Judge throws out charges against Alec Baldwin
By Morgan Lee and Andrew Dalton | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case …
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Jury is seated for Alec Baldwin’s trial in New Mexico
By Morgan Lee and Andrew Dalton | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Sixteen jurors were seated Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, where opening statements …
Young women in China abandon traditional beauty standards to ‘imitate’ Western habits like wearing yoga pants, eating ‘white people’s food’
The phrase “white women aesthetic” recently emerged as a buzzword on the Xiaohongshu social media platform, accompanied by the slogan – “Question white women, understand white women, become white women” …
A Michelin surprise hides in California’s most unexpected place: Lodi
Until recently, I’d never been to Lodi, the small San Joaquin County town just north of Stockton, even though I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life. Apparently, neither …
How to photograph the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse with your phone
On Saturday, the uncommon celestial phenomenon of an annular solar eclipse will take place in select locations in the Western and Southwest United States. For a few quick minutes, where …
Controversial San Francisco bar is reborn after closing for good
The Castro video bar Badlands was boarded up after closing in 2020, but now it’s back open for business. Screenshot via Google Street View After permanently closing at the start of …
5 unanswered questions as Cal, Stanford join ACC, escape Pac-12
Jeremiah Hunter of the California Golden Bears catches a pass over Ethan Bonner of the Stanford Cardinal at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 19, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty …