JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men next week — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and trigger more large protests in the community. The announcement followed a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious...
Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández Wins the Home Run Derby
ARLINGTON — When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last year's champion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a Blue Jays jersey with Hernández’s name and No. 37...
Border Arrests Plunge 29% in June to the Lowest of Biden’s Presidency as Asylum Halt Takes Hold
SAN DIEGO — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden's presidency, according to figures released Monday that provide another window on the impact of a new rule to temporarily suspend asylum. Arrests totaled 83,536 in June, down from 117,901...
NYT: Our Reporter on Donald Trump’s V.P. Pick
How did J.D. Vance, once a harsh critic of Donald J. Trump, win Trump’s approval and become his choice for vice president? Jonathan Swan, a reporter covering Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times, explains. - By The New York Times Copyright 2024 The New York Times Company
LeBron James at 39 Still Is the Center of Attention for USA Basketball. That Won’t Change in Paris
LAS VEGAS — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed by ones from Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards and Derrick White, and then a short jumper from Devin Booker. All...
A Teamsters Boss Delivers Rare Speech to RNC
Sean O’Brien closed the first night of the Republican National Convention with an address that was decidedly not the usual Republican fare, which he called attention to by telling the crowd in Milwaukee that he was the first president of the Teamsters union to address such a gathering. O'Brien Acknowledges...
Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Bandmate’s Trump Shooting Comment
The comedy rock duo Tenacious D — made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — has canceled the rest of their tour after Gass' remarks about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. While onstage at a concert in Sydney on Sunday, Gass was presented with a birthday cake and...
JD Vance on the Issues, From Abortion to the Middle East
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Donald Trump’s newly chosen running mate, has made a shift from the Trump critic he was when he first entered politics to the loyalist he is today. It was a shift both in style and substance: Now, on topics as disparate as trade and Ukraine, Vance...
Local Film ‘Camp Terror’ Hits the Streaming Services
The Central Valley film "Camp Terror" has been released to streaming platforms. It can be seen on Amazon, Amazon Canada, Vimeo, Indemand, and Comcast. More platforms will be available in the future. For those involved in the film, this moment is a big deal as it was years in the...
Man Dies After Rescuing His 2 Children in Mississippi River
A Minnesota man who disappeared Friday while rescuing his two young children from the rain-swollen Mississippi River was found dead by authorities Sunday, ending an extensive two-day search that involved a dozen agencies, according to the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota. Cody Jay Pope, 41, had taken his children...