Explore the allure and mystery of hidden temples and shrines that are often off-limits to travelers. Discover the rich ...

Since first imposing his sweeping “reciprocal” tariff policy, Trump has repeatedly attacked Powell for not lowering the ...

Perched on a fire hydrant at the intersection of San Francisco’s Turk and Taylor streets, a Tenderloin resident who gave his name as Clarence reflected on his three decades of sobriety. Dressed in a ...

The School,” about Oakland’s Hintil Ku’u Ca preschool, premieres this month. The film documents the school’s origins in the ...

President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history. Originally a military fort, it became a federal penitentiary in 1934 ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

Alcatraz Prison was shut down more than six ... As far as Trump's claims are concerned, history says otherwise. 1937: The First Great Escape On December 16, 1937, inmates Theodore Cole, 25 ...

Wha — pictures? Oh, my gosh, of course! Welcome to the Alcatraz Island Penitentiary and National Historic Landmark! Established in 2026, we have the distinction of being the country’s only ...

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Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains ... “You would be losing a lot of history there.” CNN’s FJ Feng and Alex Matthews contributed ...