Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ – The Mercury News
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Look what you made her do — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Swift announced the…
Migrant sentenced to life for murdering Maryland mum
Jude Sheerin BBC News, Washington Harford Co Sheriff’s Office Rachel Morin was killed on a Maryland hiking trail in 2023 An illegal immigrant from El Salvador has been sentenced to…
Person fatally hit after walking onto South Bay freeway
SAN JOSE — A person was hit and killed by a motorist after walking onto a South Bay freeway early Sunday morning, authorities said. The collision happened around 2:45 a.m.…
Stateless Tibetans in exile in India yearn for identity and homeland
Raghvendra Rao BBC News, Dharamshala Sandeep Yadav/BBC Eighty-five-year-old Dawa Sangbo arrived in India from Tibet in 1970 What does it mean to live in exile? “When we were in school,…
The 49ers’ massive injury list cannot be ignored
On the list of things you don’t want to hear about the 2025 San Francisco 49ers, “We’re in a similar situation to where we were last year,” might be at…
US and China extend trade truce deadline for another 90 days
The US and China have extended their trade truce until 10 November, just hours before a jump in tariffs had been set to take effect. In a joint statement, the…
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies – The Mercury News
By PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous…
US Steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania kills 1, injures 10
An explosion has killed one person and and injured 10 others at the US Steel Clairton plant outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, officials say. A major search and rescue operation…
Jackson Koivun poised to join Tiger Woods, Johnny Miller as greats
SAN FRANCISCO – While Jackson Koivun was waiting for his turn on the 17th hole at San Francisco’s Olympic Club golf course, a less-talented colleague sliced a ball that whizzed…
Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials to stay sealed, judge rules
A US judge has ruled grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case will remain sealed, saying that making them public “would not reveal new information of any consequence”. The…