Prominent Indian ex-MP gets life sentence for rape
A court in southern India has sentenced a prominent politician in the state of Karnataka to life in prison after being found guilty of raping one of his domestic staff.…
Eight observations from eight days of 49ers’ training camp
SANTA CLARA — Eight things that caught my eye through eight practices of 49ers’ training camp: 1. Mac Jones is not a stationary target The new backup for Brock Purdy…
Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU Court
Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent Reuters A ruling by the EU’s top court has dealt a further blow to Italy’s attempts to create a fast-track system in Albania…
St. James Park has long been San Jose’s center of politics, protest
If you want to go for a peaceful hike in San Jose, you go to Alum Rock or Almaden Quicksilver parks. If you want some family-friendly festival fun, Plaza de…
Kites in the crosshairs as planes face peril
Koh Ewe and Hanna Samosir BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Jakarta Watch: BBC visits field near Indonesian airport where children fly kites At a paddy field two kilometres from Jakarta’s…
Jared Allen, Bay Area star, to be inducted
By DAVE CAMPBELL, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Jared Allen will be wearing a cowboy hat next weekend in Canton for his Hall of Fame induction, the signature apparel that inspired…
Thousands gather to watch 100th annual wild pony swim
The Chincoteague wild ponies have made their annual swim across the Assateague Channel in Virginia for the 100th time. The tradition began in 1925 and sees “Saltwater Cowboys” on horseback…
DACA recipients will no longer be eligible for ACA health coverage – The Mercury News
Young California residents who arrived in the U.S. as children without legal permission are reeling in the wake of a new policy stripping them of health insurance coverage under the…
Russia is staying quiet on Trump’s nuclear move
Could this be the first time in history a social media spat triggers nuclear escalation? President Donald Trump, offended by posts by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, says he’s ordered…
‘South Park’ skewers a new kind of sanctimony – The Mercury News
In 2003, Andrew Sullivan wrote about a breed of conservatives that he called “South Park Republicans,” who shared the irreverent, profane ethos of the cartoon, which debuted in 1997 and…