MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Newborn Veronika curled against her mother’s side on Friday, as if to hide from the horror around them — the war that tore apart the Mariupol maternity hospital where she was meant to greet the world. On the eve of giving birth, her mother, Mariana Vishegirskaya,...
Raiders Sign Maxx Crosby to 4-Year, $95 Million Extension
The Las Vegas Raiders signed star defensive end Maxx Crosby to a four-year extension worth about $95 million on Thursday in the first major personnel move made by the new regime of coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. The Raiders locked up Crosby before he entered the...
Live Ukraine Updates: Russian Offensive Widens as US Imposes New Trade Sanctions
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move...
Deportation Agents Use Smartphone App to Monitor Immigrants
U.S. authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free. More than 125,000 people — many of them stopped...
Texas Results Hint GOP Hispanic Gains May Endure Post-Trump
Just 46 residents of Starr County, Texas, cast ballots in the state's Republican primary two years ago. But last week, nearly 1,100 Republicans voted in the sparsely populated county that hugs the Mexican border. A similar surge in Republican turnout unfolded across South Texas, a longtime Democratic stronghold dominated...
Liberal US Cities Change Course on Homeless Response, Start Clearing Encampments
Makeshift shelters abut busy roadways, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps cover broken-down cars, and sleeping bags are tucked in storefront doorways. The reality of the homelessness crisis in Oregon's largest city can’t be denied. “I would be an idiot to sit here and tell you that things are better...
Just in Time for Weekend, Sequoia National Park Fully Reopens Giant Forest
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK — Sequoia National Park on Friday fully reopened the Giant Forest area that was threatened by a huge wildfire last year. In addition, the General Sherman and Wolverton areas in the park are now open seven days a week. Giant Forest was closed to the public in...
Live Ukraine Updates:1,300 Civilians Killed in Mariupol, Shelling Thwarts Evacuations
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: KYIV, Ukraine — Constant shelling has thwarted attempts to evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a senior Ukrainian official said Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 1,300 civilians have been killed in Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov...
Santa Barbara Rejects Plan to Restart Offshore Oil Wells
A bid by ExxonMobil to restart offshore oil wells off the California coast, shut down in 2015 after a massive pipeline leak, was rejected Tuesday amid lingering environmental concerns. ExxonMobil's request to set up interim trucking routes to transport oil — a crucial step toward allowing three dormant 1980s-era...
Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency as Its Use Explodes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the effort would “promote a fairer, more inclusive, and more...