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When it comes to public speaking, the hardest thing to do is to communicate a clear point to your audience. Use this simple exercise to make sure you’re doing it right.

When it comes to public speaking, we often obsess over the fear of looking dumb . A speech expert says this is how to deliver a powerful presentation.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be lit during a ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Dozens of speakers urged the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to address an encampment along a section of the 8.5-mile public Joe Rodota Trail between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol.

As conservative pundit Ann Coulter was set to speak at UC Berkeley on Wednesday night for an event named “Adios America” protesters and counter-protesters gathered outside the venue.

Controversy at what cost? That’s what some UC Berkeley students are wondering about Ann Coulter’s visit next week.

The Islamic State group declared a new leader Thursday after it confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi days earlier in a U.S raid in Syria. In its audio release by the ISIS central media arm, al-Furqan Foundation, a new spokesman for ISIS identifies the successor as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — tracing his lineage, like al-Baghdadi, to...

New York City lawmakers moved a step closer to closing Rikers Island, a massive jail complex notorious for violence and dysfunction that is increasingly seen as a relic.

The Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island 50 years ago will be commemorated on Monday at a canoe journey around the famous island.

The LED mask at your favorite skins pot might be a little pricey. Now you can do it at home, and it’s not only good for collagen, but preventing acne. Malou Nubla is on the rooftop of Hotel Via in the Bay Area showing you all the gadgets on California Live, Monday Sept. 30, 2019.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offers up public comments at Georgetown University following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the House of Representatives will begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

Students at Pittsburg’s Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High School will march Friday in the school’s 3rd annual Million Father March, school officials said.

Two hundred and nineteen House Democrats and one independent — a majority of the chamber’s 435 members — now favor some kind of impeachment action against President Donald Trump, according to an NBC News tally. House Democrats reached the milestone a day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into the president following claims that he might have...

For years to come, this is the story that one San Diegan will tell about how he got his nickname “Chevron.”

A stunning confrontation at a local fast food drive thru was captured on cellphone video. A Jack in the Box worker in Campbell refused to serve a deaf woman and even mocked her sign language.

Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat. At 52 years old, Hatch does not fit the profile of the traditional Yale freshman. “My experience in academia is somewhat limited, at best,” he said. “But I want to learn, and I...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress’ official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America. Pelosi traveled with a congressional delegation to explore the causes of immigration and possible solutions. The group visited Guatemala and El Salvador, along with migrant detention facilities in McAllen,...

House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour, showcasing the progress and challenge of a signature issue for the party ahead of the 2020 election. The increase, which would boost pay for some 30 million low-wage workers, is intended as one answer to income inequality.

Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Saturday that his chief financial officer and secretary of state will step down following their participation in a private chat that used profanities to describe an ex-New York City official and a federal control board overseeing the island’s finances. The U.S. territory’s CFO Christian Sobrino, who is also the governor’s representative to the control...