LOS ANGELES — Gavin Stone struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings, Gavin Lux and Max Muncy homered in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Monday night. The Dodgers have won seven in a row overall and eight straight at home against...
California Needs Autonomous Trucks. Tell the Legislature Not to Ban Them.
California’s Central Valley fuels the engine that is America’s agricultural sector. Without our farmers’ output, the industry would be driving ahead on half a tank in the U.S. Why? Because our region grows more than 250 different crops, and more importantly, we produce 25% of the nation’s food supply. To...
Clinton Rallies Democrats Behind Harris: ‘This Is When We Break Through’
CHICAGO — The last time Hillary Clinton appeared in person before a Democratic National Convention, the year was 2016, the city was Philadelphia and Clinton was accepting her party’s nomination to run for president in what her audience thought would be a shoo-in of a race against Donald Trump. “Standing...
California Unveils ZEMU: First Hybrid Hydrogen Passenger Train in US
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has unveiled North America's first self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, the ZEMU, set to begin service on Metrolink’s Arrow Corridor later this year according to a news release. ZEMU, short for Zero Emission Multiple Unit, is North America’s first self-powered, zero-emission passenger train that meets...
Former NFL Player Accused of Urinating on Passenger During Boston to Dublin Flight
BOSTON — A former NFL player accused of drunkenly hitting one man and urinating on another during a flight from Boston to Dublin has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, the Massachusetts State Police said Monday. Gosder Cherilus, a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2008 and also...
Tennis Star Jannik Sinner Tested Positive for a Steroid Twice but Will Not Be Suspended
NEW YORK - Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March but will not be suspended because the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) determined the banned performance-enhancer entered his system unintentionally through a massage from his physiotherapist. The ITIA announced the case's resolution on...
Coco Gauff Will Be on Boxes of Wheaties a Year After Her US Open Title
NEW YORK — A year after becoming a Grand Slam champion, Coco Gauff is teaming up with the "Breakfast of Champions." As she gets set to defend her U.S. Open title, Gauff is going to be on the cover of a limited-edition box of Wheaties, the cereal maker announced Tuesday....
Who Is Mike Lynch? A Look at the British Tech Tycoon Missing From a Sunken Yacht in Sicily
LONDON — Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he...
Biden’s Offer of a Path to US Citizenship for Spouses Leaves Some Out
MIAMI — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having to first leave the country, Karen and Xavier Chavarria had nothing to celebrate. Like many others, Karen left the United States voluntarily — in her case, for Nicaragua — as...
Judge Knocks Down Hunter Biden’s Bid to Use Trump Ruling to Get His Federal Tax Case Dismissed
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden's latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting the stage for his trial to begin next month in California. Citing a ruling in Florida that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden's lawyers...