For many parents, revelations this week from whistleblower Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook studies of the harms of Instagram for teenagers only intensified concerns about the popular photo sharing app. “The patterns that children establish as teenagers stay with them for the rest of their lives,” Haugen said in Senate...
Saudi Court Upholds 20-Year Term for Critic, Draws US Rebuke
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in Saudi Arabia upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid worker who had criticized the government on Twitter, drawing a rare public rebuke from the U.S. in another sign of tension between the Biden administration and the kingdom. The ruling,...
Logan Webb to Start NLDS Game 1 for Division Champion Giants
Logan Webb will start for the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of their NL Division Series on Friday night against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Fellow right-hander and 14-game winner Kevin Gausman will go Saturday night in Game 2 for the NL West champions, having thrived lately with a...
Kaiser Permanente Suspends 2,200 Unvaccinated Employees
Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 employees nationwide on unpaid leave who have chosen not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus — a little over 1% of its workforce. The employees have until Dec. 1 to get vaccinated to be able to return to work and...
California Prison Guard Died After Reporting Corruption
A California prison guard killed himself after reporting corruption and harassment to authorities and cooperating with attorneys suing the state, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Sgt. Kevin Steele, 56, wrote memos to top prison officials early this year in which he said fellow correctional officers in his California State Prison, Sacramento,...
Investigators Board Ship That Was Anchored Near Oil Pipeline
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Coast Guard investigators boarded a massive cargo ship as they probe what caused the rupture of an offshore oil pipeline that sent crude washing up on Southern California beaches. The visit to the Rotterdam Express container ship came as investigators try to determine whether an anchor snagged,...
California Encourages Private Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires
California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to protect giant sequoias from a raging wildfire. But sometimes what are known as prescribed fires themselves spread out of control, causing their own extensive damage. A bill that Gov. Gavin...
Heart Doctor Arrested in Hit and Run That Killed Nurse Near Fresno
A cardiologist suspected in a hit-and-run that killed a nurse who had stopped to help a crash victim on a Fresno area highway was arrested after a months-long investigation aided by an anonymous tip, authorities said. Dr. James Leonard Comazzi, 68, was arrested Monday at his Sonora home and booked...
Will Made-for-TV Match Settle or Inflame DeChambeau-Koepka Feud?
Feuding golf superstars Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will finally get their match, even if it’s just 12 holes. After butting heads in a dispute driven largely on social media for the better part of two years, Koepka and DeChambeau will face each other in the latest edition of “Capital...
Flush With COVID-19 Aid, Schools Steer Funding to Sports
IOWA CITY, Iowa — One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. In Iowa, a high school weight room is getting a renovation. Another in Kentucky is replacing two outdoor tracks — all of this funded by the billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief Congress sent to schools...