Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?
SAN FRANCISCO — After surging during the COVID pandemic into a crushing public health emergency, drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024, according to…
November border crossings lowest seen in Biden administration
Unlawful border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with 46,610 people stopped between…
Jimmy Carter tried to fix the planet. The oil industry fought back
In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White House — panels…
Inside the amazing 18 level underground city once home to 20,000 people
Located in a central region of Turkey, is a subterranean city dating back thousands of years, where thousands of people could live at any one…
Dodgers’ in-person push to sign Roki Sasaki didn’t involve Ohtani
Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place…
Liam Payne’s manager, hotel workers charged in singer’s death
A representative for Liam Payne was charged with manslaughter in connection with the One Direction veteran’s death in October, Argentine officials confirmed Monday. The National…
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore talk Pedro Almodóvar and dying
When “The Room Next Door” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in early September, the rapturous audience gave director Pedro Almodóvar and his two stars,…
In 2024, Latinos finally became Americans at the ballot box
Forty years ago this November, Cesar Chavez gave a speech at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club that was as much of a promise as a warning.The…
2024: We Are The People
2024 was a strange transitional year replete with paradoxes and contradictions. It has been the year, in incredible unsettling global and societal ways, the impossible…
At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident | Transport News
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said.At least 71 people have died in a road accident in…
Five people charged over Liam Payne’s death including 1D star’s pal Roger Nores and hotel staff
FIVE people have reportedly been charged over Liam Payne's death in Argentina.One of these people included the pop star's pal Rogelio 'Roger' Nores and hotel…
Opinion: People made fun of Jimmy Carter. I was lucky to have him make fun of me
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, is the first presidential candidate I remember publicly expressing an opinion of. As it turned out, Carter would also be…
Desperate hunt for answers over South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people as experts cast doubt on ‘bird strike’
HEARTBROKEN families are facing a desperate hunt for answers over the South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people - leaving just two survivors.The devastating…
George Perez turned his painful life into laughs in new “Misunderstood” special
On a recent Saturday night on Sunset Boulevard, a pair of black 1940s low-riders guided the diverse, sold-out crowd into the Comedy Store. Cypress Hill…
Who is Steve Davis? Elon Musk’s go-to cost-cutter is working for DOGE
Elon Musk’s deputy Steve Davis has spent more than 20 years helping the billionaire cut costs at businesses such as SpaceX, the Boring Company and…
1872 Cup: Edinburgh’s motivation to prove people wrong remains the same as Glasgow Warriors visit
Unquestionably, he's one of the greatest finishers in Test rugby right now. Duhan van der Merwe took just 46 minutes to score a hat-trick against…
'Elderly couple tried to steal plane seat – people were stunned by my response'
A woman has been praised after she sought revenge on an elderly couple who tried to steal her plane seat on a 13-hour flight –…
Americans — exhausted by political news — are tuning out, poll finds
NEW YORK — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since…
Healthcare is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates the task
SACRAMENTO — Nearly six years after he took office vowing to be California’s “healthcare governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding…
Ride-along with ICE officers highlights issues with mass deportations
NEW YORK — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead. After about two…