The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power. Building More Than 600 Miles The money will help build more...
49ers QB Brock Purdy Shows Benefits of Healthy Offseason Early in Training Camp
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy stayed on the field after a recent practice for some extra work, making throws on the run in hopes of improving his accuracy and timing in that aspect of his game. The task may have seemed a bit mundane on the surface but points to...
Fast-Moving San Bernardino Wildfire Torches Hillside Community, Forcing Evacuations
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Several homes burned Monday as a fast-moving wildfire torched a California hillside community, triggering evacuations while hundreds of firefighters tried to control the blaze. The Edgehill fire erupted in the 3300 block of Beverly Drive on Little Mountain about 2:40 p.m., according to San Bernardino County...
Hernández, Ohtani Homer as the Dodgers Beat the Phillies in Opener Between NL Division Leaders
LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the third inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Monday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. Tyler Glasnow (9-6) struck out nine and gave up...
Judge in Trump’s Hush Money Case Delays Date for Ruling on Presidential Immunity
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump's scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s lawyers asked...
Five Things to Know About Tim Walz
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has decided on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in her bid for the White House. The 60-year-old Democrat and military veteran rose to the forefront with a series of plain-spoken television appearances in the days after President Joe Biden decided...
Wall Street Rallies to Bounce Back From Its Worst Day in Nearly 2 Years, as Japanese Stocks Soar
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987. S&P Rallying by 1.6% The S&P 500 was rallying by 1.6% in midday trading and on...
Chapman Homers in His Third Straight Game as the Giants Beat the Nationals
WASHINGTON — Matt Chapman homered in his third straight game, Logan Webb pitched into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Monday night. UP NEXT San Francisco RHP Hayden Birdsong (3-0, 2.97) opposes LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.54) in the second of the...
Where Tim Walz Stands on the Issues
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the newly announced running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris, has worked with his state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature to enact an ambitious agenda of liberal policies: free college tuition for low-income students, free meals for schoolchildren, legal recreational marijuana and protections for transgender people. “You don’t...
Harris Selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision. In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his...