Homelessness up in Bay Area, down slightly in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homelessness increased nearly 9% in the San Francisco Bay Area over the last three years, despite hundreds of millions of…
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Big cross-border tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers steered probe into intoxicated state senators
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A television report shows South Dakota Senate Republicans in a private 2020 meeting…
Continue ReadingWorkers start union push at Trader Joe’s in Massachusetts
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Employees are seeking to unionize at a Trader Joe’s grocery store in western Massachusetts. They join a nationwide…
Continue ReadingViolence erupts in Jerusalem following Palestinian funeral
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets in trying to disperse crowds of stone-throwing Palestinian demonstrators in…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota governor’s own funds target fellow Republicans
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wealthy former software executive and North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum has personally…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of murder in killing of Iowa state trooper
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year. The…
Continue ReadingMask up in indoor public settings, NYC health chief urges
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City health officials are urging New Yorkers to wear masks in all indoor public settings as the city approaches “high…
Continue ReadingAlex Garland confronts the horrors of past, present in ‘Men’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Alex Garland’s new film “Men” grapples with toxic masculinity and all its forms throughout history within a…
Continue ReadingIn Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Buffalo on Tuesday to show…
Continue ReadingCandidate in hospital, others scrambling before Pa. primary
By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — The last full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested…
Continue ReadingCourt expert draws more GOP-friendly New York political maps
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A court-appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are…
Continue ReadingBrandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022…
Continue ReadingPassenger, cargo trains collide in Spain; 1 killed, 85 hurt
MADRID (AP) — A cargo train has smashed into a rush-hour passenger train in Catalonia, killing an engineer and injuring 85 people. Spanish…
Continue ReadingBus drivers demanding 10% pay hike strike in Iranian capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Media reports say bus drivers in Tehran went on strike on two major bus lines to demand a 10% wage increase, causing hours of…
Continue ReadingUK officials: 4 men infected with “rare” monkeypox in London
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities say they have identified four “rare and unusual” cases of the disease monkeypox among men who appear…
Continue ReadingRain brings relief to massive, record-wildfire in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Lightning has sparked a few new small fires in the drought-stricken Southwest. But the thunderstorms brought…
Continue Reading‘Wagatha Christie’ offers her side in whodunnit libel case
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The woman known to British tabloid readers as Wagatha Christie has testified about the sleuthing…
Continue ReadingJury selection for Florida school killer enters 2nd phase
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has…
Continue ReadingQuestions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar…
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