Author: Jocelyn Gecker
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College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are
Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good job after college. But the rise of artificial intelligence has scrambled those calculations. The basic skills she was learning in…
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7 murder counts expected in Half Moon Bay farm killings
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. • A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms will be charged with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The charges will be filed before Chunli Zhao, 66, makes his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon, said…
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8 dead in shooting at San Jose rail yard serving Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life, authorities said. The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. in two buildings that are part of a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light…
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Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. • Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years. Officials said they did not yet know how many homes had burned and that…
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California utility sets another blackout amid fire fears
SAN FRANCISCO • The state’s largest utility said it will go ahead with widespread blackouts affecting nearly half a million people starting Wednesday as dangerous fire weather returns to California. Pacific Gas & Electric said it would begin precautionary power shutoffs in the afternoon affecting nearly 180,000 homes and businesses in portions of 17 counties,…
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Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera
SAN FRANCISCO • Opera star Placido Domingo resigned Wednesday as general director of the Los Angeles Opera and withdrew from future performances at the company after multiple allegations of sexual harassment reported by The Associated Press. “I hold Los Angeles Opera very dearly to my heart and count my work to create and build it…
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Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown
WASHINGTON • Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. “It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works in Yosemite…
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California sheriff blames sanctuary laws for deputy’s death, says suspect was trying to flee to Mexico
SAN FRANCISCO — A man suspected of gunning down a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff announced as he all but blamed the state’s sanctuary law for the officer’s death. A two-day statewide manhunt ended Friday with the arrest of Gustavo…
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Smoky Yosemite reopens to public
SAN FRANCISCO • Yosemite National Park reopened its scenic valley Tuesday after a nearly three-week closure due to nearby wildfires but advised visitors to expect some smoke in the air and limited lodging and food services in the popular California park. Meanwhile, a blaze in Montana prompted a hasty evacuation of hundreds of visitors at…
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Grim search for victims as wildfires grow to size of NYC
SONOMA, Calif. — Teams with cadaver dogs began a grim search Thursday for more dead in parts of California wine country devastated by wildfires, resorting in some cases to serial numbers stamped on medical implants to identify remains that turned up in the charred ruins. New deaths confirmed Thursday took the toll to 31, making…