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Police moved in early Thursday afternoon, using zip ties to arrest protesters and escort them to waiting buses before removing the tents. Police Commissioner Edward Caban said the arrests were peaceful and the protesters were cooperative.

The 22-year-old says she'd make history as the first Cal undergrad and first Latina to serve on the Berkeley City Council.

The new version of the legislation won a key endorsement from Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, who said in a statement that she had successfully pushed to extend the period from six months to a year to give the company enough time to find a buyer.

As the recount in the Congressional District 16 race entered its fourth day, more than 20 ballots excluded from the original count in Santa Clara County have been uncovered — a development that could swing the results of the election and break the tie for second between Assemblymember Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe […]

With the deadline for committing to college weeks away, a new report said that New York University is at the top of Barron's list.

Legislatures in about 20 states already have passed measures this year to expand gun rights or restrict access to firearms. Dozens more proposals are pending. The divide continues a trend seen last year, when more than half the states enacted firearms legislation, with Democrats generally favoring more limits and Republicans more freedoms for gun owners.

The Palestinians revived their bid for U.N. membership in early April, backed by the 140 countries that have recognized Palestine as an independent state.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on hold while the criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his election defeat to President Joe Biden plays out.

Proposed initiative would amend Proposition 47, the 2014 initiative, by strengthening theft penalties for repeat offenders and incentives for drug addicts to seek treatment.