Southwest Airlines flight cancellations, system crash
Southwest Airlines experience major cancellations on the day after Christmas.
Airports see lingering cancellations, delays due to winter storms
Winter storm-related cancellations and delays that bogged down holiday travel were lingering on Monday at Bay Area airports, mostly on Southwest Airlines flights.
Warming up your car in cold weather can damage your engine. Here's what to do instead
Allowing your car to warm up in cold weather for a few minutes can lower fuel efficiency while hurting the engine's performance.
'Dry January' brings benefits but beware a 'boozy December' in the lead-up, experts say
One expert warned that a downside of planning on a ‘Dry January’ “is that people tend to booze more during December in anticipation of a dry month."
Christmas day flight cancellations cause travel nightmares across Bay Area
More than 250 Christmas day flights were canceled or delayed across all Bay Area airports.
Tipping at the counter: Are you being rude if you don't leave something extra?
Is a tip at the counter required? Lifestyle and etiquette expert Elaine Swann explains the basis for making the decision whether to tip.
Mega Millions jackpot up to $565 million, second largest this year
Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is the second largest this year.
Snow, bone-chilling cold, travel woes continue on Christmas
Nearly 94 million were under Wind Chill advisories on Christmas morning from North Dakota to Miami.
TSA says man tried to hide gun parts in peanut butter jars
The man was arrested at JFK Airport and "guaranteed to get a lump of coal from Santa," a TSA spokesperson said.
American Airlines says acts of violence 'not tolerated' after mother allegedly attacks worker in Miami
Alabama woman Camilia McMillie was charged after video showed a computer monitor being thrown at an American Airlines employee.
Nonprofit of state landmark looking for 'Keepers' of hundred-old lighthouse
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt announced the city is looking for new innkeepers to manage the East Brother Lighthouse located in the San Francisco Bay.
Earthquake stopped sale of Rio Dell home, now unsafe and red-tagged
Shane and Jacqui McIntosh were in the process of selling their Rio Dell home when the earthquake struck Humboldt County, causing their home to become unsafe and uninhabitable.
Deadly Christmas week bomb cyclone unleashes damaging winds and brutally cold temperatures across country
The combination of dangerous driving conditions and frigid temperatures has been blamed for at least 9 deaths across 5 states.
Former mayor dies after small plane crash on Santa Monica beach
One person is dead and another person was hurt in a small plane crash Santa Monica Thursday evening.
California's commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 31
After three delays, the commercial Dungeness crab season in California will finally open on New Year's Eve, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday.
Sierra Nevada snow season off to best start in decade
State water officials say the Sierra Nevada is experiencing its snowiest start to the winter season in a decade, thanks to a handful of storms that dropped several feet of snow.
Target’s Pillowfort Weighted Blankets recalled after asphyxiation deaths of 2 children
The weighted blankets pose an entrapment hazard for children which can lead to asphyxiation, the CPSC warns.
New federal food label law has unintended effect: Sesame now in more foods
Many manufacturers now find it simpler and less expensive to add sesame to a product — and to label it — than to try to keep it away from other foods or equipment with sesame.
Tesla offers rare year-end discounts on 2 top-selling models
Tesla started offering a $3,750 incentive on its Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV on its website earlier this month, but on Wednesday doubled the discount to $7,500 for those who take delivery between now and Dec. 31.
Ali Ahmed Aslam, often credited as inventor of chicken tikka masala, dies at 77
Ali Ahmed Aslam said in a 2009 interview that he first came up with the dish in the 1970s when a customer asked if there was a way of making his chicken tikka less dry.