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SAN FRANCISCO—An American from San Francisco has been reported missing after traveling to London. According to London police, 24-year-old Josh Sanchez-Maldonado is a financial trader, and went missing after traveling overseas for a job interview.  Sanchez-Maldonado had never traveled outside the United States on his own. He was last seen heading out from the Saint Gils Hotel in Feltham, West London, on October...

SAN FRANCISCO—A total lunar eclipse is set to arrive on Sunday, September 27, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. PST. This event will mark the phenomenon scientists are calling the “supermoon eclipse." The next time this event is set to take place is in 2033. The last supermoon eclipse took place over three decades ago in...

IRVING, TX—On Monday, September 13, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school, which was perceived to be a threat by one of his teachers. Mohamed, a 9th grader at MacArthur High School, brought the digital clock, made out of a pencil case, to show to his engineering teacher. The teacher complimented him on his efforts,...

VANCOUVER, B.C.—For the past 12 years, Signing Babies has offered classes for mothers and toddlers that incorporate beginning-level American Sign Language (ASL) with singing, rhyming and playing. Founder and instructor Lee Ann Steyns describes herself as "a Vancouver mom who put my background as a preschool teacher, recreation centre class programmer, and parent of two together with my personal love...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, August 21, a San Francisco man pled guilty to charges of violating federal laws that protect endangered or threatened wildlife after attempting to sell two black rhinoceros horns to an undercover federal agent for $55,000. The suspect, identified as Lumsden Quan, is a 47-year-old art dealer, but was posing as a broker for the horns' owners. He and his partner, Edward Levine,...

EVERYWHERE—Calling all people who know American Sign Language! Whether you're Deaf, Hard of Hearing, a CODA, a parent of a Deaf child, an interpreter, teacher or student...you're invited!  If you know ASL in any level or capacity (or want to learn), you're invited to become a part of the exciting, new online community that welcomes every and all signers, from...

SAN FRANCISCO—USA Basketball has released the list of players confirmed to attend the three-day 2015 Las Vegas minicamp. The camp also serves as a tryout for the United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team. With four of their players attending, the Golden State Warriors is the most represented team for the camp roster. Attending Warriors players include Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and 2015...

SAN FRANCISCO—Andi Gusmari, a Special Olympics athlete from Alabania, was found safe in northern California after he went missing on Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m. from the USC campus. The Albanian delegation noticed Gusmari was missing when performing routine bed checks on Saturday night. He was separated from his delegation when he went to find the bathrooms. Police filed the missing persons...

SAN FRANCISCO—Musician Morrissey has laid claims that he was sexually assaulted at San Francisco International Airport on Monday, July 27. On Wednesday, July 29, the 56-year-old posted a letter to True To You, a fansite he regularly contributes to, which provided a first-hand account of the alleged incident. According to Morrissey, he was routinely passing through a body scanner to catch...

UNITED STATES—UC Berkeley is the #1 public university in the nation, with UC San Francisco ranked close behind at #6, according to the Center for World University (CWUR) 2015 Rankings. The annual list ranks the top 1000 universities in the world, and is "the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige...