DePape found guilty of kidnapping by state court
By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in …
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Ballot measure on tax hikes removed by State Supreme Court
By Adam Beam | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court on Thursday removed a measure from the November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes, …
Mexico’s new tactic aims to wear out asylum seekers
By Megan Janetsky and Félix Márquez | Associated Press VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. …
Cease-fire resolution gets UN Security Council OK
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war …
James Lawson, adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., dies
By Christopher Weber and Travis Loller | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from …
Danish prime minister assaulted in Copenhagen square, reports say
By JAN M. OLSEN (Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man who reportedly assaulted the Danish Prime Minister in central Copenhagen will appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on …
Danish prime minister assaulted in Copenhagen square, reports say
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen …
Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, dies at age 86
By Darlene Superville | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama …
Families sue state police over botched response
By Acacia Coronado and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday announced …
Oil, fuel leaks into waterway as 1950s-era ocean linker sinks
By Victoria Franco | Bay City News A sinking ship in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta waterway in San Joaquin County was leaking fuel and oil into the body of …