A criminal illegal migrant charged with murder for allegedly butchering a Bay Area retiree to death in the victim’s front yard is accused of committing the brutal crime during a botched burglary, court documents show. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36 — a Venezuelan national who also holds citizenship in Spain — faces life in prison for the fatal stabbing of Todd Stewart, 68, just outside Stewart’s Martinez home last week. Iriarte-Valdez had been released from jail only the day before the alleged killing. Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton vowed to hold him accountable for the devastating act of violence that took the life of…

Wall Street’s new guilty pleasure started as a lunchroom debate between pre-calc and chemistry classes. Passing the Torch, a newsletter covering markets, economics, politics and culture, was founded in 2025 by Jasper Gould and Emile Chilingirian, both now 17, while they were sophomores at the prestigious Berkeley Carroll prep school…

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Looking for help with today’s Wordle? In this guide, we have some extra hints and clues to help you on your path to Wordle victory, plus a fun Bonus Wordle to solve while you’re at it. The answer is below as well, plus some Wordle Bot analysis and plenty more.Yesterday…

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