California

Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81

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LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology,...

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

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For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading...

Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark, Donnie Wahlberg, dies at 78

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Alma Wahlberg, the mother of entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and a regular on their reality series “Wahlburgers,” has died, her sons said on...

Pig’s head left at former home of Chauvin defense witness

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SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the...

Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s governor gained national attention last...

High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than...

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink...

Immigration judge, subject of complaint by lawyers, retires

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SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Immigration Court judge who was the subject of a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department involving hostile and...

Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on TV’s ‘Addams Family,’ dies at 84

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LOS ANGELES — Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family” and a robot on “Buck Rogers in the...

Fires, damage at Oakland protest against police brutality

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A protest that began peacefully in California ended with multiple fires set, several cars damaged and numerous windows shattered. ...