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St. Supéry Estate is the place to sip Sauvignon Blanc
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (484+ words) Chardonnay remains Napa Valley's top-selling white wine, but in recent years, Sauvignon Blanc has stepped out of the shadows to steal the spotlight. While many wineries have added Sauvignon Blanc to their lineups to capitalize on its growing popularity, St....
Today in History: January 26, largest diamond ever found in South Africa
2+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) Today is Monday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2026. There are 339 days left in the year. On Jan. 26, 1905, the Cullinan Diamond, at 3,106 carats (621.2 grams) the largest diamond ever found, was discovered in South Africa. In 1887, groundbreaking began for the construction of the…...
They said it: ’60s protesters now in their 60s (or more)
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (132+ words) Raging Grannies members, from left, Linda Otero, Ruth Richardson, Lisa Burns, Caroline Garbarino, and Sherry Hagen demonstrate in front of the Tesla Showroom at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The Raging Grannies are part…...
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (407+ words) Another 13 people were wounded and being treated in the hospital. Police didn't give details of the ages of those who were injured or their conditions. Police adjusted the death toll after they said a 12th victim died in the hospital. The…...
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (401+ words) Another 14 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the South African Police Services. Police didn't give details on the ages of those who were injured or their conditions. The shooting happened at a bar…...
Protest inspired by ‘Gen Z’ movement draws few young people in Mexico and many government critics
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) By Maria Verza | Associated Press MEXICO CITY " A few thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest growing crime, corruption and impunity in a protest organized by members of Generation Z, but which ended with…...
From Iceland to Cape Verde: The 5 smallest countries ever to reach the World Cup
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (443+ words) The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after beating Eswatini 3-0. With a population smaller than that of the U.S. state of Vermont, Cape Verde is the second smallest country…...
Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (459+ words) By GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press Some West Africans who were deported from the U.S. to Ghana were held in "straitjackets" for 16 hours on a flight during which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water, according to a lawsuit…...
Pope affirms right of people to return home after unjust exile in meeting with Chagos refugees
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (706+ words) By Nicole Winfield | Associated Press ROME " Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during an audience Saturday with refugees from Chagos, the Indian Ocean archipelago that…...
Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1215+ words) By TIFFANY STANLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON" " Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them,…...