9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (650+ words) It takes more than a striking look to hold the attention of savvy audiences at the Monterey Jazz Festival, but an intoxicating shot of glamour doesn’t hurt in making a first impression. Playing her festival debut in Monterey Jazz’s intimate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (177+ words) The World Cup is here, and it’s too big and too bloated to do a true preview. FIFA realized a perfectly good 32-team tournament was leaving ungodly amounts of broadcast money on the table. So now we have 48 teams, 104 games,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1466+ words) The World Cup is finally here. The largest and most popular sporting event in the world begins Thursday when co-host Mexico plays South Africa in Mexico City. Another 103 matches – including six in Santa Clara – will be played until one of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) A tunnel said to be equipped with lighting, ventilation and a sliding mechanism was found near the Otay Mesa port of entry, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office said on Sunday. The tunnel was discovered on Saturday when Mexican authorities executed…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1953+ words) In Chef José Andrés new book on Spanish cuisine, he writes of food as “the unwritten history of our ancestors, told through the pots and pans, the knives and spoons of all the cooks who kept us alive – most of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (166+ words) East Bay Times You’ve probably heard from American friends about where they want to go in Europe. France, to see the Louvre and Paris Metro, perhaps, or Italy, to eat pasta with a knife. But where do actual Europeans want…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (604+ words) By JAMES ROBSON, AP Soccer Writer But prices are exorbitantly high, topping out at $4,105 for the United States’ opening game against Paraguay in Los Angeles, and many costing around $2,000. Tickets are still available on FIFA’s official website through its “last-minute…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (448+ words) By JOSEPH WILSON, JOHN O’CONNOR, and SARAH RAZA Catalan police say that their investigation continues into the cause of death. Gracey, 20, was last seen outside the Shoko nightclub in Barcelona but separated from friends around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Gracey never…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1122+ words) Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez, the widely admired Latino icon who brought to light the struggles of farmhands while leading the United Farm Workers…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (29+ words) ‘Sirāt”:’ is not the movie you think it is — it’s better East Bay Times ‘Sirāt’ is not the movie you think it is — it’s better...