By Carla K. Johnson, Olga R. Rodriguez and Angeliki Kastanis | Associated Press Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. “I have to be here to watch my princess grow up,” the Mexican […]
Cyberattacks have hit at least 17 targets in the US since March, from local governments and schools to major meat and oil suppliers. Here’s the full list.
Summary List Placement A growing number of cyberattacks have occurred on US businesses, local governments, and public systems since the start of 2021. These attacks usually originate from outside the US, in countries like Russia and China, experts who spoke to Insider earlier in June said. Tyler Moore, a professor of cybersecurity and information at […]
Legoland Discovery Center celebrates grand opening in Milpitas
MILPITAS After a year-plus delay due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Legoland Discovery Center Bay Area on Monday finally celebrated its grand opening on Monday, and to quote a certain movie theme song, “everything is awesome.” “I love this place, said Morgan Hill 9-year-old Danielle Bergot, proudly showing off a tiny car she made of shiny […]
Letters: Tragically late | All-electric future | Puzzling partisanship | Dodging taxes | Gun-crime penalties
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. t State tragically late in reopening effort We should remember that California is late opening up. We are finally restoring what some states never lost and many reinstated in June 2020. Other states wonder why California, which arrogantly claims to […]
Claims that Lauren Boebert aided U.S. Capitol riot won’t be investigated in D.C.
The U.S. House Ethics Committee will not investigate claims that U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert instigated and aided a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The committee of five Democratic and five Republican representatives informed Boebert on Friday that it decided not to look into the claims by Washington Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, […]
Colorado congressman wants to withhold federal policing dollars until ketamine is banned during arrests
Colorado local governments could lose millions in federal dollars for policing and criminal justice if they don’t ban the use of ketamine during arrests if a bill introduced by a Colorado congressman becomes law. The bill, introduced Monday by Rep. Joe Neguse, is the most recent attempt to regulate the use of the powerful sedative […]
Fremont approves plan for 111 new affordable apartments near BART
FREMONT — A six-story apartment complex offering 111 affordable units is expected to be built close to a planned future BART station in Fremont’s Irvington district. Maracor Development earlier this month received the city zoning administrator’s approval to construct the complex on adjacent parcels at 41829 and 41975 Osgood Road. The apartments will be available […]
Duggar Family: Will Josh’s Sex Crimes Affect Their Courtship Rules?
If you know anything about the Duggar family, you’re probably familiar with their bizarre courtship rules. These are the infamous restrictions that prohibit virtually all forms of physical contact between the sexes prior to marriage. Obviously, there’s a profound irony in the fact that the first child raised in the sex-phobic environment created by Jim […]
San Jose Sharks get two pending RFA’s under contract
SAN JOSE – The Sharks announced the signings of three of their restricted free agents Monday, including forward Jonathan Dahlen, who lit up the Swedish Allsvenskan league this past season and will challenge for an NHL roster spot in the fall. The Sharks signed Dahlen and defenseman Nicolas Meloche to one-year deals and forward Jeffrey […]
Feds charge Bay Area woman with being ‘primary drug supplier’ in meth trafficking organization
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors here have charged three people with running a Bay Area meth ring that sold the drug by the pound, court records show. Sonia Sanchez is described by prosecutors in court records as the “primary supplier” of an “organized group” that distributed methamphetamine around the Bay Area. Her co-defendant, Steven “X […]
Petitions out to recall entire Mount Diablo Unified school board
WALNUT CREEK — Voters in the Mount Diablo Unified community can decide if they want to see the entire school board recalled over a contentious reopening process earlier this year. Petitions to recall each of the five board trustees are now being circulated in the district. If enough voters sign the petitions, the board members […]
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck share steamy kiss in front of her kids, ex-husband
Two months after Jennifer Lopez announced the end of her engagement to Alex Rodriguez — and the blended family they were building together — the singer had her two children join her for an affectionate, PDA-packed dinner with her new boyfriend, Ben Affleck. Page Six reported that the on-again lovers Lopez and Affleck didn’t resist […]