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The Official Animal of San Francisco contest comes down to the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill and sea lions of Pier 39. Is there a wrong answer?

On October 24, 1588, Paolo Barbieri murdered his wife, Isabella Caccianemici, stabbing her to death with his sword. Later, Paolo would claim to have acted in a fit of madness—but was he criminally insane or merely pretending to be? In this riveting book, Mònica Calabritto addresses this controversy by reconstructing Paolo’s life, prosecution, and medical diagnoses. Skillfully combining archival documents unearthed throughout Italy, Calabritto brings to light the case of one person and his family as insanity ravaged their financial security, honor, and reputation. The very notion of insani...

Summer gets most of the attention in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, but in spring Chronicle’s fancy turns to thoughts of…farms! We stop by a “micro” dairy,...

A couple is suing Airbnb and a property owner, saying their negligence led to the slaying of their 18-year-old son at a party.

2,000 pounds of pastrami spoil at Bay Area restaurant Delirama because of a blackout from the storms.