Henrietta J Burroughs

With the Nov. 3 midterm elections approaching, the U.S. Supreme Court has left in place a lower court order blocking new U.S. Postal Service requirements for mail-in ballots. The decision means the new requirements, mandated by U.S.P.S., will not take effect for the 2026 midterm elections. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 31, 2026, directing federal agencies to take a series of actions involving federal elections. The order directed the Department of Homeland...

Graphic illustration/East Palo Alto Today Suspect booked on assault charge; police say investigation remains ongoing A 52-year-old Menlo Park man died Thursday after suffering significant facial injuries in a reported assault on University Avenue in East Palo Alto, according to East Palo Alto Police Chief Jeff Liu. Officers were called to the 2300 block of University Avenue at approximately 2:21 p.m. on September 3, 2026, following reports of a man acting erratically and disrobing in public....