Canned wines stand up to the competition in Boonville – The Mercury News
Allan Green, the man with the largest collection of canned wines in the world, , also happens to be the founder of Greenwood Ridge Winery in Anderson Valley, famous for…
Country faces a rocky road to election
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia regional editor NurPhoto via Getty Images The capital was filled with jubilant scenes as people marked the anniversary of Sheikh Hasina fleeing Bangladesh Thousands of people…
Assemblymember honored at San Jose health fair – The Mercury News
AACI honors Ahrens Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) honored state Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens with the group’s Gordon N. Chan Leadership Award at its Back-to-School Summer Health Fair, held Aug.…
Willy Chavarria sorry after Adidas shoe cultural appropriation row
Jennifer Meierhans Business reporter Getty Images US fashion designer Willy Chavarria at The Mark Hotel before the 2025 Met Gala US fashion designer Willy Chavarria has apologised after a shoe…
School leadership shuffle – The Mercury News
“The public is feeling chaos right now.” — San Jose City Councilman Peter Ortiz, who represents the city’s East Side, on Alum Rock School District sacking Superintendent German Cerda just…
Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say
Watch: Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US A meteorite that crashed into a home in the US is older than planet Earth, scientists have said. The object…
A good week for Katie Porter, a bad week for Eleni Kounalakis
Katie Porter Democratic former Orange County congresswoman appears to be the biggest beneficiary in the 2026 governor’s race after Kamala Harris opts out, as a new poll now shows her…
rescue and relief efforts continue after flash floods
At least 15 people have died and dozens more are missing after flash floods hit Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province, local authorities have said. President Xi Jinping has…
Has California turned the page on its reading crisis?
For years California has faced a literacy crisis with less than half of third- and fourth-graders reading at grade level in the 2023-24 school year and the state often trailing…
Niger’s anger that a piece of Mars ended up for auction
EPA The Martian meteorite found in Niger went on display in New York before it was auctioned “Brazen! It is brazen!” Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from…