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...
49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’ Regarding a Trade or a New Contract for Aiyuk
SANTA CLARA — With San Francisco unable to reach a long-term deal with Brandon Aiyuk, the 49ers have given the star receiver permission to talk to other potential suitors. Now the question is whether there's a team that Aiyuk wants to play for that is willing both to give him...
Boxer Imane Khelif Advances to Gold-Medal Bout With Another Victory Amid Gender Misconceptions
PARIS — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women's welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. With one more...
Billy Bean, Second Openly Gay Ex-MLB Player Who Later Worked in Commissioner’s Office, Dies at 60
NEW YORK — Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60. MLB released a statement confirming his death. Bean died at home on...
US Rolls Into Semifinals of Paris Olympic Basketball Tournament, Eases Past Brazil 122-87
PARIS — All the favored teams in the first three men's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to beat Australia. Germany had to shake off a double-digit deficit before beating Greece. So, going into the fourth and final game...
Sophia Smith’s Extra-Time Goal Sends USWNT Into the Olympic Final With a 1-0 Win Over Germany
LYON, France — Glimpsing a sliver of the net, Sophia Smith's aim was true. Smith's extra-time goal earned the United States a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 semifinal victory over Germany on Tuesday. The Americans, undefeated in France under new coach Emma...