CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. Test Pilots Blasted Off in Starliner A pair of NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the International Space Station, the first to fly the new spacecraft. The...
Homelessness Funding on the Chopping Block. Will It Make the Final CA Budget?
It’s the billion-dollar question. That’s how much cities and other local governments have been receiving from the state each year to deal with California’s ever-increasing population of homeless people. But after five years, will the aid from Sacramento continue as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders try to close a...
Meghan Trainor Aims to Make Her Feel-Good Songs ‘Timeless’
NEW YORK — Ten years ago, Meghan Trainor was a successful songwriter, soon to become a hit pop performer in her own right. “All About That Bass" established the then 20-year-old as a new force channeling old sounds — a combination of doo-wop with contemporary pop hooks in a time...
Brooks & Dunn, Keak Da Sneak Bring the Cool to Sizzling Fresno
It's a hot week, but there are plenty of events to help keep cool and not think about the warm summer days ahead. Country stars Brooks & Dunn and rapper Keak Da Sneak are this week's Valley headliners. And, the Fresno Fairgrounds is hosting the Fresno Cactus and Succulent Society's...
Settlement Ends ‘Ghost Gun’ Sales, Manufacturing in California
A legal settlement will end the sale and manufacturing of gun parts in California without serial numbers, a practice that enabled criminals to own unlicensed firearms. Three gun makers agreed to stop selling untraceable parts under the agreement between those companies and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco District...
UN Chief Wants a Tax on Profits of Fossil Fuel Companies, Calling Them ‘Godfathers of Climate Chaos’
GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos.” Guterres spoke in a bid to revive the world's focus on climate change at a time...
Caitlin Clark, Physical Play, and Questions About Fouls Dominate Talk About WNBA
Caitlin Clark has been tested during her first month in the WNBA with physical play from opponents that has brought an increased spotlight on the league. Not all of the attention has been positive. The conversations exploded over the weekend when Chicago's Chennedy Carter gave a shoulder shot to Clark...
Poll: Independents and ‘Double Haters’ Urge Trump to End 2024 Campaign After Conviction
Former President Donald Trump's conviction on all 34 counts in his hush-money trial has led a majority of independents and "double haters"—those with unfavorable views of both Trump and President Joe Biden—to believe that Trump should end his bid for the White House, according to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll....
New Oakland Ballers Expansion Team Draws Big Crowd for Home Opener as A’s Play Nearby
OAKLAND — Construction on the outfield bullpen finished just in time as pitchers from the Oakland Ballers began arriving to work at Raimondi Park for the new minor league team's home opener. The batting cage came together last minute, too. And everybody with the “B's” embraced the chaos as the...
Dodgers Are No Match for 100 MPH Throwing Pirates Rookie
PITTSBURGH — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tuesday night. Jones (4-5) allowed three hits to the NL West-leading Dodgers while striking out six and walking...