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Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

The initial number of 16 people affected by the avalanche was also updated, with Moon explaining that one person who was initially declared missing wasn't on the mountain.

Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.
Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Six skiers stranded, nine others missing after avalanche in California's Castle Peak

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

'Israelis steal kidneys': Teacher gets fired in California after sharing antisemitic video

Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for special projects at the California Science Center, examine ancient Egyptian mummy Nes-Min before he is scanned, February 6, 2026.

More alike than you think: CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal back pain, dental issues


Pearl Cohen merges with San Francisco IP firm

The new partners joining are all American attorneys with extensive experience in IP.

 Construction in Tel Aviv on December 3, 2024.

Israel sends firefighting and rescue experts to aid US with LA fire

"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.

 An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from Woodland Hills, neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025.

‘Just things’ - like what my LA neighbors lost - are what makes houses into Jewish homes - opinion

Every home taken by fires, no matter the family’s cultural background, contained a lifetime of memories and artifacts.

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Vance: Trump will let IDF 'knock out' Hamas, if hostages not released before Jan. 20

J.D. Vance reveals the incoming administration's plans to address the Gaza hostage crisis and domestic disaster relief, promising decisive action on both fronts.

 Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

Jamie Lee Curtis likens LA fires to 'war-torn' Gaza, sparking controversy

"But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza or one of these war-torn countries," Curtis stated in the viral clip.

 Jamie Lee Curtis in front of background of the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025. (illustrative)

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

'Israelis are the new Nazis' graffitied next to Oakland hanukkiah

"Oakland continues to be ground zero for antisemitic hatred in the Bay Area, California, and America -- without exaggeration," JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Harris Gregory said.

 Graffiti comparing Israelis to Nazis was discovered on the last night of Hanukkah in Oakland.

Two Bay Area House reps face class-action suit for supporting Israel aid

Northern California residents are suing their Democratic congressional representatives over their votes to fund Israel's military, claiming emotional distress and seeking to block future aid.

 Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters are gathered to protest the Israeli offensives in Gaza outside the Federal Building in San Francisco, May 31, 2024.

California declares state of emergency over bird flu outbreak

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has been spreading through US dairy cattle herds since March, affecting at least 16 states.

 Sick pelicans on the beach of Punta Hermosa.

Jewish groups warn: BDS uses ESG to make gains in San Francisco Bay Area

New Alameda County Board of Supervisors and San Francisco State University (SFSU) ESG investment policies were promoted by anti-Israel activists with BDS in mind.

 Palestinians call to boycott Israeli products during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 28, 2023.