Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company’s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying bill…

Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company’s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying bill…

Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013 cars park for free above Ocean Beach in San Francisco. For the right to frolic in the sand, sunbathers to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's …

Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013 cars can park for free by Ocean Beach and along the Great Highway in San Francisco. For the right to frolic in the sand, sunbathers to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less deve…

Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013 a pair of cars park for free by Ocean Beach and the Cliff House in San Francisco. For the right to frolic in the sand, sunbathers to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant.Not so along the less develop…

AP Exclusive: Health reforms penalize some Indians

In this photo taken Thursday, April 11, 2013 is Molin Malicay, director at the Sonoma County Indian Health Project in Santa Rosa, Calif. Under President Obama's health care overhaul, tens of thousands who identify as Native American will face a new reality, they will have to buy their own he…

America's Cup officials say race will continue

America's Cup Regatta Director Iain Murray, left, and Golden Gate Yacht Club Vice Commodore Tom Ehman, right, listen to questions during a news conference Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in San Francisco. The pair announced that the America's Cup will go on as planned after the death of a sailor durin…

America's Cup officials say race will continue

From left, America's Cup Regatta Director Iain Murray, Matt Bliven of the U.S. Coast Guard, center, and Golden Gate Yacht Club Vice Commodore Tom Ehman,right, during a news conference Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in San Francisco. Murray and Ehman announced that the America's Cup will go on as plan…

Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostat…

Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Smith, 60, said a gene test may have made him more comfortable about his doctor's advice to monitor the cancer h…

Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer patient Dean Smith, left, a retired marketing executive, meets with Dr. Peter Carroll, right, at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carroll, chairman of urology at the University of California, San Francisco says a study he led on a new prostat…

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 California Highway Patrol Sergeant Kevin Briggs poses by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the world’s favorite suicide spots. During his 20 years patrolling the bridge Briggs…

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 California Highway Patrol Sergeant Kevin Briggs looks out at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the world’s favorite suicide spots. During his 20 years patrolling the bridge Br…

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 California Highway Patrol officers Steve Bautista, left, and Sandro Salvetti, right, ride their bicycles past a crisis counseling call box during a patrol on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, …

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 California Highway Patrol officers Sandro Salvetti, left, and Steve Bautista, right, both on bicycles make a stop during a patrol on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the worl…

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 a sign is posted above a crisis counseling call box on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the world’s favorite suicide spots. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In the photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 a shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge is cast onto San Francisco Bay in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the world’s favorite suicide spots. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

In the photo taken Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Golden Gate Bridge Capt. Lisa Locati poses by a section of the bridge at its visitors center in San Francisco. About 1,500 people have plunged from the bridge, making it one of the world’s favorite suicide spots. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Hollywood and vine: Wineries with celebrity ties

The Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville, Calif. is among the wineries with celebrity ties. The names of Fred MacMurray, Fess Parker and Raymond Burr are also associated with Sonoma County wineries.

Pay-on-the-fly tech shows Golden Gate toll takers the door

The Golden Gate Bridge is replacing its human toll takers with technology today.

Siri chattier; Google Now smarter

The virtual assistant Siri attends to an Apple iPhone 4S user. She reliably provides snappy, verbal responses to questions.

From start here, Bell's back as featured star

Joshua Bell has been appearing with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra since 1986 when he first began his solo career.

Match Play: It's official: Tiger will be in Tucson

Brandt Snedeker, ranked fourth in the world, dropped out of Match Play because of a rib injury, opening the door for No. 66, Fredrik Jacobson.

Golf: Snedeker finally breaks through, now 4th in world

"Feels great to finish one," says Brandt Snedeker, celebrating his win at Pebble Beach, his first this year after finishing second twice and third in January.

Golf: Snedeker's 9th round in 60s lifts hopes

Brandt Snedeker chips the ball on the second hole on his way to a 68 and a share of the lead at Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Pebble Beach

Deer graze as amateur Matthew Sidman hits from the 14th tee of the Monterey Penisnula Country Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Animal shots of the week

Boone, a black rhino named after San Francisco 49ers tackle Alex Boone, makes his way toward the Baltimore Ravens logo made of vegetables at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The zoo fed Boone the special breakfast in support of Sunday's Super Bowl between the …

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

Boone, a black rhino named after San Francisco 49ers tackle Alex Boone, makes his way toward the Baltimore Ravens logo made of vegetables at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The zoo fed Boone the special breakfast in support of Sunday's Super Bowl between the …

Are you ready for the Super Bowl?

Boone, a black rhino named after San Francisco 49ers tackle Alex Boone, feeds on the Baltimore Ravens logo made of vegetables at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The zoo fed Boone the special breakfast in support of Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisc…

Dieting? Think before you drink

Mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout prepares a gin Martini cocktail at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. The first rule of drinking on a diet is, don't.

Dieting? Think before you drink

The second rule of drinking on a diet is to enjoy alcohol without letting it swamp healthy intentions. Most hard liquors have about 100 calories a serving.

Notable passings of 2012

In this Jan. 6, 1985, file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Freddie Solomon (88) prepares for a handoff after lining up at quarterback during the NFL football NFC championship game against the Chicago Bears in San Francisco. Solomon has died at age 59. Solomon lived in Florida and ha…

Napa wine growers can't find enough rootstock for vines

Jon Ruel of Trefethen Family Vineyards with a bundle of scarcely available rootstock that will be planted in the spring.

Justices to rule on same-sex marriage

Gay marriage supporters turn out. Even some gay rights activists worried Friday that it was too soon to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

Justices to rule on same-sex marriage

Gay marriage opponents rallied last year in support of California's Proposition 8. Opponents of gay marriage said Friday they are heartened by the Supreme Court's decision to take up the matter.

Animal shots of the week

A Dalmatian dog watches as California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, votes Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a fire station in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A look back at James Bond

Actor Roger Moore is accompanied by San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, left, as he walks to the entrance of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif., attending the premiere of the new James Bond feature "A View to a Kill," on May 23, 1985. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

World Series: Giants reward 'stand-up' Zito with start

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ALDS: Athletics 4, Tigers 3: A's tie series with 3 runs in ninth

Oakland's Coco Crisp is about to be mobbed by crazy - in the good way - teammates after he hit the game-winner with two outs in the ninth.

ALDS: Athletics 4, Tigers 3: A's tie series with 3 runs in ninth

Josh Reddick gives teammate Coco Crisp a pie to the face during a postgame interview.

NLDS: Reds 5, Giants 2: Patchwork pitching staff gives Reds win

Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips smacks a two-run home run in the third inning, giving the Reds a lead they would never relinquish. Jay Bruce also homered for Cincinnati in the fourth.

Cost of desalination projects derailing some Calif. efforts

City engineer Richard Simonitch looks over rows of membranes that filter water at a desalination plant in Sand City, Calif. California needs drinking water, but desalination is expensive.

Bigger, Thinner, lighter, TALLER

Apple CEO Tim Cook had few surprises for the audience when he unveiled the iPhone 5 in San Francisco.

Opt-outs for vaccines found to be higher in Calif. at private schools

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Clint Eastwood

Actor Clint Eastwood, as detective Harry Callahan, gets ready to throw away a Molotov cocktail that was planted in the back seat of his car by a villain during the filming of "Sudden Impact" on a San Francisco pier, Ca., June 9, 1983. The action movie, the third sequel to "Dirty Harry," is d…

game of the day: Braves 7, Giants 3: Heyward's blast helps end Giants' win streak

Atlanta outfielder Jason Heyward became the first left-handed hitter to homer off San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner in two years. Heyward's three-run shot in the third made it 3-0.

Art notes

Violinist Joshua Bell is on the schedule for the upcoming Tucson Symphony Orchestra season. TSO will also launch a new series called TSO Rocks the Fox.