One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit a milestone. A California utility is backing the largest new geothermal power development in the U.S. — 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the Earth's heat — enough for some 400,000...
Paxton Leads the Way as the Dodgers Blank Lowly White Sox
CHICAGO — James Paxton combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Monday night. Los Angeles was shut down by Garrett Crochet, but it got to Chicago's shaky bullpen for three runs. The NL West leaders won for the...
Giants Rally to Top Cubs on Willie Mays Night, Snapping 5-Game Skid
SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth, capping a wild comeback as the San Francisco Giants snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Matt Chapman homered in the fifth inning and started the rally in the ninth...
Clayton Kershaw’s Comeback Slowed by Sore Shoulder
CHICAGO — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experiencing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder surgery. Kershaw, 36, had an MRI that “showed no new incidents,” manager Dave Roberts said before Monday night's 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox....
How Many Abortion Seekers Are Traveling to California
In 2023, the first full year after Roe was reversed, the number of patients traveling out of state for an abortion or to get abortion pills was double the figure from 2019, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. The institute said...
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty in Deal with US and Be Freed from Prison
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to...
Woman Tried to Drown 3-Year-Old Girl After Making Racist Comments, Police Say
A woman in Texas was charged with attempted capital murder after she tried to drown a 3-year-old girl in an apartment complex pool after making racist comments, officials said. Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said at a news conference Saturday that...
Trump Vows ‘Largest Deportation in History’ if He Returns to White House
Donald Trump pledged over the weekend to begin the “largest deportation operation in history” if he again is elected president. “We have probably close to 20 million people that came in from all parts of the world. They’re gonna have to be gone,” the Republican presidential candidate told the crowd...
After FBI Raid, Defiant Oakland Mayor Says She Did Nothing Wrong and Will Not Resign
OAKLAND — In her first public remarks since federal authorities raided her home last week, a defiant and furious mayor of Oakland, California, said she did not do anything wrong and she has no plans to resign from office. Mayor Sheng Thao read from a prepared statement and took no...
US is Expected to Send Ukraine $150 Million More in Munitions to Fight off Russia’s Attacks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials. On Monday, Russia summoned the American ambassador to...