A major US union representing steelworkers slammed the deal by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy US Steel Corp for $14.1 billion, which was confirmed on Monday just months after US Steel rejected an offer from its main domestic rival. The leading Japanese steelmaker will acquire the company in an all-cash deal at $55 per share, … Read more
Heavy rain and high winds swept through the Northeast on Monday for the second time in a week, spurring flood warnings, electricity outages, flight cancellations and school closings. The National Weather Service predicted up to 5 inches of rain in some parts of the region. More than 245,000 power outages were reported from Pennsylvania to … Read more
Bay Wheels bike share stations have expanded into Golden Gate Park just in time for the city’s biggest outdoor concert, Outside Lands. Officials from the Recreation and Park Department, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio held a ribbon-cutting event Monday morning in Golden Gate Park to unveil one of … Read more
STRATFORD — The Town Council’s new leader is a longtime local attorney and first-time elected official. A divided council on Monday voted 6 to 4 to name Carl Glad, a Republican who was elected last month to represent District 8, which covers much of the town’s north end, as chairperson for the next two years. … Read more
A Florida prosecutor is using the case of a man indicted for sex crimes involving children to test a new Florida law that allows child rapists to be executed. On Friday, State Attorney William Gladson said a grand jury had indicted Joseph Andrew Giampa on six counts of Sexual Battery Upon a Person Under Twelve … Read more
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unscheduled stop in Kuwait on Sunday to offer the United States’ condolences over the death of the country’s emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, which was announced on Saturday. Austin departed this weekend for a scheduled trip to Israel, Qatar and Bahrain. On Saturday, President Biden announced … Read more
The hunt for Cambodia’s stolen Khmer jewels – CBS News Watch CBS News Crowns and precious jewels believed to have been worn by ancient Khmer royalty were tracked down to an unlikely place: a pub parking lot outside London. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. … Read more
North Korea fired another internationally banned “long-range ballistic missile” on Monday, the South’s military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington. The ballistic launch followed firing overnight Sunday by the North of a short-range missile, extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year that have been condemned by … Read more
WASHINGTON — White House and Senate negotiators dug in Sunday laboring to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the holiday recess. The Biden administration, which is becoming more … Read more
Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation, City Hall, and the Mayor’s Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold … Read more
