Deputy Breaking News Editor

Michael McLaughlin

A United flight made a sudden, steep ascent that caught passengers off guard to avoid another plane that was too close. 

Referral bonuses, luxury retreats, and secrecy — startups are doing everything to land the right founding engineer. 

Supervisor Dean Preston is still trailing challenger Bilal Mahmood.

An Arab Muslim student at the Palo Alto campus was struck in what is being investigated as a hate crime, officials said. 

California Recovery Divers found his body approximately 100 yards from the shore of Lawson’s Landing. 