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Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy
The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.
8 new varieties of rose bush to choose from as a Mother's Day gift
This hybrid tea rose puts forth large, 5-inch blooms with up to 250 deep-pink petals apiece. Highly fragrant with a scent ...
A beloved San Francisco tradition comes to an abrupt end after 2 decades
Sundown Cinema, a free outdoor film series held since 2003, is coming to an end as the San Francisco Parks Alliance faces ...
California unplugs local 'life support' for imperiled species
The Mad River Hatchery raised generations of steelhead and anglers. Now, California is shutting it down for good.
A model employer no more? Disabled workers question the federal government's commitment to inclusion
Trump also rescinded a Biden-era executive order that required federal agencies to create action plans to hire more diverse ...
Canadian Prime Minister Carney arrives in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression ...
Downtown San Francisco retail is dying. What's replacing it is so much worse.
Vacancies still plague Union Square, and the newest retailer to arrive is the last thing the area actually needs.
Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the termination of taxpayer support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that helps fund American ...
Moving up 4th in the NHL draft in the lottery adds to the Utah Hockey Club's exciting summer
Utah committed $80 million-plus in player salaries this past season, and Smith Entertainment Group along with the city are ...
Flight operations at 4 Moscow airports temporarily suspended due to Ukrainian drone attack
Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen regions of Russia, the Defense Ministry in ...
Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
Given the challenges in using predictive machine learning effectively and fairly, predictive policing raises significant ethical concerns. Absent technological fixes on the horizon, there is an ...
Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle − a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life
Carbonate minerals contain carbon dioxide, which, when present in the atmosphere, warms a planet. These minerals suggest that carbon dioxide could have previously existed in the atmosphere in larger ...