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Some 30 students from the Jewish Traditional School lit candles and recited prayers at their school as Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal urged them to jointly overcome Germany's past by building a secure future for Jews in the country.

Democrat Stacey Abrams' team is renewing its concerns that Republican Brian Kemp, the current secretary of state, remains the chief elections officer supervising his own election, a race already marked by disputes over the voting process.

Sessions told the president in a one-page letter that he was submitting his resignation "at your request."

The sketch is at least 40,000 years old, slightly older than similar animal paintings found in famous caves in France and Spain. Until a few years ago, experts believed Europe was where our ancestors started drawing animals and other figures.

County officials will appoint a Republican to take Hof's place in the state Assembly. He was found dead Oct. 16 after a weekend of parties celebrating his 72nd birthday. Officials are still determining his cause of death, but they don't suspect foul play.

Samsung and several rivals are preparing to roll out new redesigned devices with flexible screens that can be folded in half without breaking.

Several Democratic strategists said Wednesday that the outcome showed the need for the party to recalibrate its strategy heading into 2020 and beyond.

Renowned artist to visit ThursdayMark Roberts, who started his own company in 1984 and is famous for his elegantly designed collectible fairies, elves, Santas and other Christmas and Halloween merchandise, will hold a one-day event from 1-4 p.m. Thursday at With Garden Flair, 2206 Pacific Ave, Stockton.Roberts does a handful of appearances across the country each year and visits with collectors, signs merchandise and poses for photos.For information and [...]

STOCKTON — Less than 1,300 votes out of 112,000 counted so far separate incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, from his Democratic challenger, Josh Harder, for the 10th Congressional District that covers Stanislaus and southern San Joaquin counties.With “tens of thousands” of ballots left to be counted, it could be weeks before the outcome of this too-close-to-call race is determined.Denham, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in [...]

A lawyer whose practice focuses on cannabis-related issues said Wednesday the apparent defeat of a San Joaquin County ballot measure that would have taxed licensed adult-use marijuana businesses is not a “feasible” position over the long haul.The attorney, Zach Driven, made his remarks after the apparent defeat of Measure B, which aimed to establish a tax and a regulatory framework in unincorporated San Joaquin County.Measure B needed approval by two-thirds [...]