Is this enough reason to violate my son’s no-contact request?
Dear Eric: Five years ago, on Mother’s Day, my adult son suddenly cut me out of his life. He told me he no longer wanted contact because he didn’t like…
After five years in jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky speaks out
Sarah Rainsford Eastern and Southern Europe correspondent BBC Sergei Tikhanovsky was so emaciated after his release that even his daughter didn’t recognise him Sergei Tikhanovsky has barely spoken for more…
Alex Toohey, Will Richard, Chance McMillian on Warriors Summer League
SAN FRANCISCO – Plenty of familiar names and a pair of recent draft picks headline the Warriors’ 2025 Summer League roster. Nineteen players populate the list that was released on…
Jury starts deliberations in mushroom murder trial
The jury in the high-profile murder trial of an Australian woman accused of cooking a deadly mushroom lunch for relatives has retired to decide her fate. Erin Patterson, 50, has…
Valkyries close home stand with blowout win over Seattle Storm
SAN FRANCISCO — The Valkyries were playing in their third game in five days, but you wouldn’t know it by the way they handled the Seattle Storm. Golden State finished…
Idaho police under sniper attack as ambush on firefighters leaves two dead
Two people have been fatally shot in a mountain community in the north-western US state of Idaho while responding to a brush fire, say officials. Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Robert…
hundreds participate in the San Francisco Pride Parade
The 55th annual San Francisco Pride Parade marched, danced and skipped down Market Street in an array of music, dancing, a sea of rainbows and costumes to celebrate the “Queer…
How safe is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, really?
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Listen to Theo reading this article The Air India tragedy, in which at least 270 people died, involved one of Boeing’s most innovative and…
San Jose’s Alum Rock Park hit by ‘BioBlitz’
Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists. Camera in…
China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica
X / errslance Several women say they have been arrested for writing gay erotica, or “danmei” “I’ve been warned not to talk about it,” the woman wrote, before revealing snippets…