Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting...
View ArticleJudge blocks Trump threat to withhold ‘sanctuary city’ funds
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the...
View ArticleGorsuch can’t escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting
SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t escape discussion of the president’s travel ban — and even the president — during an appearance Monday at a judicial...
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National park icons threatened by wind-frenzied wildfires
HELENA, Mont. — Winds wreaked havoc on wildfires that were threatening two crown jewels of the National Park Service on Monday, pushing the flames toward manmade and natural icons in and around...
View ArticleCalifornia firefighters say they finally “turned a corner” in fight against...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — With the winds dying down, fire officials said Sunday they have apparently “turned a corner” against the wildfires that have devastated California wine country and other parts of...
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Lighter winds help crews gain on California wildfires
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Firefighters kept gaining on the California wildfires Monday with help from lighter winds that made it easier to attack the flames that have killed at least 40 people and destroyed...
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Californians head back home to altered lives, communities
PETALUMA, Calif. — Some have lost loved ones. Many have survived near-death experiences. Others have lost their homes and a lifetime of possessions. A week after fleeing raging wildfires, tens of...
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Wildfires worsen housing crunch in famously costly Bay Area
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Even before fire wiped out the home she rented for 17 years, Suzanne Finzell had thought about leaving this city on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area because of rising prices....
View ArticleSchool walkouts, sit-ins planned after Florida shooting
The mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead has sparked calls for walkouts, sit-ins and other actions on school campuses across the United States aimed at pushing lawmakers to...
View ArticleImmigrants sue U.S. over end to temporary protected status
SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration’s decision to end a program that lets immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the U.S. was motivated by racism and leaves the immigrants’...
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Woman shoots 3, self at YouTube headquarters in possible domestic dispute
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A woman opened fire with a handgun Tuesday in a courtyard at YouTube headquarters, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself in what is being investigated as a domestic...
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Police: YouTube shooter was calm in interview before attack
San Bruno Police DepartmentThis undated photo provided by the San Bruno Police Department shows Nasim Aghdam. Law enforcement officials have identified Aghdam as the person who opened fire with a...
View ArticleCourt: Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages
SAN FRANCISCO — Relying on a woman’s previous salary to determine her pay for a new job perpetuates disparities in the wages of men and women and is illegal when it results in higher pay for men, a...
View ArticleWildfire deaths rise to 71 ahead of Trump’s California visit
CHICO, Calif. — With the confirmed death toll at 71 and the list of unaccounted for people more than 1,000, authorities in Northern California on Friday searched for those who perished and those who...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 76 in California fire as President Trump visits
CHICO, Calif. — Several people who fled the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century clustered around a television set at an evacuation center Saturday and watch President Donald Trump survey what remained...
View ArticleSearchers in California wildfire step up efforts; 77 dead
CHICO, Calif. — Volunteers in white coveralls, hard hats and masks poked through ash and debris Sunday, searching for the remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire before rains...
View ArticleFrustration, chaos as California wildfire recovery drags on
CHICO, Calif. — It’s been 12 days since Christina Taft started the frantic search for her mother Victoria, who refused to evacuate their Paradise home as flames neared, and six days since she gave...
View ArticleCourt: Trump can’t let companies deny birth control coverage
SAN FRANCISCO — A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. The ruling,...
View ArticleCalifornia’s PG&E files for bankruptcy amid wildfire lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO — Faced with potentially ruinous lawsuits over California’s recent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in a move that could drive up rates...
View ArticleNational protests shift to memorializing George Floyd amid push for change
ATLANTA — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and...
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