On Monday, justices heard a case that could have sweeping implications for how cities respond to homelessness.
A growing number of college students nationwide are staging encampments to protest their universities’ investments in Israeli entities in light of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has reportedly killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The protests have sparked mass arrests and suspensions, including at Columbia University, where more than 100 students—including some from Barnard, the all-women’s […]
On Monday, the international community will celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day with events across the globe. The first Earth Day took place April 22, 1970. A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin named Gaylord Nelson prompted a massive demonstration.. when he called for students to and communities to fight for the environment and oppose environmental degradation using the same energy and fervor that was shown during the Vietnam War demonstrations. An estimated 30 million people showed up and...
LAS VEGA (KLAS) - Weekends in Las Vegas just got even more exciting now that a downtown Las Vegas resort has announced weekly fireworks shows. Inspired by the fireworks shows at Disneyland, the Plaza Hotel and Casino will celebrate the start of each weekend with its "Welcome to the Weekend Summer Friday Fireworks" show starting []
Authorities used heavy equipment to free protesters who chained themselves to 55-gallon drums filled with cement.
NU teammates Alyssa Solomon and Vange Alinsug weren’t sweating at Bella Belen’s uncharacteristically low-scoring game in the Lady Bulldogs’ three-set win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.
ATLANTA >> Donald Trump said today that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade that cleared states to ban the procedure.
Express, a modern casual clothing retailer once considered a staple in American malls, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company plans to close most of its stores, including two in the Bay Area. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Ohio, Express announced Monday its intention to shut down 95 stores nationwide. The closures will include its outlets at Bay Street in Emeryville and Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara. Sixteen Express stores are slated for closure across California....
Several schools in the Bay Area received an unnerving email early Wednesday morning, prompting administrators to scramble and check the veracity of the bizarre threats. After checking the campuses, school officials decided the threats were not real and kept schools open.Officials were responding to a 6:05 a.m. email, sent to multiple school districts, including Antioch, Berkeley, Brentwood, Hayward, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, and San Ramon Valley public schools, which received...
NEW YORK — The WNBA held its most anticipated draft on Monday night, in what league commissioner Cathy Englebert calls “a transformational moment in sports.” But, as the world continues to affirm, this is much more than a single moment. It is something that continues to build. Continues to be felt in all corners of the basketball world. And that includes the Bay Area. The 2024 draft is the last to be held without the Bay Area’s new expansion team, which will begin play next year at Chase...
The public’s help is being sought in identifying a suspect who swiped a $2,000 wedding dress from a Redwood City residence on April 11.
NBC correspondent Dana Griffin suited up for Team Abortion on Saturday’s edition of Today. Griffin claimed that the issue goes “beyond politics for women” and embraced all the activist premises when she asked the petitioner of the Arizona Supreme Court case if “women should have the right to choose what to do with their own bodies.” Griffin began by noting Vice President Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s responses to the ruling. On Trump, Griffin quoted him as posting on Truth Social, “’ the...