Ready to get cosy with a new crush? (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) The nights drawing in and craving cosy nights in can only mean one thing: cuffing season. Autumn is peak time for people to look for love, as summer’s end awakens an innate desire to settle down and cuddle up with someone special. It’s also a […]
Cupertino City Council candidate Hung Wei drops out of election race
Cupertino City Council candidate Hung Wei announced today she is suspending her reelection campaign to focus on her recovery from Stage 4 lung cancer. At an evening press conference in Cupertino, Wei said she is putting her “full support” behind fellow candidate Rod Sinks, who shares the councilmember’s passion for “addressing the pressing issues facing […]
Rapids could clinch playoff berth with win over Kansas City, help: “We want to really keep momentum going”
Win and you could be in. For the first time since 2021, the Colorado Rapids are playing with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. With a win on the road against rival Sporting Kansas City, the Rapids could become the fifth team to secure a spot in the MLS Playoffs, joining Inter Miami, FC […]
Halle Berry Once Shared How Being a Role Model Hindered Her Career
Halle Berry has been very careful about the film roles she pursued ever since her Jungle Fever days. But there was one type of film role she used to reject for the sake of all her fans who’d look up to her. Soon, however, Berry discovered doing so might’ve just been limiting her career. Halle […]
Namibia, Zimbabwe to slaughter elephants to feed people
By Farai Mutsaka and Mogomotsi Magome | Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries. Zimbabwe said Monday it would allow the killing of 200 elephants so that their meat […]
Three takeaways as SF Giants rout Orioles, 10-0, behind masterful Blake Snell
The beauty of the San Francisco Giants’ remaining schedule is that, even if they’ve fallen out of contention, the team on the other side is playing with real postseason implications at stake. On their first visit to Camden Yards since 2019, it wasn’t such an exciting proposition for the Baltimore Orioles, who are still jostling […]
Elderly Los Altos man suffers life-threatening injuries in attack
LOS ALTOS – An investigation is underway into an attack that left an 89-year-old man critically injured Monday in Los Altos. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man says he’ll kill Campbell police if they don’t give him drugs Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police make arrest in gang-motivated shooting Crime and […]
Games Inbox: Astro Bot better than Super Mario, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 love, and Half-Life 3 in 2024
Astro Bot – better than Mario? (Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Wednesday letters page braces itself for an imminent Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, as one reader wishes EA hadn’t given up on Dead Space. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Super Astro BotI finished Astro Bot over the weekend and I have to […]
Anthony Martial agrees £8.8m deal to join new club after Manchester United exit
Anthony Martial has agreed to sign a three-year contract with AEK Athens (Reuters) Former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has reached an agreement to join AEK Athens. Martial has been without a club since his contract with United expired at the end of June. The 28-year-old had attracted interest from Flamengo, although a potential move […]
Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon, Syria. Here’s what we know.
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Michael Biesecker, Sarah el Deeb and Sarah Parvini | Associated Press NEW YORK — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least nine people — including an 8-year-old girl — and wounding […]
Single-family home in San Ramon sells for $2.4 million
Bay Area Home Report 2625 Derby Drive – Google Street View A 2,776-square-foot house built in 1985 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 2600 block of Derby Drive in San Ramon was sold on June 14, 2024, for $2,430,000, or $875 per square foot. This two-story home offers a roomy layout with […]
Rep. Yadira Caraveo slams GOP opponent for offensive posts made by his now-fired political director
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo lambasted her Republican opponent Tuesday, saying Gabe Evans had not adequately renounced recently publicized social media posts by his now-former political director that were antisemitic and promoted political violence. “He has not said whether he disagrees with her offensive posts or spoken out against antisemitism,” Caraveo, a Democrat, said during a […]