Joran van der Sloot to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case, court papers show
Joran van der Sloot tried to get money from Natalee Holloway's mother to learn the location of her daughter's body in 2010, according to U.S. prosecutors. He's expected to plead guilty to extortion next week.
Palestinians flee within Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation and stages brief ground incursions
Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after Israel ordered nearly half the population to flee south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive , as the war appeared set to escalate a week after Hamas' bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel.
'We’re gonna love harder than all the haters out there': SF congregants gather for Sabbath
One wick at a time, a small group of faithful gathered to light candles at the Congregation Chevra Thilim in San Francisco, as Jewish people around the world do each Friday before sundown to usher in the Sabbath.
Competing rallies in San Francisco over Israel-Hamas war
Organizers of a rally in the city's South of Market neighborhood by self-proclaimed anti-Zionist Jews who say they are opposed to Israeli air strikes and bombings in Gaza.
Some Hebrew schools close, others stay open with police nearby amid 'Day of Jihad' threat
In the wake of a reported "Day of Jihad" threat by a former Hamas leader, less than a week after a surprise attack in Israel, there was a wide range of responses by Bay Area Hebrew schools.
UC Berkeley scholars, one Israeli and one Palestinian discuss Israel-Hamas war
The human toll of the Israel-Hamas war is heartbreaking for people on both sides of the conflict.
US State Dept. to charter flights for Americans stranded in Israel
The US State Department announced plans to begin chartering flights on Friday for Americans stranded in Israel.
Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza ahead of feared ground offensive
The militant Hamas group in Gaza calls on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel orders mass evacuation.
Bay Area Jews, Palestinians fear backlash from Middle East war
Bay Area Jews and Palestinians fear they'll be targeted for reprisals due to ongoing Middle East war.
Feds, local investigators working on SF Chinese consulate investigation
Local and federal officials are working to unravel the events that led up to a man crashing a car into the San Francisco Chinese consulate.
Solidarity and worry in the Bay Area as families await word from loved ones in Israel
Local places of worship are offering prayers as families with Bay Area ties anxiously await updates on their loved ones.
Biden condemns Hamas for 'sheer evil' in attack on Israel, vows US resolve in support of Israel
President Joe Biden is confirming that U.S. citizens are among the hostages captured by Hamas in this weekend’s attack on Israel.
White House condemns a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
The White House on Tuesday condemned a violent crash at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco where a man rammed a car into the lobby, creating a chaotic scene that ended with police shooting the driver, who later died at the hospital.
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Why the Saudi response to Hamas attack matters to US
The Hamas attack on Israel is threatening to delay - or even derail - the yearslong push by the U.S. to improve relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Here's why.
Parents say Berkeley-born son's arm blown off before being taken hostage in Israel
The parents of a Berkeley-born 23-year-old spoke publicly Tuesday in Israel hoping that their son would return home safely after his arm was blown off and he was taken hostage.
Berkeley rabbi's nephew killed in Israel
People in Berkeley gathered together on Monday evening to stand in solidarity with Israel.
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will remain in jail through November
Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip in March. Gershkovich is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since 1986.
At least 1,600 people dead in Hamas-Israel war as fighting enters fourth day.
Israel mobilized 300,000 reservists and continued airstrikes in Gaza City Tuesday morning as Palestinian families were seen carrying belongings down damaged streets with smoke rising from buildings. The Israeli military claimed it had regained control of the Gaza border.
Second day of rallies for Israel held in San Francisco
In the wake this weekend’s deadly attack by Hamas militants on Israel, hundreds from Bay Area's Jewish community rallied for a second day in San Francisco. The rally, co-organized by the Israeli American Council, included a large number of people with family who currently live in Israel.
Former Gaza resident gives perspective on renewed hostilities as death toll mounts
A former resident of Gaza gives his perspective on latest war between Israel and Hamas