Topic: San Francisco

A warmer world could make current airport runways too short

Global warming

Mexico: No plastic, please

At Apple event, iPhone and iPod Touch challenge DS and PSP

With Steve Jobs back, Apple goes after Flip

To cut deficit, Arizona may sell its Capitol

The state could sell as many as 32 of its properties to help cover a $3 billion shortfall.

Colombia's rebels step up a brutal tactic

FARC fighters seed country with mines made from common materials that are hard to police.

Taking the homeless beyond shelters

Rosanne Haggerty's Common Ground creates permanent housing that has reduced homelessness by 87 percent in one 20-block area of New York City.

Gripped by high-stakes of asylum cases

Emily Arnold-Fernandez's first client was a Liberian teen who would be forced to go to war without her help.

Marketing company sells clients Facebook friends

The service from uSocial is mostly meant for businesses, celebrities and other individuals looking to expand on the social network, and Facebook isn’t happy about it.

Difference Maker People making a difference: Dara O'Rourke

This consumer advocate teams up with analysts and rates products to make shoppers smarter.

What Katrina has wrought, four years later

New Orleans will never be the same. Neither will Americans' view of government's role in disasters.

A new fitness craze – Hula Hooping?

What used to be child’s play is now a 21st-century form of exercise. San Francisco is a leader in hooping.

From junkyard to community garden

A former San Francisco dumping ground becomes a plentiful four-acre urban farm.

Date set for challenge of California gay-marriage ban

On Jan. 11, the two lawyers who argued the Bush v. Gore in 2000 will begin their case against Proposition 8.

Born Round

Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni writes movingly of his love-hate relationship with food.

Public service is cool again

Peace Corps and others see ’60s-style interest from recent grads.

South of Broad

Pat Conroy’s first novel in 14 years follows a group of young friends on into adult life.

Lolcats take to the stage with a musical

Want a US green card? Bring cash.

A surge of foreign entrepreneurs are getting visas in exchange for investing in US companies.

A showcase for senior athletes

The national games offer more than 800 summer-sports events. The competition is keen – but the broader focus remains on healthy lifestyles.

Luxury firms push ‘eco-posh’

Handbag-makers to hotels are luring a new kind of luxury consumer.

Facebook buys social media aggregator FriendFeed

FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor says the two services will eventually merge, though FriendFeed will operate separately for now.

China's green leap forward

Facing dire pollution and wanting to be in on what may be the next industrial revolution, China positions itself to be a leader in green technology – with major implications for the rest of the world.

Storm ahead? Death of tr.im raises cloud concerns

Three days, 20 words, new job

Social networks are speeding up hiring with ‘twésumés’ and other new tricks.