SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday. It was San Francisco's first four-game sweep since 2022. The Giants have beaten Colorado 12 straight times at home,...
Biden Unveils a Proposal to Establish Term Limits for the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He's also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity. The White House on...
River Ryan Strikes out 8 in 1st Major League Win, Dodgers Hit 3 Homers in Win Over Astros
HOUSTON — Teoscar Hernández hit his 22nd home run, River Ryan struck out eight in his first major league win and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Sunday. UP NEXT Dodgers: RHP Tyler Glasnow (8-6, 3.47 ERA) will face RHP Matt Waldron (6-9, 3.64 ERA) when...
Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves Military Response to Attack From Lebanon
Tensions were running high on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border Monday in anticipation of an escalation in hostilities, after Israel’s security Cabinet authorized its leaders to decide on the nature and timing of an Israeli military response to a deadly rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend. Netanyahu Receives...
Drag Queens Shine at Olympics Opening, but ‘Last Supper’ Tableau Draws Criticism
PARIS — In an unprecedented display of inclusivity, drag queens took center stage at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, showcasing the vibrant and influential role of the French LGBTQ+ community — while also attracting criticism over a tableau reminiscent of “The Last Supper.” The Olympic Opening Ceremony Held along the Seine...
Watch: Kamala Harris May Bring Out Trump’s Harshest Instincts
After years planning to face President Biden, Donald J. Trump and his team will now be campaigning against Kamala Harris. Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times, describes how Mr. Trump may try to frame his new opponent. - By The New York Times Copyright 2024...
Swimming in Gold: Dressel Captures 8th Career Olympic Gold as US Relay Anchor
NANTERRE, France — Caeleb Dressel touched the wall and shouted in triumph. He raised his fists and high-fived U.S. fans during a victory lap. Then, finally, he found his family and gave his wife and baby boy celebratory hugs and kisses. Dressel only knows the top of an Olympic podium in...
Strike from Lebanon Kills 12 Youths in Golan Heights. Is Israel-Hezbollah War Next?
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teens in what the military called the deadliest attack on civilians since Oct. 7. It...
The Unnerving Changeability of JD Vance
Opinion by Michelle Goldberg on July 26, 2024. In “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2016 memoir that made JD Vance a celebrity, he described constantly remaking his childhood self to fit the rotating cast of father figures his unsound mother brought into their lives. “With Steve, a midlife-crisis sufferer with an earring...
The Kamala Harris Report Card
Opinion by David Brooks on July 25, 2024. At the beginning of 2019, I wrote a column enthusiastically arguing that Kamala Harris was the Democratic Party’s strongest candidate to take on Donald Trump. My core argument was pretty simple: If Democrats hoped to defeat him, they needed the toughest gladiator...