World & Nation
The Bush Administration, hoping to reap a modest peace dividend from the end of the Cold War by closing down Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, has encountered surprising resistance from a task force it established to study the idea.
Jan. 31, 1992
Government: Move follows advice of panel seeking to spur policymakers to address global persecution of faiths.
Jan. 24, 1998
Food
Open kitchens! Wood-burning grills! Hand-pulled pasta!
Nov. 30, 2017
Music
Only a few years ago, Argentine rock band Enanitos Verdes sang mostly about the problems of growing up, which the band packed into catchy dance-rock songs that appealed mostly to teens.
Aug. 24, 1996
Lawmakers in more than half a dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses.
Jan. 30, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Two Bay Area artists who will present their works to Mikhail S.
June 3, 1990
News Corp., Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate, reported a 27% increase in fiscal first-quarter net income Wednesday, lifted by brisk DVD sales and stronger ad revenue at its newspapers and television networks.
Nov. 4, 2004
Business
When billionaire David Murdock took Dole Food Co. private for $1.6 billion in 2013, he and a company executive defrauded the company’s board of directors, falsifying financial information that convinced the board to accept a lowball price.
March 9, 2018
Jan. 1, shots were fired in Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
March 27, 1994
Sattel Global Networks Inc. in Chatsworth, incorporated in Delaware, has signed an agreement to consolidate operations with Sattel Global Networks Inc., incorporated in Colorado.
Nov. 7, 2000