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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — The University of California, Davis, has added caste — a classification system in South Asia that assigns people their social statuses at birth — to its anti-discrimination policy. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday that under UC Davis’ policy, which was amended in September, students or staff who face discrimination or

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 10 bodies _ nine of them hanging from an overpass _  in the central state of Zacatecas, the scene of a battle for territory among drug cartels. The Zacatecas state public safety agency said in a statement said the bodies were found in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, about 340

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Philippines-based church has been charged with having sex with underage girls who faced threats of “eternal damnation” unless they catered to the self-proclaimed “son of God.” An indictment unsealed Thursday in Southern California names Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and eight church administrators. It

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some of the men who say they’re survivors of decades-old sexual misconduct by now-deceased Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss are pleading again for trustees to change how the university has responded to their claims. They told trustees Thursday that OSU has said the right things

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan has opened a representation office in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius, in a move set to anger Beijing. Taiwan and Lithuania agreed in July that the office would bear the name Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei — a term often used in other countries in order not to offend Beijing. Lithuania’s foreign

COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police say four people have been found dead inside a car which matched the description of a vehicle connected to a former Maryland police officer accused of taking off with his daughters in Pennsylvania. Elena Russo, spokeswoman for Maryland State Police, told a news conference that Pennsylvania State Police were attempting

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon Valley sensation came to court Thursday to explain why he felt like he became a pawn in her attempts to hype a blood-testing technology she promised would revolutionize health care.  Roger

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses. The people who testified in the men’s defense included the man who fatally shot Arbery, Travis McMichael. Six neighbors testified about their concerns regarding crime in