California ranks No. 1 for unemployment. Again. – The Mercury News
California has returned to the top of the national unemployment rankings for the first time in nearly four years. California’s 5.4% rate for June tied Nevada with the No. 1…
South African farmer accused of feeding women to pigs faces trial
A white South African farmer and his two employees accused of shooting dead two black women and feeding their bodies to pigs have gone on trial for their murders. Maria…
Soulja Boy arrested in on suspicion of weapons charge during California traffic stop – The Mercury News
By ITZEL LUNA, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.…
‘Cat-sized’ rat found in Teesside town puts focus on pest control cuts | Local government
Cuts to council pest control services are being blamed for a town’s rodent problem, which includes the discovery of a supersize rat said to be 22in (56cm) from nose to…
AT&T, ordered to keep providing land-line service, takes fight to California legislature
Telecommunications giant AT&T, stymied last year by regulators in its bid to drop land-line service to California customers, is taking its battle to the state Legislature. And so far, the…
UK politics live: Farage announces defection of Leicestershire’s police and crime commissioner from Tories to Reform UK | Politics
Farage announces defection of Leicestershire’s police and crime commissioner from Tories to Reform UK Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, introduces a defector. It is Rupert Matthews, the police and…
How can they be my friends if they don’t know my kids’ names?
Dear Eric: I’m a retired gay man in my late 60s, and like many gay men my age, I married young and have children, as well as a grandchild. My…
Why an explosive fight erupted over the UK’s new Chinese embassy
Damian Grammaticas Political Correspondent BBC The sheet of paper says “Wanted Person” at the top. Below is a photo of a young woman, a headshot that might have been taken…
I accidentally ran across my teen’s private social account
DEAR HARRIETTE: Lately, I’ve noticed my teenage daughter becoming more secretive. She spends a lot of time in her room glued to her phone, and she isn’t as open with…
Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas in a bid to stop a vote on a new congressional map that would heavily favour Republicans. The redistricting, unveiled by Texas’ majority Republicans…