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...
Michigan Will Choose Between Democrat Slotkin and Republican Rogers for US Senate
LANSING, Mich. — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and will face Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the November election. Slotkin and Rogers, long considered the front-runners for their respective party nominations, will now shift focus to the general...
Raiders QB Competition Is Tight Entering Preseason Game at Minnesota
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hopes to finally take a major step forward Saturday in picking the starting quarterback when Las Vegas opens its preseason at Minnesota. Pierce said a decision will be made later this week whether incumbent Aidan O'Connell or free agent signee Gardner Minshew would start, but each...