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Two small Bay Area lenders have begun offering home loans with no money down and no mortgage insurance — offers rarely seen since the housing bubble burst. No-money-down loans were popular before the financial crisis, but many went bad when housing prices started falling and people who owed more than their homes were worth stopped making payments. For borrowers who need larger loans, San Francisco Federal Credit Union is offering a first mortgage for up to 100 percent of the purchase price or appraised value, whichever is less. Читать дальше...

49ers’ Tomsula on Baalke in practice: ‘I’ve never seen Trent run a drill’ A day after 49ers defensive coordinator Eric Mangini acknowledged general manager Trent Baalke offered on-field instruction to players, head coach Jim Tomsula downplayed Baalke’s involvement in practice. “I’ve never seen Trent run a drill,” Tomsula said. Tomsula suggested Baalke did little more than shout basic instructions or offer encouragement. On Wednesday, Mangini struck a different note when asked if Baalke was overstepping his bounds by providing coaching tips.

A police report says Officer Brady Pratt "unknowingly" had his finger on the trigger when he drew his gun from his holster, and he fired a round Wednesday inside an office at the Des Moines airport. The bullet hit a ceiling tile above a door before it landed in a ceiling tile in the hallway.

(AP) — The University of Kansas has cited the protection of student identity and privacy for the heavy redaction of documents regarding two fraternities placed on probation for hazing. University spokesman Joe Monaco told the newspaper that under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the school is only allowed to release student information without the student's consent after removing identifiable information. Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, said... Читать дальше...

The number of scripted series on all content platforms broke the 400 mark for the first time. According to a study by FX Networks released last week, there are now 409 scripted series on TV, up 9 percent over the total number of scripted shows in 2014 and 94 percent since 2009. 2015 saw measurable growth in scripted series on “each distribution platform — broadcast, basic and pay cable, streaming — led by significant gains in basic cable and digital services,” according to Julie Piepenkotter, executive vice president for research for FX. Читать дальше...

Eva Longoria. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) Actress EVA LONGORIA was often left baffled during childhood Christmases after receiving gifts of lingerie from her elderly grandmother. The former “Desperate Housewives” star reveals she and her sisters would all be given lacy surprises for the holidays and they could never understand why because they were so young. “I’ve had a lot of awkward Christmas presents,” she confesses. “My grandma, she was old, she’s since passed, but she would accidentally get us lingerie. Читать дальше...

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Tonight at 7 p.m. cable television channel TNT begins airing its annual 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story.

Justin Chin, an award-winning San Francisco poet whose work has been celebrated for its bold unconventionality, mixing humor with potent political and personal themes, has died. R. Zamora Linmark, a fellow poet and friend, said Mr. Chin died Thursday at California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus, after suffering a stroke on Dec. 19. “Justin Chin for over the two past decades has been one of the most heroic, acerbic, funny voices to emerge in the world of American poetry,” Paul Yamazaki... Читать дальше...

The 49ers head coach suggested today the team hasn’t ruled out promoting running back Jarryd Hayne from the practice squad to the 53-man roster before they visit the Lions on Sunday. The 49ers only have two healthy running backs after starter Shaun Draughn sustained a knee injury in last week’s 24-14 loss to the Bengals. With Draughn sidelined, the 49ers’ remaining backs are Kendall Gaskins, who was promoted from the practice squad Oct. 30, and DuJuan Harris, a five-year veteran who was signed off the Ravens’ practice squad Tuesday. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A multiple-vehicle pileup has closed an icy stretch of Interstate 80 east of Reno where the Nevada Highway Patrol says troopers are responding to reports of multiple crashes. The National Weather Service says a winter weather advisory remains in effect until Thursday night in the area, with forecasts calling for snow and gusty winds.

A day after protesters blocked traffic and prompted the closing of two security checkpoints, the Airport Police Department released reports with information about who was arrested and why. Most face charges of unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct. Four protesters were cited for trespass, disorderly conduct or both after arrests at the Mall of America but details on them weren't available. In their reports, airport police said they encountered resistance from the people they arrested.

Seventy-three-year-old Donnie Rudd had initially been denied bond after his attorney, Timothy Grace, said he was being treated at a suburban Chicago hospital for a bacterial skin infection. Prosecutors say Rudd beat his new wife, Noreen, in 1973 and then made it appear she had died in a car accident in Barrington Hills.

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — Maryland Transportation Authority Police say a Walkersville man was cited after a handgun was found in carry-on items at a security checkpoint at BWI Airport. Authorities say an x-ray machine detected a .32 caliber handgun.

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers in shorts and tube tops turned a winter morning into a summer day, embracing temperatures that soared into the 70s. National Weather Service meteorologist Carlie Buccola says Thursday's temperature was only 3 degrees cooler than it was on July Fourth.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The FBI and National Security Agency have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former Salt Lake City mayor who claims agencies conducted mass surveillance of emails, texts and phone calls during the city's 2002 Winter Olympics. There's no evidence the security agencies intercepted all communications in the Salt Lake City area before and during the games, federal lawyers argued in court documents. "If these incursions on our rights of privacy and federal felonies... Читать дальше...

Did two brothers misleadingly sell remelted chocolate and sprout beards to cultivate a hipster appeal? The headlines began after a site called DallasFood.org published a series about Rick and Michael Mast, who have been toasted in food circles for their stylishly wrapped chocolate bars that can cost $10 a piece. The problem is that the brothers described their company as "bean-to-bar," or chocolate made from scratch. What Lies Beneath the Beards, DallasFood.org outlined how the pair initially used melted industrial chocolate... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police union president Dean Angelo Sr., a third-generation officer and the father of another, has been an unyielding defender of the rank-and-file since the release of dashcam video showing white Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times. Angelo, a 60-year-old former detective, is in his second year as head of the 12,000-member Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge No. 7, which he'll lead through a federal civil-rights investigation of the force and Van Dyke's upcoming murder trial. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Recordings of Chicago police radio traffic surrounding the shooting of a black teenager 16 times by a white officer show that at least one of the officers who was there asked for a Taser and offer a partial glimpse at what they were discussing, as none of the police dashcam video included audio. The recordings obtained by Wednesday by WMAQ-TV through a Freedom of Information Act Request show that one of the officers pursuing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on that October 2014 night asked... Читать дальше...

The university's athletic department said Thursday that junior Dre Wills violated its student athlete code and NCAA rules regarding his athletic scholarship by selling the books. A spokesman for the men's basketball team called the incident a disciplinary issue and said he couldn't comment on why Wills wasn't allowed to sell the books.

CHICAGO (AP) — The latest developments in the fallout from fatal police shootings in Chicago and a federal civil rights investigation into the city's police department (all times local): The protest Thursday is the latest in a series of demonstrations in the city since the release last month of police video showing a white officer shoot a black teenager 16 times. Emanuel and the department have faced heavy criticism over officers' treatment of suspects, including the 2014 killing of a black teenager who was shot 16 times. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Northerners accustomed to cozying up to a roaring Yuletide fire in a bulky sweater with a mug of hot chocolate may have to open the windows come Christmas. Record-shattering temperatures in the 60s and 70s settled over the Northeast on Christmas Eve, allowing many people to trade gloves and scarves for shorts and T-shirts and go jogging and golfing instead of skiing. Walking home after running errands in shorts and a T-shirt, he exclaimed with a huge grin: "It's beautiful out!" Forecasters said El Nino... Читать дальше...

Parents of boy killed by swine flu file suit against doctors The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/KP16dh ) that according to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court, Ronan was turned away from the emergency room on Christmas Eve after he was examined by a doctor and told his collapsed airway was not concerning. The suit names PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Drs. William Miller and Mary McKee, Eugene Emergency Physicians, Oregon Medical Group, and 10 unnamed others as defendants. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Authorities say an Enterprise man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a Dothan man has been arrested. Coffee County Sheriff's Chief Deputy R.W. Whitworth tells media outlets that 33-year-old Joshua Mark Richard was arrested Wednesday and is charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Joey Lee Chandler.

The Reading Eagle (http://bit.ly/1mhDaD6 ) reports that Judge Jeffrey Sprecher ruled Friday that defense attorneys erred in not calling a forensic psychiatrist who could have testified about the difference between first- and third-degree murder convictions. The trial attorneys said they thought such testimony would hinder their ability to get an acquittal, but the judge said they had "everything to gain and nothing to lose" by calling the witness.