I’m being pressured to interfere in my brother’s breakup
DEAR HARRIETTE: My brother and his wife are separated, and things have gotten messy. Because it seems that they have come to a standstill, his wife’s family has started reaching…
US electrical worker left dangling after being hit by truck
An electrical worker in the US state of Louisiana was left dangling from his harness after the bucket lift he was in was hit by a large truck at a…
Pac-12 invites Texas State as critical 8th all-sports member
The Pac-12 has extended an invitation to Texas State to join the conference as an all-sports member beginning in the summer of 2026, an industry source confirmed late Thursday night.…
Mission Impossible theme composer dies aged 93
The Grammy Award-winning composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, Lalo Schifrin, has died aged 93, his family announced. The Argentine musician’s son, Ryan Schifrin, confirmed his father died of complications…
What you need to know about Warriors draft pick
SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy never saw Alex Toohey play in person for the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League. But that did not stop the…
Stars arrive in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding
Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey are arriving in Venice to attend the extravagant wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Usher, Kylie Jenner and…
Driver crashes, nearly plummets over San Mateo County cliff
SAN MATEO COUNTY – A driver crashed and nearly plummeted over a cliff Thursday afternoon on the San Mateo County coast, authorities said. The incident was reported around 2:45 p.m.…
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed…
Two East Bay men arrested in connection with ‘reckless boating incident’
DISCOVERY BAY — Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of two Oakley residents in connection with a “reckless boating incident” last weekend at the Discovery Bay Marina. The incident happened…
Hope, fear and anger for families waiting for war to end
Sally Nabil BBC World Service Reporting fromQandil Mountains, Iraq MUSTAFA OZER/AFP via Getty Images) When the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced last month that it would disband and end…