When the rains started easing, Lila Downs knew that the dead were drawing near. During the months of her childhood that she spent in Oaxaca, the Mexican American vocalist remembers the feel and smell of the valley as the seasons …
Mexican singer Lila Downs returns for Dia de los Muertos celebration Read MoreOAKLAND — An Oakland man was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s brother after allegedly showing up to the victim’s home, throwing rocks at his window and confronting him outside. Adelto Sanchez Medizabal, …
‘Lifelong pain and trauma’: Oakland man sentenced to life for killing ex-girlfriend’s brother Read MoreThe picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license. Related Articles Puckish sea otters continue surf board-stealing ways at Santa Cruz beach For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a …
Californians can now shoot swans year-round without a license Read MoreBuster Posey is the walking embodiment of quiet professionalism. Cool. Calm. Contemplative. Collected. I doubt his pulse has ever gone over 80 beats per minute. And, according to multiple media reports, he just hired a manager who carries himself as …
Kurtenbach: SF Giants’ new manager is a walking stick of dynamite. Buster Posey just lit the fuse Read MoreBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military conducted its eighth strike against an alleged drug vessel, killing two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. Related Articles Key Camp Pendleton document has no approved artillery firing locations …
Trump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific Ocean Read MoreRAND Corp., a Santa Monica-based think tank highly dependent on federal government funding, shed more than 11% of its global workforce on Tuesday, Oct. 21, a spokesman for the nonprofit said late Monday. Just under a third of the layoffs …
California-based RAND Corp. cuts 11% of its workforce Read MoreBRENTWOOD – To G. Harold Duffey, Brentwood is more than just a place with a great quality of life and school district — it’s “a marketing dream” to attract economic development opportunities. Duffey, poised to become Brentwood’s next city manager, …
Incoming Brentwood city manager looks to promote city, attract economic opportunities Read MoreIt’s dark outside, and teenager Casey Becker is home alone, making popcorn on the stove and preparing to pop a scary movie into the VCR while she waits for the arrival of her boyfriend, Steve. The teen, portrayed by actress …
A new book takes a stab at explaining how ‘Scream’ changed horror films Read MoreA proper celebration of Dia de los Muertos requires pan de muerto. Some families might bake a few loaves and leave them at the gravestones of their deceased loved ones. Others might simply leave the bread on the homemade altars, …
Día de los Muertos recipe: This pan de muerto is perfect for dunking in chocolate Read MoreJonny Barber’s colorful Colfax Museum archive finally has a permanent home after years of challenges that have drained its founder’s resources, including floods and a fire that nearly destroyed its former building. History Colorado, the state’s largest historical institution, confirmed …
A treasure trove of Colfax Avenue artifacts heading permanently to History Colorado Read MoreAt the No Kings demonstration in Washington, D.C., British-born political pundit and Trump critic Medhi Hasan, who is Muslim, asserted that America’s freedom of religion clause, as contemplated in the First Amendment, applies to all religions. Offering an example, Hasan said: “I think if you …
MAGA Congressman Tells Muslim American: “My Wife Doesn’t Want to Hear Your Oppressive Prayer Calls” Read MoreBefore her death in 2023, Suzanne Somers was already thinking about how she could live on â not just through her work, but through technology. Now, her husband Alan Hamel has revealed that the late actress had the idea for …
Suzanne Somers Planned Her Own AI ‘Twin’ Decades Ago, Her Husband Alan Hamel Reveals Read MoreThe Bears cut defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon for the second time in five days Tuesday. The 31-year-old was released from the 53-man roster Friday and added to the practice squad Saturday. He played at least one-fifth of the Bears’ defensive …
Bears cut DE Tanoh Kpassagnon Read MoreMADRID — Spanish soccer league La Liga said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes following increased opposition to the match domestically. The …
La Liga calls off Barcelona-Villarreal regular-season match in Miami Read MoreBy LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin …
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors Read MoreKESHENA, Wis. — Rihauna Fuentez runs her fingers along the tangled wires, tracing their course over a wooden panel and into an electrical box. The 20-year-old, with mussed rainbow hair and a nose piercing, pounds her hammer with precision. She …
In rural Wisconsin, proposed federal cuts rattle a tribal college Read MoreBy GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state’s U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat to help President Donald Trump’s efforts to …
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat Read MoreBy ALEXA ST. JOHN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute …
AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how Read MoreForget the surf, because this beachside city is all about ice ice, baby, this winter with the return of the long running Ice at Santa Monica skating rink. Tickets are now on sale for the Santa Monica’s annual holiday rink, …
Slide into the holiday season when Santa Monica’s ice rink opens in early November Read MoreRAND Corp., a Santa Monica-based think tank highly dependent on federal government funding, shed more than 11% of its workforce on Tuesday, Oct. 21, a spokesman for the nonprofit said late Monday. The layoffs were first mentioned publicly by RAND …
Santa Monica-based RAND cuts 11% of its workforce Read More