The United States is known for its lovely national parks. But Canada – that place is like one big park. Nearly half of that huge country is covered by forest, most of it publicly owned and lots available for exploring. Folks who want to experience Canada’s wild should beeline to one of its famed preserves….
DEAR HARRIETTE: I started going to therapy because I feel like my life has become a vicious cycle of negativity. My new therapist challenged me to create some distance between the life that I want and the life that I’ve had. That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to…
SAN JOSE — Police arrested a man on suspicion of downloading and distributing images of child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Kaiwen Du, a 19-year-old resident of San Jose who was employed as an after-school program instructor at an elementary school in Sunnyvale, was booked on suspicion of crimes related to the possession and distribution…
Santa Rosa police are investigating a homicide after a woman and a dog were found shot to death inside a home early Tuesday, authorities said. Officers responded to a house on Cecilia Drive near Third Street, west of Highway 101, around 4:30 a.m. after neighbors reported hearing gunfire. When they arrived, they found an open…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alejandro Zendejas scored in the 30th minute, Folarin Balogun added a goal in the 64th and the United States stopped a seven-game winless streak against top 25 opponents by beating a Japan team of mostly second-string players 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday night. The 15th-ranked U.S. was coming off a…
As more cities and states prepare for the next wave of immigration crackdowns from the Trump administration, a cadre of San Jose councilmembers has joined the fight, calling on the city to prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their identities. San Jose Councilmembers Peter Ortiz, Rosemary Kamei, David Cohen and Pamela Campos have authored a…
Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (4-0) Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Beat Lynbrook 3-0, Branson 3-0, Marin Catholic 3-0 Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (2-2) Previous ranking: 2 Last week: Beat Redwood 3-2, lost…
As students last month headed back to school at California’s more than 200 college and university campuses, some had more reason than usual to be nervous. That’s because a federal program that — for a change — is not currently threatened with defunding by President Trump appears to be in trouble from a completely different…
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Williams, 45; Eric Stonestreet, 54; Adam Sandler, 59; Hugh Grant, 65. Happy Birthday: Take control and make things happen this year. If you crave change or greater security, it’s up to you to put a plan on the table and promote what you want to pursue. Waiting for things…
DEAR ABBY: My son and his fiancee are getting married in a few months. They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family. Unfortunately, this excludes my late father’s second wife, “Bonnie,” who has been in our lives for nearly 40 years. My son has no particular problem with Bonnie, but…