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Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
Rep. George Santos of New York says he will not run for reelection in 2024 after a scathing House Ethics report on his conduct. The House Ethics panel says it...
California’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor
California voters have never elected a woman to the governor’s office, nor a person who is openly LGBTQ. And a host of other Democratic candidates are also vying to make...
More pandas will be coming to California, China’s president signals
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try...
Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal...
Biden hosts APEC reception after reaching agreements with Xi on key issues. Follow live updates
President Joe Biden is welcoming leaders gathered for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference by noting that San Francisco is where “America reaches out all across the Pacific” and “a place...
California program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after major I-10 freeway fire
The area under an elevated LA freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer...
China’s state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between their leaders
The messaging follows several years of unprecedented tensions between the two countries over issues including trade and technology, the status of Taiwan and Hong Kong and the origins of COVID-19.
Paul Pelosi testifies about being attacked with a hammer at his San Francisco home
Paul Pelosi has recounted publicly for the first time what happened on the night he was attacked by a man with a hammer in the San Francisco home he shares...
Northern California native among 5 US troops killed in a military helicopter crash over the Mediterranean
The military’s European Command said the helicopter went down over the weekend during an air refueling mission as part of military training.
Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
Health officials say battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza. Critically wounded patients,...