European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 ...
Here’s how the Harris/Trump vote broke down in Bay Area counties
While Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential bid on Tuesday night, the Bay Area unsurprisingly threw its support behind Harris. However, some local counties ...
AP Race Call: Republican Abraham Hamadeh wins election to U.S. House in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District
Republican Abraham Hamadeh won election to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona on Wednesday. He defeated Democrat Gregory Whitten. Hamadeh is endorsed by presidential nominee Donald Trump and ...
AP Race Call: Democrat Jimmy Gomez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 34th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated fellow Democrat and children’s court attorney David Kim, who was running ...
Judge blocks Pentagon chief’s voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case
A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two codefendants were valid, ...
In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes away ...
Colorado postal carrier and a friend accused of forging stolen mail ballots to test voting security
A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an alleged attempt to test the security of Colorado’s voting ...
Appeals court orders new trial for man on Texas’ death row over judge’s antisemitic bias
A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row — who was part of a gang of prisoners that ...
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda
The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of ...
Dodgers not counting on Ohtani to pitch at start of the season following shoulder surgery
The Dodgers aren’t counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his ...
Harris concedes; California and Bay Area leaders react to second Trump presidency
Speaking from the campus of her alma mater Howard University in Washington D.C., on the green where her supporters had hoped ...
Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city said Wednesday that he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said ...