Alameda County braces for ranked-choice voting

A new election system will be used in Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro.

Obama couple strive to protect daughters privacy

ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute, and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop. Both girls get up at 6 a.m. to get ready for school. Barack and Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White House, saying ...

Nacogdoches woman helps fit Haitian amputees with prosthetic limbs

Nacogdoches prosthetist Sherrie Anderson, center, helps an 11-year-old Haitian girl stand up on new prosthetics. Anderson said the young girl, Alexandra, lost both of her legs in the earthquake, but was a “real trooper.”

After a summer of travel, first daughters get ready to head back to class

After a summer of travel, first daughters get ready to head back to class

New Brunswick braces for Hurricane Earl

New Brunswick communities in the path of Hurricane Earl are bracing for the storm's impact Saturday.

Kabul Bank Braces for Run on Deposits After Doubts

Kabul Bank braces for run on deposits following questions about its financial health Kabul - Afghanistan - Central bank - Kabul Bank - Financial services