VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the …
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope? Read MoreKitty is the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society’s pet of the week. (photo courtesy of Berkeley Humane) Demi is the pet of the week at the East Bay SPCA, Oakland. (photo courtesy of the East Bay SPCA, Oakland) Bernie is Friends …
East Bay pets of the week for April 25 Read MoreSAN JOSE – Almost right from when they acquired him from the San Jose Sharks in December, Mackenzie Blackwood helped stabilize the goaltending position for the Colorado Avalanche. Now, anything seems possible for a Colorado team looking to win the …
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Bay Area events calendar for April 25 weekly editions Read MoreEverything about Berkeley Repertory’s current play invites questions and the need for further discovery. Even its name — “Here There Are Blueberries” — provokes speculation. Why is a play about the holocaust titled in such a way? The first thing …
Curtain Calls: ‘Here are the Blueberries’ a powerful production from Berkeley Rep Read MoreElite Bay Area universities are carefully watching as the fight between Harvard University and the Trump administration plays out — and bracing for what the president calls a crackdown on far-left bias in higher education could mean for them. Since …
Q&A: What could the Harvard vs Trump fight mean for California universities? Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Looks like the 49ers are all out of defensive tackles. OK, that’s not totally true nor fair to the few remaining options in last season’s rotation. A decade ago, the 49ers stocked up on defensive tackles, using …
49ers draft preview: Another big man in the middle wanted on defensive line Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Looks like the 49ers are all out of defensive tackles. OK, that’s not totally true nor fair to the few remaining options in last season’s rotation. A decade ago, the 49ers stocked up on defensive tackles, using …
49ers draft preview: Another big man in the middle wanted on defensive line Read MoreBy NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was …
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 Read MoreEditor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden …
This rockin’ Denver music hall outclasses most venues, new or old Read MoreThree months after Colorado’s first-of-its-kind sperm donor regulations went into effect, state lawmakers are weighing whether to unwind some of those requirements amid concerns that the new rules have chilled donations for would-be parents who need them. But the proposal, …
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation sperm donor rules just took effect. Now lawmakers may roll some back. Read MoreMetro Denver school districts — flush with COVID-19 relief money — doled out larger teacher raises after students returned to classrooms during the pandemic amid widespread staff shortages. Now that money is gone and K-12 enrollment is in a years-long …
Metro Denver school districts curtail teacher raises as budget pressures mount Read MoreDenver, long known for having a tight supply of homes available for sale, is now a leader among metro areas nationwide for how quickly it is building a backlog of unsold inventory. The number of homes for sale nationally jumped …
Metro Denver a leader nationally for how fast unsold homes are piling up Read MoreIn a middle school cafeteria in southeast Denver, a smattering of residents and Mayor Mike Johnston discussed the future of the city over slices of pizza. “At Hampden and Locust, it’s like you take your life in your hands when you’re …
How should Denver spend $800 million? Residents pitch bond ideas for street repaving, parks and rec centers. Read MoreThe turmoil in the U.S. stock market has retirees and people thinking about retiring anxious about the roller-coaster ride the value of their retirement plans are taking. Will their money stretch as far as they envisioned? Should they put off …
Worried about recent Wall Street turmoil and its effects on your retirement or investments? The Denver Post wants to hear from you. Read MoreA stately brick building that once served as a Denver elementary school, sat vacant for decades, and most recently housed artist studios, reopens today as a cafe and beer garden. Schoolyard Beer Garden and Schoolyard Cafe, 1115 Acoma St., occupies …
Historic Denver school reopens as a cafe and beer garden Read MoreSpring can be the slow time in classical music, that part of the year when the major orchestras and opera companies are winding down — and just before the big, outdoor summer season starts up. But this year, presenters have …
Classical music’s end-of-season blowout in Colorado Read MoreHere’s a look at what happens next after Pope Francis’s death Monday at 88. What’s next? In the coming days, the pope will be mourned, eulogized and laid to rest as the head of the Catholic church, bishop of Rome …
Now that Pope Francis has died, what happens next? Read MoreView this post on Instagram A post shared by Elizabeth Hurley (@elizabethhurley1) Billy Ray Cyrus has been single since he filed for divorce from Firerose in June 2024. His marriage to Firerose was a huge mess which only lasted eight …
Billy Ray Cyrus & Elizabeth Hurley just hard-launched their relationship?? Read MorePope Francis has passed away at the age of 88. Francis was hospitalized for much of February and March, and his medical situation was reportedly extremely dire. He managed to survive pneumonia, get released from the hospital and he spent …
Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88 Read MoreItaly’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was just in Washington DC last week to do the White House photo-op with Donald Trump. European media calls Meloni the “Trump whisperer,” I guess because she’s able to talk to his ugly mug without …
JD Vance flew all the way to Italy for his sad photo-op with Pope Francis Read MoreCall me crazy, but King Charles and Queen Camilla both looked really nice on Easter? They attended services in Windsor, at St. George’s Chapel. I even think Camilla wore an outfit which would have looked right at home on the …
King Charles & Camilla attended Easter services in Windsor, without the Waleses Read MoreFor Easter Sunday, all of King Charles’s siblings came out for the service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Neither of Charles’s sons came out, but hey, Charles got to see his brother Prince Andrew, who actually made it out …
Prince Andrew was unsurprisingly welcome at the Windsors’ Easter outing Read MoreThe Duchess of Sussex and her family were in Montecito for the Easter holiday. Meghan only updated her social media once over the weekend, posting an adorable video where a mama duck is leading her ducklings across the Sussexes’ driveway, …
Duchess Meghan posted an Easter Instagram with some very cute ducklings Read MoreVATICAN CITY — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the divinely …
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope? Read MoreSAN JOSE – Almost right from when they acquired him from the San Jose Sharks in December, Mackenzie Blackwood helped stabilize the goaltending position for the Colorado Avalanche. Now, anything seems possible for a Colorado team looking to win the …
Which ex-San Jose Shark will hoist the Stanley Cup? Here are our favorites Read MoreElite Bay Area universities are carefully watching as the fight between Harvard University and the Trump administration plays out — and bracing for what the president calls a crackdown on far-left bias in higher education could mean for them. Since …
Q&A: What could the Harvard vs Trump fight mean for California universities? Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Looks like the 49ers are all out of defensive tackles. OK, that’s not totally true nor fair to the few remaining options in last season’s rotation. A decade ago, the 49ers stocked up on defensive tackles, using …
49ers draft preview: Another big man in the middle wanted on defensive line Read MoreVATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce …
What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one? Read MoreBy MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump administration deported to a Salvadoran prison and has refused to help return …
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia’s behalf Read MoreBy BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Technology Writer Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Meta has been using …
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults Read MoreBy JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death at age 88. …
Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death Read MoreNewport Beach police say the motorcyclist killed by an officer during a traffic stop on Thursday, April 17, assaulted the officer, took the officer’s Taser and attempted to use it on the officer multiple times. The motorcyclist, 45-year-old Geoffrey Shyam …
Motorcyclist shot by California cops took officer’s Taser and tried to use it, authorities say Read MoreVictims of financial fraud are getting hit again — by those pretending to be FBI agents. Since December 2023, the FBI has received over 100 complaints from victims of financial fraud who say they were victimized again, the second time …
Victimized once online, they get hit again by FBI impersonators saying lost money can be returned Read MoreLos Angeles has seen its dominance as the film and television capital of the world start to chip away as companies leave California for other states and countries with lower production costs. But it’s not just Hollywood’s pride that’s at …
Can tax credits save California’s film and TV industry? Here’s what legislators have proposed Read MoreBy VANESSA GERA and NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who …
What to know about the death of Pope Francis Read MoreBy Don Thompson | KFF Health News Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than …
Medi-Cal under threat: Who’s covered and what could be cut? Read MoreA 12-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the head when he was caught in the crossfire between two men firing guns in an Ontario park, authorities said on Friday, April 18. The boy was in the backseat of …
12-year-old boy recovering after being shot in the head at California park Read MoreA new video analysis by a coalition of attorneys investigating the Eaton fire appears to show molten material falling from an idle tower conductor into dry brush below — more evidence that Southern California Edison equipment sparked the monstrous blaze …
Molten material from idle Southern California Edison tower triggered Eaton fire, attorney alleges Read MoreThe robberies happened quickly but were violent and “highly sophisticated,” according to San Diego prosecutors. On four occasions between 2019 and 2022, masked gunmen burst into San Diego-area bank branches, jumped over counters, forced tellers at gunpoint to open vaults, …
A violent takeover robbery crew terrorized California bank tellers. Its leader was just convicted. Read More