Endorsement: Reject Prop. 4. Don’t let politicians raid public funds for their campaigns.

The influence of money on political races has gotten out of control, but allowing candidates to accept public funds — ...

‘My mother was victimized twice’: Ex-Antioch mayoral candidate ordered to trial in wife’s shooting death

Brenda Leon’s daughters have publicly revealed what it was like to know in their hearts their father murdered their mother ...

US and Cuba clash at UN as Washington seeks to sway annual vote on economic embargo

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Cuba clashed Monday at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once ...

Bay Area reality star Kash pursued fame in controversial, combative baddies culture

Before her death in a street fight, influencer Mackayla Paige tried to build a career through a popular genre of ‘raw,’ ...

Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let US judges quickly reverse immigration detentions

In papers filed with the high court, Khalil asked it to overturn a ruling earlier this year by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump’s funding cuts and politicization of science

Forty percent of the U.S. science Nobel Prizes were won by immigrants. Omar Yaghi, a 2025 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry, ...

Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case about the role race plays in middle school admissions, three ...

‘Disturbing,’ ‘disappointing’: Juvenile justice oversight is diminishing across California, to advocates’ alarm

Circumstances between counties differ, but the consequences can be similar: Civilian boards charged with overseeing juvenile ...

Homeland Security grants temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100K Ukrainians and Sudanese

More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the ...

Big Ten midseason awards: Top players and coach, hottest seat, worst loss, best game, biggest disappointment and more

The Big Ten did not perform to expectations against other Power Four leagues, which could play a role in CFP selections.

Richmond man and woman plead no contest in human trafficking case

The defense attempted to get charges thrown out under the Racial Justice Act, citing a police investigator’s use of a word ...

Plan to eliminate honors classes becomes issue in Bay Area school board races

Candidates in Oakland Unified, Fremont Union, Morgan Hill Unified, San Francisco Unified and Los Gatos-Saratoga Unified are also running for school board positions in hopes of pushing back against ...