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December comes in with a bang — or rather a stomp — as Oakland’s newly reopened Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts presents “STOMP,” the international percussion sensation, Dec. 6 (7:30 p.m.) and Dec. 7 (1 p.m. and 5:30 …

By HILLEL ITALIE | Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” …

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the United States “authored” a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. On social media, Rubio wrote that the plan “is based on input from the Russian side. But it is …

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Business Writer CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) — Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Related Articles Father, son flip Southern California industrial space into luxury car condos …

By BARRY HATTON, Associated Press European officials welcomed Monday what they said were steps in the right direction at talks in Geneva on U.S. peace proposals seen as heavily favoring Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, but they offered few …

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But …

Which bounce houses are best? A bounce house set up at your party will definitely make a statement and amaze both parents and children. Most people rent a bounce house for a special occasion, as they want to save up …

Thai grandmother Chonthirot, 65, had been bedridden for two years, according to her family (Picture: ViralPress) A Thai woman who was presumed dead narrowly avoided being cremated alive after waking up inside her coffin. The 65-year-old grandmother, who has been …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A trucker has been banned from driving for smashing his lorry full of glue into a …

The vicar and bishop had spent the evening together before the vicar’s drunken driving spree (Picture: NEIL SEARS) A vicar faces being defrocked after going on a drunken drive with his bishop’s official £50,000 car. Father Sion Hughes Carew’s chaotic …

Killings related to black magic are reportedly on the rise (Picture: AFP) Four years ago in central Sierra Leone, 11-year-old Papayo Kalokoh went to sell fish at the market. Two weeks later, his mutilated body was discovered at the bottom …

Various members of the Kennedy clan have died in tragic ways over the past 100 years (Picture: Getty) The news of former President John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter’s cancer diagnosis has sent shockwaves through the United States. Tatiana Schlossberg revealed this …

A blue tent erected by police at the scene in Hutton Road in Handsworth Wood (Picture: BPM Media) Two teenagers have been arrested over the death of another teen, who was stabbed to death in a ‘violent attack in the …

Food banks are scrambling to keep up with a continued surge in demand as Bay Area families are still recovering from lapses in federal food benefits triggered by the government shutdown. The need could grow even greater as millions nationwide stand …

Which bounce houses are best? A bounce house set up at your party will definitely make a statement and amaze both parents and children. Most people rent a bounce house for a special occasion, as they want to save up …

SAN JOSE – The Sharks would obviously love to stay in the mix for a playoff spot this season, and after a just-completed 3-1-0 homestand, they enter this week tied — at least in terms of points — for the …

South Bay and Peninsula Nov. 28 Hammer Presents Merry-Achi Christmas 2025: The Mariachi Sol de Mexico returns to the Hammer Theatre Center for a musical tribute to Mexico’s Christmas traditions. Be mesmerized by a multicultural celebration featuring holiday favorites from …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device …

The Grateful Dead will forever be associated with San Francisco, the epicenter of the ’60s hippie movement in which the band did indeed play a prominent role during its less-than-two-year stay at 710 Ashbury St. But the first official Grateful …

A hawkish litigation strategy in Alameda County has led to costly courtroom battles that have stretched on for years, racking up millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees and incurring multimillion-dollar settlements for which taxpayers have footed the bill. There are …