WASHINGTON — The Secret Service's acting director told lawmakers on Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured, faulting local law enforcement for not circulating vital information to federal authorities. Ronald Rowe testified that...
American Swimmers Grabbed Plenty of Hardware Monday at the Olympics, but No Gold
NANTERRE — American swimmers added plenty to the U.S. medal count Monday night, just not the ones they most wanted. Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant stood side by side on the Paris podium. Ryan Murphy picked up the seventh medal of his illustrious career. And Luke Hobson earned his first...
California High Court Allows Lawsuit Over Single Use of N-Word in SF’s DA Office
Twanda Bailey didn't tell her supervisors that a colleague called her the N-word in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, but she said in court claims when they learned about it, her workplace was forever changed. In court records, she said a human resources officer seemed to mock her, jeering...
Giants Deal Slugger Soler and Reliever Jackson to the Braves
ATLANTA — National League wild-card leader Atlanta is reuniting with 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson, a reliever for that championship team. The Braves acquired Soler and Jackson in a trade with San Francisco late Monday night. Atlanta sent left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek and minor league infielder...
Liberal ‘White Dudes’ Rally for Harris: ‘It’s Like a Rainbow of Beige’
First came the Black women, who had been meeting every week for four years and were ready to spring into action for Kamala Harris. Then came the Black men and South Asian Americans. There were also the white women, in a Zoom-busting paroxysm of solidarity and angst. The 'White Dudes...
Olympic Opening Ceremony DJ Filing Legal Complaints for Online Abuse Over ‘Last Supper’ Tableau
PARIS — A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony — including angry comments from Donald Trump — took a legal turn Tuesday, with a DJ who performed at the show saying her lawyer is filing complaints over a torrent of threats and other abuse that the LGBTQ+ icon...
California City Unveils Nation’s First All Electric Vehicle Police Fleet
A city in Southern California has become the first in the nation to replace its police patrol cars with electric vehicles, officials announced Monday, unveiling a fleet of 20 new Teslas. South Pasadena is officially the first city in the nation to have an all electric police fleet. The fleet...
Democrats Could Regret Calling Trump and His Supporters ‘Weird’
Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on July 29, 2024. For a few days this last week I started to believe that Kamala Harris and the Democrats could come from behind and beat Donald Trump. But then I started to hear Democrats patting themselves on the back for coming up with...
What Happened to the 4-story Apartment Project in NW Fresno?
Hear all sides of the contentious debate over a proposed market-rate apartment complex in northwest Fresno rejected by the City Council on Thursday, July 25. Despite city staff saying that the developer went above and beyond design requirements, councilmember Mike Karbassi said the 82-unit, four-story complex did not conform to...
Fresno Approves Anti-Camping Law Despite Raucous Protests
In a raucous meeting that saw several disruptions, Fresno is saying no to camping in public places. By a 7-0 vote, the Fresno City Council approved an ordinance to restrict public camping and spelled out penalties during a special meeting that began Monday morning and extended to the late afternoon...