State California pig welfare rule delays frustrate small farmers By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Aug 22, 2022 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ohio hog farmer Joe Brandt changed his operation a few years ago to give his pigs more room and keep pregnant sows out…
National Mexico's avocados face fallout from violence, deforestation By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Feb 16, 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — With clever Super Bowl ads, an irresistible fruit and apparently insatiable appetite from U.S. consumers, Mexico's avocado …
National Why cage-free eggs becoming norm: It's what people want By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Feb 11, 2022 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation's egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar…
Local News Palo Alto-based TheatreWorks names new Arts and Engagement Director Daily Journal staff report Aug 21, 2021 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the Palo Alto-based theater company, named Alejandra Cisneros as its new director of Arts and Engagement, tasking…
Arts & Entertainment Grammys change rules for album of the year award By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer May 26, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better c…
Arts & Entertainment Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer May 12, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show.
Arts & Entertainment Plans solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, no sweatshirts By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Mar 19, 2021 With nominations set and just over a month until showtime, details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars and neither sweatshirts nor Zoom ma…
Columnists ‘Creature Features’ still kicking at 50 By John Horgan Jan 13, 2021 Here at Peninsula Central, we strive to pay close attention to any and all cultural phenomena even during a stay-at-home pandemic that tends t…
Business Trade body: China can hit US with sanctions worth $3.6 bln By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press Nov 1, 2019 GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization said Friday that China can impose tariffs on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the Americ…
World Supply shortages plague Canada's new cannabis marketplace By ROB GILLIES and TRACEY LINDEMAN, Associated PressUpdated Oct 31, 2018