BEIRUT — Israel's military said Tuesday it carried out a strike on Beirut targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel has blamed the rocket attack in the town of Majdal Shams...
U.S. Job Openings Fall Slightly to 8.2 Million as High Interest Rates Slowly Cool a Hot Labor Market
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the face of high interest rates. There were 8.18 million job vacancies in June, down from 8.23 million in May, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The June number was stronger...
Chukchansi Changes Casino Chips. What’s the Deadline to Cash in the Old Ones?
Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold announced it had changed the design of its gambling chips on Monday. Going forward, patrons must use the new chips to play table games. The old ones, however, retain their value and can be exchanged at the casino's cash cage. The casino said...
Erica Ash, Comedian and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Mad TV’ Star, Dies at 46
LOS ANGELES — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series "Mad TV" and "Real Husbands of Hollywood," has died. She was 46. Ash died Sunday in Los Angeles because of cancer, according to her publicist and a statement by her mother,...
Former ‘General Hospital’ Actor Haley Pullos Gets 5 Years Probation After DUI Crash
PASADENA — Former longtime "General Hospital" actor Haley Pullos was sentenced to five years of probation Monday after pleading guilty to felony drunken driving and serving three months in jail. Pullos, 26, was also sentenced in a Los Angeles County court in Pasadena to 200 hours of community service. The...
Meta Agrees to $1.4B Settlement With Texas in Privacy Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition
AUSTIN, Texas — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. Largest Settlement Secured By a Single State Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is...
William Calley, Who Led the My Lai Massacre That Shamed US Military in Vietnam, Has Died
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley Died on April 28 Calley died on...
Cardinals, Brewers, Dodgers and Royals Add Pitchers in Flurry of Trades on Day Before MLB’s Deadline
The St. Louis Cardinals added starting pitcher Erick Fedde and Milwaukee, the team they are chasing in the NL Central, acquired starter Frankie Montas among a flurry of trades Monday by playoff hopeful teams. Royals Acquire Veteran Lorenzen, Dodgers Get Kopeck Kansas City got veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen on the...
Democrats Had Feared Georgia Was a Lost Cause With Biden Running. Harris Will Campaign There Tuesday
ATLANTA — Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of the Democrats' reach: President Joe Biden's campaign pledged to concentrate more on holding the Midwestern "blue wall" states and indicated they might be willing to forsake "Sun Belt" battlegrounds. But now that Biden has bowed...
UCLA Ordered by Judge to Craft Plan in Support of Jewish Students
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ordered Monday that the University of California, Los Angeles, craft a plan to protect Jewish students, months after pro-Palestinian protests broke out on campus. Three Jewish students sued the university in June, alleging that they experienced discrimination on campus amid demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas...