Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the ...
Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress
More manageable winds on Tuesday allowed firefighters to make gains on the deadliest and most destructive fires. Almost half of the Eaton Fire just north of LA has been contained, and one-fifth of the ...
Antioch police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
Antioch police are looking for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday and then fled the scene. At 6:08 p.m., police responded to a report of a hit-and-run in the 3000 ...
Oakland business owners call for change to OPD’s pursuit policy
A rally in Oakland on Wednesday is calling for police to chase criminals, regardless of the nature of the crime. Several business owners voiced their support for the ...
Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been ...
The Kellogg Foundation CEO shares her own life story to foster more racial healing
Montgomery Tabron believes many Americans have a desire for racial healing. They just don’t know how to start. “It may sound ...
Walgreens CEO admits downside to locking up items
Many retail stores across the Bay Area have turned to locking up commonly stolen items to prevent against shoplifting. But there is a downside to that tactic, Walgreens CEO Tim ...
Stock market today: Asian shares advance after inflation data drives a rally on Wall Street
Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan’s ...
Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast ‘toothless’ agreements
Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators ...
He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door
The warnings began on Saturday, Jan. 4. Our neighbor, a volunteer at the local sheriff’s station, texted that we should “batten down the hatches” for a “big ...
Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump — but as president whisperer or Trojan horse?
After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with U.S. President-elect ...