SAN FRANCISCO — Another bit of old, quirky San Francisco will be no more when Tom Sweeney finally hangs up his white pressed collar and signature Beefeater jacket this weekend after more than four decades of opening doors at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel downtown. Sweeney has taken the luggage...
Flames, Gear and Risks of Photographing California Wildfires
By Marcio Sanchez Associated Press SANTA PAULA — It's ironic, but momentarily forgetting some of my safety gear ended up saving my life. It happened as I drove late Thursday into the heart of a wildfire that had erupted near the city of Santa Paula, a two-hour drive west of...
Myths and Risks in App That Gives You Peek Into Older Self
SAN FRANCISCO — Is a peek into the future worth your privacy in the present? That concern was pushed to the spotlight this week with the resurgence of a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to transform your current face into your younger and older selves. People raised fears on...
New ‘Empty Nesters’ Celebrate with Priceless Photo Shoot
When the time came for the last of their three children to move out, Amy and Randy English decided to immortalize their transformation into "empty nesters." Mission accomplished. Mixing a wonderful sense of humor with the photography talent of their departing daughter, the Mississippi couple created a photo album that...
Whitey Bulger Slain in Prison. Check Out Photos Through the Years.
BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men, was slain in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia...
The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer's Eyes
Seven years ago, during the Arab spring, the people of Syria peacefully protested the government of President Bashar al-Assad and asked for democratic reforms. Assad responded to the protests with violence, triggering a brutal civil war that continues today. The Washington Post published June 29 an emotionally moving photographic essay,...