SANTA CLARA - San Francisco star receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasn't at the start of practice on Wednesday despite the team saying he was cleared by doctors to participate, raising the temperature of a contract "hold in" that has been a cloud over the 49ers since the offseason. Aiyuk's Absence Raises...
Arlington Cemetery Official Was ‘Pushed Aside’ in Trump Staff Altercation but Won’t Press Charges
ARLINGTON, Va. – An Arlington National Cemetery official was "abruptly pushed aside" during an altercation with former President Donald Trump's staff during a wreath-laying ceremony but declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. A statement said the cemetery employee was trying to make sure those participating in the...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises as Market Focus Turns From Nvidia to the US Economy
NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday as markets shift their focus back to the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% in morning trading and is less than 1% away from its record set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 262 points, or 0.6%, and...
Peralta Pitches 6 Scoreless Innings, Contreras Homers as Brewers Beat Giants
MILWAUKEE — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings, William Contreras capped a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night. Up Next RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-3, 4.57 ERA) starts for the Giants and RHP Aaron...
US Economic Growth for Last Quarter Is Revised Up to a Solid 3% Annual Rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation's gross domestic product — the total output of...
Errol Morris Examines Migrant Family Separation With NBC News in ‘Separated’
VENICE, Italy — Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government's border policies and family separation in the documentary "Separated," which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The Trump administration separated thousands of migrant parents from their children as it moved to criminally prosecute people for...
Ohtani Homers and Has 2 Steals in Dodgers’ Win Over Orioles
LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the third inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep leading off the game on his second bobblehead night and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Wednesday night. Ohtani singled and scored in the third and scored again...
Ballot Measures in 41 States Give Voters a Say on Abortion and Other Tough Questions
Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president and other top offices. The ballot questions will give voters a chance to directly decide some...
Man in Visalia Quickly Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl
A man has been arrested in for sexual assaulting of a 13-year-old girl who was attacked while walking home Wednesday morning, according to the Visalia Police Department. The girl was walking home when Ulises Lupian, 20, began following her, eventually making contact and sexually assaulting her south of Giddings Street...
Ohtani and His Dog Share First-Pitch Duties Before Dodgers Superstar Blasts Leadoff Homer
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani homered leading off the game on his second bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium shortly after the Japanese superstar and his dog, Decoy, handled ceremonial first pitch duties. Ohtani sent a 1-2 pitch from Baltimore's Corbin Burnes into right-center for his 42nd homer of the season...