Business

Silicon Valley gender bias suit puts spotlight on industry

By SUDHIN THANAWALA   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A sex discrimination trial against one of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious venture capital firms is providing a rare peek into the elite investment companies vying to fund the […]

Entertainment

Harrison Ford survives crash-landing on golf course

By LYNN ELBER and TAMI ABDOLLAH   LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a man battles Darth Vader, Nazis and other evil-doers for work, what does he do for fun? Harrison Ford’s answer is found in a pilot’s license […]

News

Jurors in Jodi Arias case: We were 11-1 for death penalty

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and TERRY TANG PHOENIX (AP) — It took just one juror to spare the life of convicted murderer Jodi Arias on Thursday — and the woman had to survive an attempt by her colleagues to […]

Health

Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court argument over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggests that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices […]

Sports

Westbrook 1st player since MJ with 4 straight triple-doubles

By CLIFF BRUNT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to have four consecutive triple-doubles, according to STATS, and the first since Jordan that year to have back-to-back […]

News

Failures by 3 governments preceded homeless man’s death

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and TAMI ABDOLLAH LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mistakes and miscommunication by three governments on three continents over nearly 20 years led to a homeless man known as “Africa” being on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, where […]

Health

Second Los Angeles hospital reports ‘superbug’ infections

By ALICIA CHANG LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” linked to a type of medical scope that’s used on more than a half-million people in […]

Education

Longtime JSU Choral director Castilla funeral arrangements set

The Mississippi Link Newswire Funeral arrangements have been set for Jackson State University’s longtime director of Choral Activities, Willenham Cortez Castilla, who died Feb. 28. The funeral will take place 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, […]

Education

Placentia, Ca. teacher hanging update: Jillian Jacobson, photography teacher, found hanging from classroom ceiling by students

(AP) A Southern California teacher — Jillian Jacobson — who committed suicide by hanging herself in her classroom was a well-liked 31-year-old photography instructor, authorities said Monday. Students arriving at El Dorado High School found […]

Education

High school students will no longer be required to pass exams

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Current seniors in Mississippi public schools could be the first in decades to graduate without passing an exit exam. State Superintendent Carey Wright announced Tuesday before the Senate Education Committee that, […]