Kenyan police break up ring trafficking people to Russia to fight in Ukraine
More than 20 people have been rescued in Kenya from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured them with job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight…
Stephanie Dinkins’ AI-driven “Data Trust” transforms San Jose’s ICA
The visitors at the Institute of Contemporary Art last Friday can say they were there when one of the most innovative installations in the city’s history was unveiled. It’s Data…
FBI fires agents pictured kneeling at George Floyd protest, US media reports
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images (File image) The number of agents fired by the bureau is unclear The FBI has fired a group of agents who were pictured kneeling at…
Monarchs run away with first win since 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — A polite handshake line gave way to a postgame prayer at midfield. Then the celebration began. “Eight years of frustration,” Danny Sullivan smiled, the first words out…
Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption
Drones have been seen near military facilities including Denmark’s largest, following a series of incidents that caused air disruption earlier this week. The devices were observed above Karup airbase, among…
What to know before Bay Area rivalry game Saturday
SAN JOSE STATE AT STANFORD Records: San Jose State 1-2. Stanford 1-3. Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. at Stanford Stadium. TV: ACC Network Radio: KNBR 1050 AM Series history: Stanford leads 52-15-1,…
Moment freediver sets new world record with breath-defying 126m plunge
Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov plunged 126m (413ft) in a single breath to set a new world record at the AIDA Freediving World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. He descended deep below…
American dream? For millennials, that’s a cruel joke.
In 1995, President Bill Clinton remarked, “America has always been a land of opportunity, a land where, if you work hard, you can get ahead.” It was an inspirational claim,…
Moldova holds key election as Russia’s shadow looms large
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and eastern Europe correspondent in Chisinau EPA Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean attends the march on Friday ahead of Sunday’s election. The crowd filing through central Chisinau…
Our kids deserve more than ‘run, hide, defend’
There’s something uniquely American about the Second Amendment right to bear arms. No other country in the world enshrines such a right. And, heartbreakingly, there’s also something uniquely American about…