WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the southern border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The...
After Delay, Top Democrats in Congress Sign Off on Sale of F-15 Jets to Israel
WASHINGTON — A Biden administration plan to sell $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Israel is moving forward after two top Democratic holdouts in Congress signed off on the deal, according to multiple people familiar with the sale. Meeks Lifts Hold on Deal Rep. Gregory Meeks of New...
Convicted Killer of California College Student Kristin Smart Ordered to Pay $350K in Restitution
SAN LUIS OBISPO — A California judge ruled Monday that a man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 must pay just over $350,000 to her family for costs they incurred after her death. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O'Keefe ordered Paul Flores to make the...
120 MPH Chase Ends in Arrest of Fresno Man Emulating Online Videos for ‘Fun’
After a high-speed chase, Fresno County Sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers arrested 20-year-old Oscar Duarte. Duarte, who reached speeds up to 120 mph during the 15-minute pursuit, was booked into Fresno County Jail on charges of evading police and reckless driving. The Fresno man was released with a...
Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint During Biden’s Los Angeles Trip, Police Say
LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint as President Joe Biden was visiting Los Angeles for a fundraising event over the weekend, officials said. The agent was returning from work Saturday night when he was accosted in a residential community in Tustin, about an hour's...
Celtics Break Tie With Lakers by Winning 18th NBA Championship
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in. Walking to the bench, he wrapped both arms around Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. The journey was complete. The Boston Celtics again stand alone among...
Opinion: You Don’t Need a Ph.D. to Understand Climate Change, Just an Insurance Policy
You don’t need to be a scientist to understand the harms of climate change. All you need is an insurance policy. And finding affordable insurance is getting harder in the places hit hardest by climate change. As climate change increases the intensity and severity of extreme weather, the costs, both...
Ohtani and Paxton Lead Dodgers to Easy Win Over Rockies
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had three hits, James Paxton pitched seven smooth innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-5 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top and bottom teams in the NL West. Miguel Rojas and Jason Heyward also had...
Estrada’s 3-Run Homer in Ninth Lifts Giants to Win Over Cubs
CHICAGO — Thairo Estrada hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over the Cubs on a steamy Monday night. Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey also homered for the Giants, who won their second straight after erasing a 6-3 deficit...
Joe Biden’s Best Chance to Shake up the Race
To rewatch the two debates of the presidential campaign in 2020—an undertaking no kind person would recommend—is to encounter, amid the insults, two rather poignant moments. In each debate Donald Trump, then president, predicted that vaccines against covid-19 would be available by the end of 2020. Each time, moderators confronted...