SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey will miss about two weeks of practice after straining his calf. McCaffrey hurt his calf late last week, adding that he didn't pull a muscle, coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday. McCaffrey wouldn't play in the preseason but should be...
Wood Homers, Triples and Scores Four Runs, and the Nationals Beat the Giants
WASHINGTON — James Wood homered, tripled and scored four runs, and the Washington Nationals erased a quick four-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-5 on Tuesday night. Wood also walked twice and stole two bases for the Nationals, who have won three of four after losing five straight....
Turkey Formally Asks to Join the Genocide Case Against Israel at the UN Court
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa's lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of...
Extreme Heat Is Impacting Most Americans’ Electricity Bills, AP-NORC Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. "Going upstairs, it's like walking into soup. It is so hot," Lindahl said....
Disney’s Streaming Business Is Profitable for First Time, but Slowing US Park Business Ups Anxiety
BURBANK – Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie "Inside Out 2." Operating income for the entertainment segment, which includes its movie studio and parts of its...
Sosa and Schwarber Homer Back-to-Back After Earthquake Felt in Phillies’ Win Over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa and Kyle Schwarber homered back-to-back in the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the National League's top two teams. UP NEXT Phillies: RHP Tyler Phillips (3-1, 4.39...
Two Coalinga Men Arrested in Connection with Teen’s Murder
Fresno County sheriff’s deputies arrested two men in connection with the murder of a teenager in Coalinga. Nicholas Banales, 18, was arrested on Friday and has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Julian Andrade. Banales is being held in Fresno County Jail with bail set at $2.15 million. Damian...
Ukraine Launches Rare Cross-Border Ground Assault Into Russia, Kremlin Says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has launched a surprise ground assault into Russia with troops and armored vehicles, Russian officials and independent military analysts said Wednesday, in what could be one of the largest Ukrainian incursions onto Russian soil in more than two years of war. Ukraine's Assault Began Tuesday The...
California’s Multibillion-Dollar Bet on Hydrogen Energy Comes With Major Downsides
The world is rushing to adopt clean energy technologies to combat the catastrophic effects of climate change — and rightly so. The stakes are too high for us to be doing anything less. But using our most vulnerable communities as testing grounds for experimental solutions is not an acceptable cost,...
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI Deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes.
With all the hubris of a startup founder, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, took to the stage in March to launch Ed the chatbot. He told parents and students it had "the potential to personalize the educational journey at a level never before seen in this...