Dear Reader: This past year has given us all many challenges, from the coronavirus pandemic to epic wildfires that scorched more than 4 million acres. …
Share the Spirit: Veterans get back on their feet through Swords to Plowshares
When help finally arrived for Shannon Scott, the then-64-year-old diabetic Vietnam veteran could hardly move. Bound to a wheelchair with a broken femur, he had …
Your phone can send you an alert if you were near someone who has coronavirus
By Faith Karimi | CNN As new coronavirus cases explode nationwide, health officials are turning to cell phones to help slow the spread of infections. …
Guard kills Northern California prisoner during stabbing attack
FOLSOM — A guard at a California prison shot and killed an inmate who was trying to kill another prisoner Wednesday, authorities said. Guards used …
Fantasy football Week 12 players to start and sit: Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins, Tom Brady
Two weeks remain in the fantasy regular season, making Week 12 an all-or-nothing proposition for owners scratching and clawing their way into the playoffs. The …
Sidney Powell published 2 misspelt election lawsuits against Georgia and Michigan, even after the Trump campaign publicly disowned her
Summary List Placement Attorney Sidney Powell has pressed ahead with lawsuits alleging “massive election fraud” in Georgia and Michigan even after President Donald Trump’s legal …
Commercial Dungeness crab season again delayed to protect endangered whales
Commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed until at least mid-December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The original opening date of Dec. 1 …
Nearly 60 test positive for COVID-19 in Capitola skilled nursing facility
SANTA CRUZ — The skilled nursing facility Pacific Coast Manor in Capitola is reporting 33 resident cases and 26 staff cases of COVID-19, according to …
Alys Tomlinson’s poignant “Lost Summer” portraits win the Taylor Wessing Prize
With their school proms cancelled due to Covid-19, north London teenagers posed in the outfits they would have worn. This summer, as Britain observed social distancing rules due to …
Trump has more or less stopped talking about the pandemic, as the CDC predicts the US could hit 300,000 deaths before Christmas
Summary List Placement President Donald Trump has all but stopped talking about the coronavirus pandemic, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning the …