SANTA CLARA - Matthew Judon wanted a new contract and ended up on a new team with a better chance of winning. Brandon Aiyuk isn't in a similar situation. Aiyuk has been holding-in with the San Francisco 49ers, waiting for a lucrative deal or a trade. If the star wide...
The Polls Have Shifted Toward Harris. Is It Real, or Something Else?
Last week’s New York Times/Siena College polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading in three swing states led some Republicans and Democrats to ask the same question: Is this real? Did the Polls Have It Right? At the center of this question is whether the Times/Siena polls have surveyed enough...
Mideast Mediators Strike Hopeful Note After Talks in Doha
JERUSALEM — Mediators trying to end the Israel-Hamas war expressed hope for an imminent deal Friday, saying two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and they aimed to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting. Israel did not immediately respond and a...
Logan Webb Is Stout Again as Giants Blank Braves to Avoid Sweep
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, Grant McCray had his first career hit and home run, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a sweep. Up Next Braves: RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (4-5, 3.95 ERA) is scheduled to start on...
Brewers Rally in 8th to Beat Dodgers and Earn a Series Split in Matchup of Division Leaders
MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio and Wiliam Contreras homered in the first inning and scored again in an eighth-inning comeback as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Devin Williams earned his third save in as many opportunities and ended the game by...
There Is No Line for Many Immigrants Who Want to Come Here Legally. We’ve Got to Fix Our System.
Opinion by Jorge Loweree on August 14, 2024. IMMIGRANTS WHO WISH TO COME TO AMERICA IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE DESERVE A FAIR SHOT. During the Republican National Convention, speakers repeatedly tried to draw a contrast between asylum seekers who’ve crossed the southern border in recent years and immigrants who’ve entered the country through other...
Democrats Are Missing Out on a Big Opportunity on Abortion Rights
Opinion by Mary Ziegler on August 15, 2024. KAMALA HARRIS SHOW VOTERS WHAT DONALD TRUMP COULD DO IN A SECOND TERM. Protecting reproductive rights is one of Democrats’ strongest issues, and their ability to capitalize on it may decide a tight election. Chances are even better now with Kamala Harris,...
He Still Thought He Could Win: Inside Biden’s Decision to Drop Out
WASHINGTON — In the end, he was alone. Confined to a spare bedroom in his vacation home and fighting off bouts of coughing from COVID-19, President Joe Biden was exhausted when he turned in for the night Saturday, July 20. Whether he slept soundly or fitfully or not at all,...
Secret Service Pulls From Biden’s Protective Team to Guard Trump
The Secret Service has bolstered former President Donald Trump’s security in a variety of ways since the assassination attempt on him last month, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday, including by temporarily shifting part of President Joe Biden’s protective team to Trump. The Secret Service has also secured...
U.S. Unveils Price Limits for 10 Costly or Common Medications
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled the results of landmark drug price negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical companies, allowing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to cast themselves as confronting the drug industry on behalf of older Americans at a critical moment in the presidential campaign....