KRISTIN J. BENDER

August 13, 2017 at 7:33 am

‘Meet a Muslim’ events hope to dispel misconceptions

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending her or...

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July 13, 2017 at 3:33 pm

California police nab murder suspect who escaped custody

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With a handcuff still dangling from his wrist, a Central California murder suspect was recaptured Thursday, nearly a week after he...

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July 12, 2017 at 3:24 pm

Plane passenger: Pilot didn’t tell fliers of near-calamity

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top California state official said Wednesday he was a passenger on an Air Canada jet that nearly landed on a...

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July 11, 2017 at 10:47 am

Abort! Airliner nearly lands on other San Francisco planes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The pilot of an Air Canada plane carrying 140 passengers made a last-minute maneuver to avoid landing on a taxiway at...

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July 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm

Niece, heiress to Greta Garbo fortune dies at 85

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gray Gustafson Reisfield, the sole heiress to her aunt Greta Garbo's estate and a woman who was a long-time companion to...

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July 7, 2017 at 10:30 am

Fire at construction site deepens housing crisis in Oakland VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flames and smoke that could be seen for miles destroyed an under-construction Oakland apartment building Friday, forcing hundreds of residents from...

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June 12, 2017 at 1:55 pm

Snow in June dots California slopes with skiers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sleds and skis in June? A rare winter-like storm brought more snow to the Sierra Nevada on Monday, giving skiers the...

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May 26, 2017 at 12:59 pm

California ‘anti-fascist’ activist charged with assault

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former San Francisco Bay Area community college philosophy teacher and "anti-fascist" activist was charged Friday with hitting several people in...

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May 17, 2017 at 11:31 am

California fraternity faces charges after trees cut down

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a fraternity at California State University, Chico with illegally cutting down dozens of trees in a national...

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April 24, 2017 at 12:50 pm

Tennessee teacher planned to take 15-year-old girl to Mexico

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to...

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