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Legal wrangling over Jimmy Buffett’s estate turns widow’s inheritance into cautionary tale
According to Slagsvol’s petition, Buffett’s trust was set up to benefit his widow. Slagsvol, who married Buffett in 1977, is ...
Oakland awarded $10m grant for safer streets, bike paths in East Oakland
(BCN) –The City of Oakland has received a $10 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Housing ...
Where and when are lightning deaths most common in the U.S.?
Since 2006, almost 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety ...
Breezy, gusty afternoon winds across the Bay Area
Skies remained mostly clear across the Bay Area on the Fourth of July, and stratus returned overnight.  Saturday Low pressure ...
Trump branded, browbeat and prevailed. But his big bill may come at a political cost
Barack Obama had the Affordable Care Act. Joe Biden had the Inflation Reduction Act. President Donald Trump will have the tax ...
Wimbledon: Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova loses to American Emma Navarro in the third round
Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday ...
In Sinaloa’s capital, news of a boxing scion’s arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease
Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state’s capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring.
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board
Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France’s Bishop Thibault ...
July Fourth holiday marked by shootings in several cities and a fireworks-related death
This year’s Fourth of July holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the U.S., including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief ...
Liverpool players join family of Diogo Jota and his brother for funeral held in Portugal
Liverpool players joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on Saturday, two ...
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer
The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people and leaving more people missing, was a flash flood, the ...