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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Tuesday, May 6

SF Gate: Urgent search for missing Bay Area hiker who got separated from family

SF Gate: 'Blindsided': Press Democrat staff stunned as investment firm takes over Santa Rosa newspaper

SF Gate: 3 sought in brutal UC Berkeley stabbing at Lawrence Hall of Science

KRCR: Siskiyou Sheriff gives more details on the deceased boy found in Klamath River

KRCR: Top archers gather in Redding for world's largest 3D target competition

SF Gate: San Diego to close dozens of bathrooms at beaches, parks in budget slicing effort

Thursday, May 1

The Atlantic: The New Divide in American Marriage: College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.

The Atlantic: Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market

BBC: Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian

BBC: The burning river that fuelled a US environmental movement

Courthouse News Service: Teen’s fight for disability accommodations turns into schoolyard brawl at SCOTUS

Courthouse News Service: California marks third year of decent Sierra snowpack

CBS News : Pilot dies in Grass Valley plane crash near Nevada County Airport

The Hill: Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest disease, could be America’s next outbreak

The Hill: Egg companies are getting government bailouts while price-gouging consumers

The Hill: Tim Cook says Trump tariffs could cost Apple more than $900M in June quarter

CBS San Diego: California leads nation in pet marijuana toxicity cases, new report shows

CBS San Diego: Mexican sewage plant fixed, but South Bay pollution continues

BBC: How your 'second brain' changes the way you think

AP News: Video: Massachusetts residents take woodpecker invasion in stride

Politico: The Supreme Court Could Unleash Chaos on the Economy

BBC: RFK Jr plans placebo-trial testing for 'all new vaccines'

BBC: Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China

Politico: DOGE hits Trump country; Americorps cuts hurt

Politico: Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for swift deportations is illegal, Trump-appointed judge rules

Washington Post: Stocks and the economy down? Watch the Trump bait-and-switch.

NY Times : Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept.

AP News: Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns

USA Today: Men led online exploitation group, groomed girls suffering from mental illness: prosecutors

USA Today: Cat survives apparent fall at Bryce Canyon National Park after 2 found dead

KTLA: Port of Los Angeles director expects ‘precipitous’ drop in business after Chinese tariffs

KTLA: Thousands take part in May Day rallies, marches across Los Angeles

The Oregonian: Plywood mill will close near Hood River, lay off 81

The Oregonian: Cowlitz tribal police chief, found dead after home invasion, suspected of sexually abusing minor

CBS Bay Area: Environment Oakland shop teams up with Warriors on making sneakers more sustainable

The Guardian: Dozens of homeless people living in national forest evicted by US Forest Service in Oregon

The Oregonian: Forest Service closes gate, blocks Deschutes National Forest to homeless campers

KRCR: An underwater volcano in the PNW is getting ready to blow

KRCR: Baby missing after car plunges into Trinity River in late-night crash

Marin Independent Journal: Changes to Marin-Sonoma carpool lane hours finalized

Marin Independent Journal: Caltrain employee guilty of using public funds to build secret apartment in train station

East Bay Times: Salary to afford a typical Bay Area home has increased 54% since 2019

KRON: Contra Costa School of Performing Arts employee arrested for having sex with underaged student

KRON: Police: Bodies found inside Suisun City home

CBS Bay Area: Trump says trade policies may mean children have fewer toys that cost more

The Hill: Duffy unveils air traffic controller recruitment, retention program

CBS Bay Area: California's population grows for second year in a row, report finds

AP News: Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

AP News: Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

The Hill: Rapid snowmelt threatens US West water supply outlook