Dozens protest San Pablo’s ‘Cop City’ project
SAN PABLO — Concerned residents of San Pablo, Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco showed out to a recent San Pablo City Council meeting to implore the body to revisit — …
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San Francisco tries tough love by tying welfare to drug rehab
Ronnie Cohen | KFF Health News (TNS) Raymond Llano carries a plastic bag with everything he owns in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other, and the flattened …
Crash that killed 4 in VinFast EV prompts federal inquiry
By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNN Federal regulators are investigating a Pleasanton crash that killed a family of four, who rode in a VinFast electric SUV, which had automated steering features the …
How air turbulence creates danger in the skies
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill | CNN Air travel and turbulence have always gone hand in hand with many flights, especially long haul, experiencing spells of bumpiness. The severe episode on board …
Most water is safe to drink in English village after parasite outbreak
LONDON (AP) — Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite in the water sickened more than 45 people were told Saturday that they …
A lonely desert fire station, the only lifeline for millions of Vegas travelers
Rachel Uranga | Los Angeles Times (TNS) The rain was pounding in the Mojave Desert on the Saturday before Easter when the first call came in about a crash along Interstate …
‘Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again’
Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a …
CSC told staff not to inform public about Luka Magnotta transfer: docs
Three days before murderer Luka Magnotta was transferred from a maximum to medium security prison, Correctional Service Canada instructed staff not to tell the public about the move, newly released …
More foreign interference action coming after inquiry report, India arrests: LeBlanc – National
Canada’s public safety minister says legislation will be introduced “very soon” that will strengthen measures used to combat foreign interference, but adds he’s confident in the safeguards already in place …
Recall election targeting Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price could fall to November ballot
OAKLAND — The Alameda County Board of Supervisors opened the door Wednesday for the recall bid targeting District Attorney Pamela Price to fall to the November ballot. To the chagrin …