Ten days ago, the National Park Service sent out a press release that shocked everyone in the fight over the Tule Elk Reserve at Tomales Point, announcing a proposed change to the general plan.
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups. The Minsk City Court sentenced Nasta Loika to seven years in prison on Tuesday. She rejected the charges as trumped
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Sacramento-area residents are waking up to find hate-filled messages in their neighborhood. Law enforcement say they have their hands full trying to find out who may have done it.
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The chase started in Temple City when the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) ran a license plate and discovered the car was stolen.
Continue Reading By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that without a new injection of funding, it is “likely or highly likely” that the agency will not be able to deliver some services or pay salaries by the fall. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said at a
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A leading anti-discrimination group in soccer says there is an “urgent crisis” in the game because of racial and offensive abuse. Two international soccer games were stopped Monday because of racial abuse between players. New Zealand refused to continue playing against Qatar. Ireland’s under-21 team stopped
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making roles, for a “radical inclusion” of the LGBTQ+ community and for new accountability measures to check how bishops exercise authority. The Vatican on Tuesday released the
Continue Reading By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Moisés Vega has a distinctive job: The 64-year-old Mexican says he can speak the sacred language of volcanoes to ask for good weather and a good crop. Mexico lowered the alert level on the Popocatépetl volcano by early June after its eruptions of gas and
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A lawyer for one of the last remaining suspects accused of orchestrating brutal killings during the Rwandan genocide nearly 30 years ago says his client will apply for political asylum in South Africa. Fulgence Kayishema is a former police officer in Rwanda who was
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Bradley Beal will soon be part of the NBA’s newest Big 3, after the three-time All-Star agreed Sunday to be traded to the Phoenix Suns and team up with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in a trio with serious offensive firepower and championship aspirations.
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A judge on Monday postponed until July the case against Arizona’s former corrections director in an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home and pointed a firearm at two officers during a three-hour standoff.
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Legislation that resolves the water supply problem of a small unincorporated community outside the upscale city of Scottsdale was signed into law Monday by Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Portrait photographer Anne Brande shoots graduation and wedding engagement photos at scenic spots throughout southeastern Wyoming’s granite mountains and sprawling sagebrush valleys, but worries what those views will look like in a few years. Wind energy is booming here. “Dandelions in my yard, you know, when
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium-ion batteries. The fire, reported shortly after midnight, happened at a shop that was cited last summer for safety violations related to the
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, has met with Cuba’s president. The Holy See’s announcement on Tuesday of the private meeting with President Miguel Diaz-Canel gave no details of their talks. Francis visited Cuba in 2015, as part
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors in Romania said Tuesday. Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said prosecutors filed the charges against the brothers, who are both British-U.S. dual citizens, along with
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing have appeared in court for questioning. And new accounts have emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya towards Italy.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for global power and influence remains unchecked and mutual suspicion still runs deep. Secretary of State Antony Blinken set low goals for his visit to Beijing this week, and
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police say a cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his home German region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited. Bavaria’s state criminal police office say that a display case on the wall of the town church in Traunstein was broken
Continue Reading By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Parenting comes with many responsibilities, and one is raising financially independent kids. But adult kids sometimes still need financial support. Financially supporting adult kids is a kind thing to do but can have downsides if you’re not financially secure. Not only can it affect your retirement savings, but it also
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