South Korea legalises tattooing by non-medical professionals
South Korea has legalised tattoo artistry by non-medical professionals for the first time in more than 30 years, following a campaign by members of the profession to work without fear…
Man found fatally shot in Hayward – The Mercury News
HAYWARD — A man was fatally shot Saturday morning not far from Tennyson High School, authorities said. Authorities were trying to confirm the man’s name. Police have only said so…
Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches
Gavin Butler, Muhamad IrhamBBC Indonesia, Jakarta and Yuli SaputraBBC Indonesia, West Java Yuli Saputra Thousands of school children have suffered food poisoning from a controversial free lunches programme since January…
Top Bay Area prep football matchups, plus schedule for Week 5, 2025
Week 5 of the high school football season is here. This week’s lineup features De La Salle playing host to St. Mary’s-Stockton, Archbishop Riordan traveling to St. Francis, McClymonds visiting…
French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast
The French navy has seized nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine, worth $610m (£540m) off the coast of West Africa, French authorities have said. Two French naval vessels operating as part…
8 great shows and concerts to catch this week
From a new take on a literary classic to an all-world opera singer and a festival devoted to arguably the cutest dogs in existence, there is a lot to see…
Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing
Israel has closed the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and neighbouring Jordan, stopping more than two million Palestinians from accessing the outside world. The Israeli airports authority, which…
Poll shows support among likely voters for Measure A – The Mercury News
Santa Clara County’s Measure A has the support of likely voters who appear to favor a sales tax increase on the November ballot to fund the county’s health care system,…
Pokémon did not give permission for ICE video footage
Pokémon has said it did not give permission for the use of its theme song and other footage to be used in an ICE deportation raid video posted by the…
California’s insurance commissioner targets Consumer Watchdog fees
The horrific string of wildfires that has plagued California in recent years, taking dozens of lives and destroying many billions of dollars in property, also created a crisis in property…