Wenyong Huang, 31, shot a man in the head for attempting to grab a pack of cigarettes at a Circle K in Alameda.

As geopolitical and trade tensions rise, China’s dominance of both mining and processing means these niche metals have become a cudgel to use against opponents.

The man was assaulted at about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday on the 3300 block of Arbolado Drive in Walnut Creek.

In San Francisco’s financial district, the One Montgomery building evokes the opulence of America’s turn of the 20th century gilded age. With its Tuscan columns, marble staircases and bronze doors, the Renaissance Revival landmark once housed Crocker Bank, named after one of the tycoons who built the western portion of America’s first transcontinental railroad.

A nearby hospital says it is treating people affected by the shooting.

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The decision came in a lawsuit filed by NetChoice, a trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies.

The Brazilian music form of Choro has a dedicated following of musicians and fans in the Bay Area.

For better or worse, we will eventually live in a world where everything is trackable.

One year to the day when Thompson missed all 10 shots in his final game for Golden State in a play-in loss in Sacramento, Thompson fueled the win with four 3-pointers in Dallas’ 44-point second quarter.