South SF officer cleared in fatal shooting during gunfight with man
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A police officer has been cleared of criminal liability in the fatal April shooting of a heavily armed man who threatened and shot at his neighbors…
German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages
A row has broken out between two German states, Bavaria and Thuringia, as to who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst sausage. Until now, the “Wurstkuchl” tavern in Bavaria…
Cyndi Lauper brings farewell concert tour to Mountain View, Concord
Cyndi Lauper is coming to the Bay Area to say goodbye. And she’ll do so during two highly anticipated stops — Aug. 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View and…
FBI returns stolen document signed by conquistador to Mexico
The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico. The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought…
Nvidia’s Trump tax of little worry to investors eyeing AI riches – The Mercury News
(Bloomberg/Ryan Vlastelica and Carmen Reinicke) — President Donald Trump’s move to extract a 15% sales tax from Nvidia Corp. on certain semiconductors sold in China did nothing to damp investor…
BBC defends Africa Eye documentary on Kenya’s child-sex trade after ‘hoax’ claims
Anita Nkonge BBC News in Nairobi BBC Nyambura (left) and Cheptoo (right) told undercover investigators how they exposed children to prostitution in Maai Mahiu – a trucking hub The BBC…
Shelter-in-place for King Fire along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles
A shelter-in-place order was issued for residents near a wildfire that started early Thursday along Interstate 5 in northern Los Angeles County. The order included a recreational-vehicle park near the…
Migrant boats capsize off Italian coast, killing at least 27
At least 27 migrants have died after two boats capsized as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy. Around 60 survivors were rescued from the seas off…
Silicon Valley chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft – The Mercury News
By Debby Wu and Olivia Tam, Bloomberg Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterized as trade secret theft,…
EU sending wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
Firefighters battle overnight wildfires in Spain The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle raging wildfires, after the country activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for the…