BERLIN — Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn...
Hunter Biden Drops Lawsuit Against Fox News Over Explicit Images Featured in Streaming Series
NEW YORK — Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president's son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit...
Jorge Soler Hits MLB Season-Best 478-Foot HR, Birdsong Strikes out 12 as Giants Beat Rockies
DENVER — Jorge Soler opened the game with the longest homer in the majors this season, rookie Hayden Birdsong struck out a career-high 12 and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Sunday. UP NEXT Giants: LHP Blake Snell (0-3, 6.31 ERA) is expected to be activated...
Ohtani’s 473-Foot Drive Leads 6-Homer Onslaught for Dodgers in Win Over Red Sox
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a 473-foot home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep six times in a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Gavin Lux, Austin Barnes and Jason Heyward also connected as Los Angeles swept the three-game series....
Secret Service Director Says Trump Assassination Attempt Was Biggest Agency ‘Failure’ in Decades
WASHINGTON — The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency's “most significant operational failure” in decades. Director Cheatle Talks to Lawmakers Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday during a congressional hearing: “On July 13, we failed." Cheatle says she takes...
Democrats Donate More Than $50 Million Online After Biden’s Exit
Democrats greeted President Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race with an avalanche of cash, donating more than $50 million online on Sunday and making it the single biggest day for online Democratic contributions since the 2020 election — with hours to go. The massive amount is based on a...
Did Biden Do Right by Dropping Out? Valley Leaders Share Their Views
With news that President Joe Biden had dropped out of the race, leaders at the local, state, and national levels reacted — with some Republicans saying dropping out is a disservice to primary voters and some Democrats speculating on what's next for the party. "It's time to pass the torch,...
With Biden Out, Vice President Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Make History Again
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the new Democratic nominee gives Harris, already the first woman and person of color to be vice president, another opportunity to make history. Biden Thanks Harris In a...
‘Cold-Blooded’ Nancy Pelosi Was Key to Nudging Biden Out
When the dam of discontented Democrats calling upon President Joe Biden to suspend his flagging presidential campaign finally broke last week, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was standing at the floodgates. Pelosi stepped down from being speaker of the House in 2022. Technically, that makes her a mere congressional backbencher from San...
Democrats Hail Biden’s Decision to Not Seek Reelection While Republicans Urge Him to Resign
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden's historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he's unable to serve...