8 h. ago Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods in fire

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfires

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52 h. ago Surveillance video shows Titans cornerback driving car minutes before alleged shooting

Surveillance video shows Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed driving a Lamborghini Urus at a suburban Dallas dealership and nearby gas station minutes before two men allege that shots were fired at them from that vehicle last December

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61 h. ago Workers take on side jobs to combat stagnant salaries and insecurity about employment

Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their income amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs

Economics

2 w. ago Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026

Politics

3 w. ago Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’

Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand downDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal immigration agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned “surge” of federal law enforcement into the city. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Daniel Lurie: the millionaire mayor who got Trump to back off (for now)

San Francisco’s mayor, along with Silicon Valley leaders, managed to stop the president’s law enforcement surgeDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned immigration enforcement “surge” in the city this weekend. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shots fired at vehicle after it backs into US Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area

Law enforcement officers have fired shots at a vehicle that backed into a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area that had been the site of protests against federal immigration agents

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3 w. ago San Francisco Bay Area mobilizes amid threats of Trump immigration crackdown: ‘We’re ready’

As president backs down on his federal ‘surge’, volunteers and demonstrators remain prepared to respondIt was a whirlwind, disorienting 24 hours in the San Francisco Bay Area for local leaders and organizers, who were expecting a major immigration enforcement operation in the region on Thursday.But by mid-morning, Donald Trump announced he was calling off a federal “surge” – and telling residents to “stay tuned” for what would come next. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leadersDonald Trump canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets.The Bay Area region had been on edge after reports emerged on Wednesday that the Trump administration was poised to send more than 100 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agents to the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, a city in the East Bay, as part of a large-scale immigration-enforcement plan. By early Thursday morning, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Coast Guard base, holding signs with slogans such as “No ICE or Troops in the Bay!”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What to know about Coast Guard Island in California, where federal agents have headed

Federal immigration agents were greeted by protests in the San Francisco Bay Area on their way out to a century-old, government-owned artificial island that houses a U.S. Coast Guard base

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3 w. ago Trump cancels plans to send federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Mayor Daniel Lurie says he spoke with Trump as protesters took to streets in anticipation of a large-scale deploymentSan Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has said that Donald Trump was cancelling plans for a “federal deployment” to the city as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in anticipation of a major immigration operation.Lurie said he spoke with the president late Wednesday evening, amid reports of that dozens of federal agents were headed to the San Francisco Bay Area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Protesters gather as federal agents arrive in San Francisco area

Protesters have gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are arriving to help to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally

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3 w. ago San Francisco Bay Area braces for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Administration has reportedly sent more than 100 federal agents to US Coast Guard base near the California regionThe San Francisco Bay Area is bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could start as early as Thursday.The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration has sent more than 100 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agents to the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, across the Bay from San Francisco, as part of a large-scale immigration enforcement plan. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite ‘chaos and violence’

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is providing a base for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area

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