Hunter Biden faces criminal trial over gun purchase
Jury selection begins Monday in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of …
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World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival
Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 US prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for …
San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings
SAN JOSE — A San Jose councilmember has embarked on a quest to tackle what appears to be a worsening affliction of blight and decaying buildings in the Bay Area’s …
Once defunct, Michigan Central Station will open its doors this week with a new mission
A landmark historical building, recognizable to many from the West Windsor riverfront, is coming back to life this week with a new purpose. Michigan Central Station is reopening with the new mission …
Mexico’s next president will be a woman after historic election, but will she be a feminist?
There is little doubt that on Sunday, Mexico will elect a woman to be president for the first time in its history. But it will come after a campaign where …
Unmasking of elderly U.S. spies shows there’s no age limit on getting busted
The United States has busted some spies lately who are old enough to qualify for retirement benefits. U.S. prosecutors recently announced a guilty plea from Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a septuagenarian former …
Conviction fallout: Trump would need special permission to attend next year’s G7 in Canada
As a result of Donald Trump’s criminal convictions he would require special permission, if he becomes U.S. president, to enter Canada for next year’s G7 summit. The precedent-smashing guilty verdict …
Health Canada must reconsider man’s bid to use magic mushrooms for cluster headaches, Federal Court rules
A 51-year-old Calgary man who suffers debilitating cluster headaches has won a Federal Court battle forcing Health Canada to reconsider his bid for legal access to psilocybin to treat his …
Big San Jose medical office project reaches key approval milestone
SAN JOSE — A project to develop new medical offices in San Jose near Good Samaritan Hospital, a proposal that could upgrade medical services in the area, has reached a …
WeWork to exit bankruptcy after judge approves restructuring plan
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved WeWork’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, allowing the shared office space provider to eliminate $4 billion in debt and hand the company’s equity over …