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Phyllis Vine, local author and mental health advocate, will speak at Gould Farm in Monterey on Friday, October 14; a book signing will follow. Photo courtesy of Hazel Thompson. Monterey — Phyllis Vine first broke the silence surrounding individuals living with mental illnesses (and the families caring for and about them) in her landmark 1982 …

Abortion protester climbs San Francisco building A man who says he is opposed to abortion was arrested Tuesday after climbing the 1,070-foot-tall Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. (May 3) AP Calling himself the “Pro-Life Spiderman,” a 22-year-old man scaled the 61-floor Salesforce Tower in San Francisco – the second-tallest building in California – to raise …

Harita Kalvai was only in middle school when the Atlas Fire burned throughout Napa County in 2017, one of the large fires of the Northern California firestorm. While she and her family in San Rafael were luckily not impacted, she knew people who were and who had evacuated. She discovered how it touched people who …

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — As we celebrate Earth Month this April, a young climate activist is helping to raise awareness by making a positive impact on the environment, taking on a monumental task. Edgar McGregor, whose singular focus is to clean up Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, has been cleaning up trash others have left behind, …

Whether that security alert was a fabrication by the Belarus authorities is now at the heart of an incident which has sparked widespread international condemnation and raised serious questions about safety in the skies. Some governments have described the incident as a state-sanctioned hijacking. One of the passengers on board the Ryanair flight from Athens …

Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities. Subsequent changes in holdings or intentions must be reported in amended filings. This material is from March 4 through March 10, …

Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities. Subsequent changes in holdings or intentions must be reported in amended filings. This material is from Feb. 11 through Feb. 17, …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Homicides are at an all-time high in Louisville, and a local activist says more women are becoming victims than in previous years.  “There has clearly been no other year like this, as far as females being impacted by reckless gunplay,” said Christopher 2X, an anti-violence activist who runs the Game Changers …

*Editor’s note: The first name of the founder of ACTBAC was incorrectly listed as “Jerry.” The founder’s name is Gary Williamson. The online version of this article has been corrected.  On Saturday, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson told activist Lindsay Ayling “you’re breaking the law” and “we know you’re with antifa” after she asked him …

The incident, captured on video, went viral and has become symbolic of the kind of police brutality that has sparked calls for fundamental reforms to American policing. In the video, an officer is seen shoving Gugino, who falls to the sidewalk, hitting his head. As Gugino lies unmoving and bleeding, the officer who pushed him …