movie before its release. But will the high price of these tickets become the norm for other blockbusters, such as 'Iron Man'? |
 (John P. Filo/CBS ) Julie Chen criticizes Jenny McCarthy 'The Talk’ hosts says 'The View’ should not have hired the former Playboy model. |
 (
) 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. |
 (HERALD FILE) 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. |
