SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children. Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children ages 13 or younger next to a...
World Reacts to Killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran
Countries around the world gave their reaction to the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Al Jazeera reported. The Palestinian group governing Gaza and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed his death. Hamas condemned the killing, with senior official Sami Abu Zuhri calling it a severe escalation...
Russia Releases US Journalist and Other Americans and Dissidents in Massive 24-Person Prisoner Swap
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free, officials said. The trade followed years...
For Iran and Hezbollah, Calibrating Response to Israeli Strikes Leaves No Room for Error
BEIRUT — Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hamas and Hezbollah, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary. Analysts agree that both strikes hit too close to home to pass without a response, and were serious security breaches for...
Dylan Cease Dominates Dodgers as Padres Sweep Series
SAN DIEGO — San Diego's Dylan Cease held the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in check in his first start after throwing his first career no-hitter and Clayton Kershaw lasted only 3 2/3 innings in his second start of the season as the Padres won 8-1 Wednesday night for a...
Pro-Palestinian Groups Seek to Thwart Josh Shapiro’s Chances for Harris’ VP
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania took the stage at Wissahickon High School in the Philadelphia suburbs Monday to the roars of his fellow Democrats, a campaign appearance and an audition all in one. As he enthusiastically shouted out his support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, the pro-Palestinian demonstrators...
Logan Webb Shutout Leads Giants to Victory Over Athletics
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched his second career shutout, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night in a speedy 1 hour, 55 minutes. Webb (8-8) struck out six, limiting the A's to five singles and a walk in his first...
Visalia-Based Nonprofit Swamped by Requests for Help From Valley Groundwater Agencies
Self-Help Enterprises, a nonprofit that works with rural valley residents whose wells go dry, may need a little help of its own as more and more groundwater agencies are hoping to use it as a pillar in their plans to reach sustainability. The nonprofit already has a $5.8 million annual...
What Polling Shows About the Top VP Contenders for Kamala Harris
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several of the top contenders for the role are largely unknown to Americans. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly stands out as one with more name recognition and higher favorability, particularly among Democrats. The...
Judge Cannon and JD Vance Are on the Same Team
Opinion by Jesse Wegman on July 23, 2024. In the days since Judge Aileen Cannon issued her inexplicable 93-page dismissal of the classified-documents case against Donald Trump, I’ve been coming back to something JD Vance said on a podcast in 2021. Vance Wants to Fire Every Midlevel Bureaucrat Vance, the...