Wine Report 2025: The times they are a-changin’…

Don’t blame the messenger. Those were the words Rob McMillan emphasized in the introduction to his Silicon Valley Bank State of the U.S. Wine Industry 2025 report, the annual industry overview hotly anticipated each year throughout the
Sandwich, salads chain expands to Montgomery Village

A new salad-and-sandwich destination rising in popularity throughout Southern California opened its first North Bay location at Montgomery Village this week. Mendocino Farms, known for seasonal, chef-curated menus, brings its bold flavors to 2400 Sonoma Ave. in
Judge seizes control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City’s notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to
Will tariffs sour the local wine industry?

Canada loves American wine. That’s no overstatement—the nation of 40 million to the north spends about $1.1 billion annually on U.S. wine, much of it from Northern California wine country. Unfortunately for the local wine industry, that
Florida State shooting suspect makes 1st appearance in court after weeks in hospital

Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The 20-year-old who allegedly killed two and wounded several others in a mass shooting on the Florida State University campus last month made his first appearance in court on Tuesday after
Trump's tariffs face their 1st legal test against small businesses

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In an obscure courthouse in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, a group of small businesses will take on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest uses of executive authority. A panel of judges
Abrego Garcia's lawyers challenge Trump administration's invocation of state secrets privilege

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia pushed back on the Trump administration’s invocation of the state secrets privilege in a court filing Monday, saying that the government has produced no
Menendez brothers' long-awaited resentencing hearing to begin Tuesday

Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s much-anticipated resentencing hearing will be held Tuesday and Wednesday with lawyers set to battle over whether the brothers should get a lesser sentence, clearing the
Meet the 12 jurors who will decide Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering case

Aristide Economopoulos For The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As testimony begins in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial, his fate is in the hands of a jury that represents the city that allowed Combs
'Exploding birds' freak out residents in California city

KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A disturbing avian mystery is unfolding in a Northern California town where residents have reported birds “exploding.” Residents of a neighborhood in the Bay Area community of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, claim