MUNICH — Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at the tournament. France took an early lead when Randal Kolo Muani headed in a cross from Kylian Mbappé, who played without a mask, before Yamal’s...
Simone Biles Has a Shot at History at the Olympics While Defending Champion Russia Stays Home
Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team don't need to be reminded of what happened in Tokyo three years ago. Mostly because nearly all of them lived it. Biles, reigning Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee, 2020 Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles and 2020 floor exercise...
Pair of Giant Pandas from China Acclimating to New Home at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO — Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating well to their new home, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Tuesday. The pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, are not on public display yet but the zoo released the first...
Air Pollution Costs Valley Residents Millions in’Preventable’ Medical Costs: Study
Air in the San Joaquin Valley costs a fortune. So say researchers at UC Merced, who found that three prevalent air pollutants in the region can cost San Joaquin Valley residents more than $700 million per year in medical expenses, school absences, and lost productivity. “People do understand money,” said...
Blink-182 Puts on a Great ‘Rock Show’ at Save Mart Center
Blink-182 rocked the Save Mart Center with their "Rock Show" Monday evening, part of their "One More Time" tour promoting their recent album. Hot Milk and Pierce the Veil joined them as supporting bands. The legendary trio, comprised of Mark Hoppus (bass/vocalist), Tom DeLonge (guitars/vocalist), and Travis Barker (drums), defined...
California’s ‘Weak’ Job Market Propped Up by Public Money as Private Sector Sheds Jobs
Gains in public-sector and other jobs largely supported by public money have cloaked a dismal California labor market, which has seen a big decline of private-industry jobs since their post-pandemic peak, a new analysis shows. The state Legislative Analyst’s Office looked at employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Madera Police Crack Down on Firearm Offenders Over July 4 Weekend
Madera police made several arrests and seized multiple firearms over Independence Day weekend. Officers responded to a report of several people in masks waving a firearm on Country Club Drive near Highway 99. Officers found seven people matching the description provided. Two of them had loaded Glock-style "ghost" handguns. A...
A Rare Voice Box Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again, Part of a Pioneering Study
WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the...
Great-Grandmother Who Just Finished Radiation Treatments for Breast Cancer Wins $5M Lottery Prize
A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket that she only bought because a scheduled family trip didn't go as planned. Donna Osborne, 75, scored the big prize last month when she bought a $50 "Monopoly Own...
Nikki Haley Releases Delegates So They Can Back Donald Trump at the RNC
CHAPIN, S.C. — Nikki Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year's Republican primary so that they're free to support Donald Trump at next week's convention, a move that goes toward solidifying GOP support around the party's presumptive nominee. Haley Releases Delegates Haley on Tuesday opted to release her...