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A look back at 2007: Classical music in the Bay Area Something I loved in 2007: Gustavo Dudamel, the 26-year-old Venezuelan conductor who brought his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco in November and blew the audience away with performances that were searing,

Please be patient while video downloads! Greg Savage caught up with former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell ( Pictures ) to discuss his long-awaited clash with Wanderlei Silva ( Pictures ) this weekend at UFC 79.

The Egyptian economy has delivered one of its most impressive performances ever this year, with a spurt in growth rates generated by reforms and solid macro-economic management.

Terry Armour, a Chicago Tribune entertainment columnist and until recently co-host of WCKG-Radio’s Stan & Terry Show, died suddenly on Friday. He was 46.

Rebecca De Mornay has been charged with misdemeanor drunken driving stemming from her arrest two months ago. A Los Angeles District Attorney’s spokeswoman says de Mornay is charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit of .08.

Injuries and key departures have played a key role as the Broncos will post a losing record for only the second time in the 13-year Mike Shanahan era.

With just two healthy running backs - tailback Kenny Watson and fullback Jeremi Johnson - the Bengals on Wednesday brought back tailback Quincy Wilson.

In her first year as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has plunged ahead with the fearlessness of a polar explorer. The populist Republican has raised taxes on the powerful oil industry. She has pushed through ethics legislation amid a burgeoning corruption investigation of Alaska lawmakers. She has bucked her party’s old guard. And she has ordered her administration to seek fewer congressional …

A Siberian tiger escaped from its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas day, killing one visitor and mauling two others before being shot dead by police, authorities said.

The nation’s shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items