The Fresno Animal Center is seeking the community's help in finding homes for more than 100 puppies available for foster or adoption. The center, located at 5277 E. Airways Boulevard, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and throughout the weekend. To encourage adoptions, the center...
Video Game Performers Will Go on Strike Over Artificial Intelligence Concerns
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike — the second for video game voice actors...
US Viewers’ Olympic Interest Is Down, Poll Finds, Except for Simone Biles
PARIS — On the heels of low ratings for the coronavirus pandemic-marred Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, Paris may not do much better among U.S. viewers, a poll from Gallup released Thursday found. Gymnastics Poised to Be a Bright Spot Simone Biles and women's gymnastics are poised to be a bright...
Dylan Cease Throws Second No-Hitter in San Diego Padres History
WASHINGTON — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager Mike Shildt glanced at Joe Musgrove....
Is 49ers’ Kittle the NFL’s Best Tight End?
KANSAS CITY — All the off-field attention that Travis Kelce generated last season while dating pop star Taylor Swift may have overshadowed his ability as a football player. But Kelce still did more than enough in his day job as Patrick Mahomes' most trusted pass catcher for the Kansas City...
Netanyahu Will Meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Mending a Yearslong Rift
WASHINGTON — As president, Donald Trump went well beyond his predecessors in fulfilling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's top wishes from the United States. Yet by the time Trump left the White House, relations between the two had broken down after Netanyahu rapidly congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential...
Watch: Breaking Down Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
In his fourth speech to Congress, a record for a foreign leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel attempted to change the narrative about the fallout from the war in Gaza. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how Netanyahu used the speech to shift...
Oakland All-Star Closer Mason Miller Breaks Left Pinky Finger Pounding Training Table in Frustration
ANAHEIM — Oakland Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller broke the pinky finger on his non-pitching hand when he pounded a table in frustration after he was reminded he had to do postgame lifting following Monday night's game against Houston. Miller Placed on 15-Day Injured List The 25-year-old right-hander, the hardest-throwing...
Harris Makes a Pre-Taped Appearance on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ to Urge Americans to Vote
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The episode caps the series' ninth season and is streaming Friday on Paramount+. It opens with...
Recall of Boar’s Head Deli Meats Announced During Investigation of Listeria Outbreak
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states. Boar's Head Recalls Liverwurst and Other Products Boar's Head Provisions Co. recalled its liverwurst because...