Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after occupation

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, CEDAR ATTANASIO and STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of of people.

The protesters had seized the administration building, known...

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Convicted California murderer dies in Vacaville prison

A man convicted for a San Bernadino County murder died in prison on Monday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. John Thomson was pronounced dead by medical staff at California Medical Facility at 5:52 p.m.Thomson was discovered unresponsive in his cell in the CMF hospice unit, according to CDCR.Thomson was...

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A Walmart employee allegedly called a 14-year-old ‘cute’ and got her number. Hours later she was missing from her East Bay home

DUBLIN — A local resident has been arrested and charged with raping and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl that police say he met through his job at a Walmart, court records show.

Parminder Pawar, 32, of Dublin, was charged in April with forcible rape, committing a lewd act on a minor, forcible sodomy and...

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Man shot to death Tuesday morning in Sunnyvale

SUNNYVALE – A man was shot to death early Tuesday morning in Sunnyvale, authorities said.

Several gunshots were reported shortly after midnight in the 100 block of South Bernardo Avenue, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a news release.

Officers arrived to find the victim inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.

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Delaine Eastin, pioneering California politician, dies at 76

Delaine Eastin, a trailblazer who is among a handful of women ever elected to statewide office in California, has died after suffering a stroke, according to her representatives. She was 76.

“Delaine will be remembered for her boundless intellect, infinitely compassionate spirit, sharp sense of humor, and courageous leadership in local, state, national and international...

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