Typhoon bringing heavy rain slowly heads toward Taiwan, where 4,000 have evacuated
A typhoon bringing strong winds and torrential rainfall slowly advanced Wednesday toward Taiwan, where thousands of people have been evacuated from vulnerable low-lying or ...
Swine fever sweeps Italy’s north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods
One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows turned up positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm ...
The rise of high-flying Lucha Libre in the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) –The high-flying acrobatics of Mexican wrestling have been delighting people for decades. The dancing, the masks, and the events are becoming more and more common here ...
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued
As the rain from Hurricane Helene came down harder and harder, workers inside a plastics factory in rural Tennessee kept working. It wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power ...
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean ...
Oakland has still not received funds from Coliseum sale, councilmembers say
One month after an agreement was signed for the City of Oakland to sell its stake in the Oakland Coliseum, the city has still not received any money from the group that agreed to ...
Here’s when the Jollibee in Alameda will open
Rejoice Chickenjoy lovers, Jollibee is bringing its signature fried chicken to a new Alameda location. The opening of the restaurant was first reported by KRON4 back ...
Thai police arrest driver and work to identify victims of the school bus fire that killed 23
Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived in the capital Wednesday ...
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Harris, Trump’s approach to Mideast crisis, hurricane to test public mood in final weeks of campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike ...
Biden estimates recovery could cost billions ahead of visit to Helene-raved Carolinas
President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continue their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane ...
Tokyo shares fall, Hong Kong’s advance as tensions escalate in the Middle East
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, with Tokyo’s benchmark falling while Hong Kong’s advanced despite the sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Oil prices extended gains after Iran ...
Harris and Biden are fanning out across the Southeast as devastation from Helene grows
Over the last four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires and tropical storms. It’s not a role that ...