Cases on rise by 53% in Mexico
The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals. While infestations by…
Kurtenbach: Where was this when the SF Giants needed it?
The Giants are on a roll, having won four straight games with series wins over the two best teams in their league. Yes, I’m talking about the San Francisco Giants.…
Israeli strikes kill six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government says
Israeli drone strikes near Damascus have killed six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government said, among a series of reported attacks this week. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Tuesday’s strike as a violation…
House Republicans expand antisemitism investigation to UCSF, UCLA – The Mercury News
Two more California universities are under investigation over alleged antisemitism as House Republicans expand their widespread probe to the University of California. The Republican-led House Education and Workforce Committee alerted…
Equatorial Guinea’s Baltasar Ebang Engonga, embroiled in sex tape scandal, sentenced for embezzlement
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for…
Shania Twain, walk away from emotional turmoil – The Mercury News
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Armie Hammer, 39; Jason Priestley, 56; Jack Black, 56; Shania Twain, 60. Happy Birthday: Recognize what’s necessary and worthwhile to maintain your lifestyle, reputation and…
Watch as Mexican Senate debate ends in brawl
A tense debate in the Mexican Senate descended into a brawl between two of the chamber’s most senior politicians on Wednesday. Senator Alejandro Moreno, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party…
Now that I’ve proposed, I’m worried about marrying her
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am newly engaged. My girlfriend and I had been together for about two years before we decided to move in together, and it’s been almost three years…
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Tom Bateman and Ana Faguy BBC News, Minneapolis and Washington Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children…
49ers concede Jauan Jennings’ absence is partially related to contract
SANTA CLARA — It’s still wait-and-see on wide receiver Jauan Jennings, but 49ers general manager John Lynch conceded for the first time his absence isn’t necessarily just because of his…