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Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage
Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social ...
Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn’t relevant
Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by ...
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, estimates ...
Officials work to uncover the motive for fire set at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in ...
An international conference rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of war, but peace is elusive
Diplomats and aid officials from around the world are meeting Tuesday in London to try to ease the suffering from the 2-year-old war in Sudan, a conflict that has killed tens of ...
Paul Skenes and Henry Davis, taken 1st overall two years apart, make MLB history
From the moment they heard their names called out by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, Paul Skenes and Henry Davis were destined to make history. When it finally ...
Person killed after shooting in SF’s Tenderloin
A person died after a shooting in the Tenderloin early Monday evening, the San Francisco Police Department said. The shooting happened around 5:29 p.m. in the area of Turk and Mason ...
Mistrial declared in case against former Dublin corrections officer ‘Dirty Dick’ Smith
The weeks-long trial against former public correctional officer Darrell Smith, who’s accused of sexually abusing five female inmates at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute Dublin in ...
It’s a boy! Phillies slugger Bryce Harper uses blue bat to signal creative baby gender reveal
Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger used a blue bat in his first plate appearance of ...
Body found in San Joaquin County canal ID’d as man with Bay Area ties
Advances in fingerprint technology have helped authorities identify the remains of a man found 43 years ago floating in a canal in rural San Joaquin County. Edward Donald Raymond, ...
Injury-prone Rockies DH Kris Bryant heads to IL for 9th time since joining the team in 2022
Colorado Rockies designated hitter Kris Bryant has landed on the 10-day injured list with a bad back, the latest in a series of health issues that have resulted in nine IL ...
Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake
As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young.