UC investigated by feds for DEI hiring
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating diversity hiring practices at the University of California, the latest of many federal probes into the university system and others in California since…
BBC inside Iran state building hit by Israeli missile strike
The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the ruins of an Iranian state TV building in Tehran. It was hit by an Israeli missile strike during the recent…
SF Giants’ frustrations continue after being swept by Marlins
SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores does not typically run hot. Which made the scene after the seventh inning especially odd. After striking out to end the seventh, Flores became incensed…
Iran carries out wave of arrests and executions in wake of Israel conflict
Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies, in the wake of the recent war between the…
3Below Theaters is proud to welcome you to downtown San Alex
You may know the way to San Jose, but how about San Alex? That’s the name that visitors to 3Below Theaters’ website spotted recently in every reference to the city…
Israeli strike at Gaza market kills 18 Palestinians, doctor and witnesses say
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza Correspondent Reuters People mourn Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah At least 18 Palestinians have been killed after an Israeli drone strike…
Following Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone’s resignation, a special election to replace him will cost at least $13.1 million
For the first time in three decades, Santa Clara County voters will elect a new assessor as the Board of Supervisors this week called for a special election to fill…
Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary quits ‘broken’ government to challenge President Paul Biya
Issa Tchiroma Bakary – a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya – has quit Cameroon’s government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya’s four-decade grip on power…
San Jose Sharks will not give Noah Gregor a qualifying offer
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks will not be giving veteran forward Noah Gregor a qualifying offer, Bay Area News Group has learned. Gregor, 26, is now set to…
Homes burn in Greece as wildfire sweeps through coastal towns
A large wildfire swept through the coastal towns of Palaia Fokaia and Thymari 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Athens, destroying homes and forcing evacuations as it neared the beach. The…