Cal Fire employee arrested for allegedly starting fires while off duty
A Cal Fire employee who allegedly started five fires while he was off duty has been arrested on suspicion of arson to forest ...
A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered ...
Robinson will not appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on alleged online comments
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not speak or appear at former President Donald Trump ‘s rally on Saturday in the ...
Kentucky sheriff charged in judge’s death allegedly ignored deputy’s abuse of woman in his chambers
The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal ...
A’ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping
A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest ...
Multiple Bay Area Big Lots stores close amid bankruptcy
Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and ten Bay Area stores are set to close soon. Big Lots is known for selling furniture, household essentials and ...
Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: AP-NORC poll
Going into November’s election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, ...
Federal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is ...
OpenAI expanding SF footprint with new office lease: reports
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is expanding its San Francisco footprint with a new office lease in the city, according to a report. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, ...
Closing arguments begin in civil trial over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
A civil trial in Texas over a so-called “Trump Train” that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election reached closing arguments Friday before a ...
Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators’ case to proceed
Facebook ’s parent company Meta on Friday lost its appeal in a Kenyan labor court that ruled the company could be sued in Kenya over the mass sacking of content moderators.
Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria, suggesting the blasts may have ...