Sacramento is known as a Democratic Party stronghold, both locally and in state politics. Yet the River City has adopted adopted a rather conservative measure” requiring all taxi drivers in the city to speak English on the job. In a
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. “I’m not modest,” she told The Associated Press in 2013. “I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned behavior. But I do pray for humility,
More than a thousand African migrants charged a 20-feet (6m) high barbed-wire border fence in Spain’s North African coastal enclave of Melilla on Wednesday, with many managing to scale the barrier and cross. Dozens of others were beaten back by
The Associated Press reports that roughly 4,000 California companies, farms, and other entities hold the majority of rights to rivers and streams and, as a result, receive free water during the severe drought now plaguing the state. These entities received
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout, but few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day. A low turnout
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire believed set by an 81-year-old dementia patient blazed through a hospital ward for the elderly Wednesday and killed 21 people in southern South Korea, mostly from smoke inhalation, police and fire officials said.
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A pregnant woman was stoned to death Tuesday by her own family outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city of Lahore for marrying the man she loved. The woman was killed while on her way to
NEW YORK (AP) — They’re the $10 million men and women. Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the first time last year. The head of a typical large
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under attack Tuesday while traveling to the site of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria, but all staff members were safe, the international watchdog agency said. The Organization
The California Senate Rules Committee is stonewalling requests from the media to release the legislative calendars of its members, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Three recent requests from the newspaper for the calendars were rebuffed despite the fact that
President Barack Obama’s Obamacare law has Democratic candidates in a political quandary, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The latest Associated Press poll finds that only 28% of Americans support Obamacare, despite the fact that the law has been in
Last year, Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) vowed that Obamacare would be so popular with voters that Democrats would run on the president’s health care law leading up to the Nov. 4 midterm elections. A new
President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will travel to Dallas, Texas this summer with the intent to rake in cash for fellow Democrats. According to a report by the Associated Press (AP), Obama and Pelosi will attend a barbeque dinner at the home of
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a scenic Arizona canyon is expected to nearly triple in size as crews scramble to get the upper hand in less rugged terrain. Fire managers plan to let the flames that have
For someone once charged with policing America’s borders, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano sure does seem to have a loose grasp on her thoughts on the subject. Today she’s saying the border can’t even be sealed and we’re wasting
URUMQI, China (AP) — A blast that killed 31 people in China’s restive Muslim northwest left ethnic Chinese residents on edge Friday about sporadic violence from which they no longer felt safe. “The danger is right here with us and
BEIRUT (AP) — A mortar shell struck a large tent in southern Syria where supporters of President Bashar Assad had gathered for election campaigning, killing at least 21 people and wounding scores, opposition activists said Friday. State media reported the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Luck has run out for Las Vegas’ push to bring the Republican Party’s next presidential nominating convention to Sin City. Cincinnati also has withdrawn from the list of possible hosts. The remaining potential sites are Dallas, Denver,
Everything is bigger in the Lone Star State, including the cities. New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that Texas cities are leading the nation in population growth. Three of the nation’s top five fastest-growing cities, and seven of the
Tattoos on the right forearm of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez may provide clues to a double homicide in 2012 for which Hernandez has been indicted. Hernandez will be arraigned next week on two counts of first-degree murder
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A university student wielding a knife attacked riders aboard a subway train in Taiwan’s capital on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring at least 21 others, police and local media said. The seemingly random attack occurred
Pope Francis is preparing to embark on what he calls a “purely religious” trip to Israel and Jordan, accompanied by leaders of the Argentine Muslim and Jewish community. The Pope is expected to pray in Jerusalem and host a mass
The Mother-in-Law of Chelsea Clinton, former congresswoman Marjorie Margolies lost a chance to get back to Washington, “losing big in her Pennsylvania House race against state lawmaker Brendan Boyle.” The Associated Press called the race for Boyle Tuesday night. With
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria’s central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing at least 118 people, wounding dozens and leaving streets strewn with bloodied bodies. There was no
A Chilean activist going by the name “Papas Fritas” (Fried Potatoes) is facing one to five years in prison for allegedly burning $500 million in debt papers belonging to a Chilean for-profit university and displaying the ashes as “art.” Papas
