MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration. "If they demonstrate seriousness of intent...
49ers Look to Strengthen Depleted Defense in NFL Draft
SANTA CLARA — A recent run of weak draft hauls and an exodus of talent this offseason has left the San Francisco 49ers in a different spot heading into next Thursday's NFL draft. Instead of looking mostly for depth or filling a few small holes, the Niners might need to...
Habit Burger & Grill Quietly Drops Impossible Burger From Menu
Habit Burger & Grill has confirmed it has discontinued the Impossible Burger patty at its restaurants nationwide, a spokesperson told GV Wire. The fast-casual chain, which began in Santa Barbara in 1969, has since expanded across the United States, with locations in California, Utah, Florida, Arizona, Washington, and other states....
What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Wickey Two Hands sat at the defense table on a recent Thursday morning, holding in his lap the red baseball cap he’d doffed out of respect for the judge. The 77-year-old homeless man was supposed to be the...
Thousands of Pilgrims Trek Through New Mexico Desert to Historic Adobe Church for Good Friday
SANTA FE, N.M. — A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to reach a spiritual wellspring. For generations, people of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and...
Rams’ Draft Headquarters to Be at LAFD Air Base to Honor First Responders to Wildfires
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams will make their selections in the upcoming NFL draft from the Los Angeles Fire Department's Air Operations base in Van Nuys to honor the first responders who stopped the deadly wildfires that ravaged Southern California earlier this year. The Rams are converting a...
The US Has a Single Rare Earths Mine. Chinese Export Limits Are Energizing a Push for More
OMAHA, Neb. — America's only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. "Based on the number of phone calls we're receiving, the effects have...
A Startling Admission From a GOP Senator: ‘We Are All Afraid’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the moderate Alaska Republican who has routinely broken with her party to criticize President Donald Trump, has made a startling admission about the reality of serving in public office at a time when an unbound leader in the Oval Office is bent on retribution against his political...
Trump Administration Kicks off Plan for Expanded Offshore Drilling
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would begin taking public input for a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that could include new zones in the Arctic and elsewhere to maximize energy development. President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to identify ways to...
Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court’s Decision in Monopoly Case
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in the U.S. Department of Justice’s monopoly case against the technology giant. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers...