LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for Assange after his lawyers argued that...
Jim Otto, ‘Mr. Raider’ and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dies at 86
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately known. “The Original Raider,” the club said in a statement posted on the social...
Airstrike Kills 27 in Gaza Amid Intensifying Israeli Leadership Divisions
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Netanyahu Faces Criticism Prime...
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders
JERUSALEM — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Khan Believes That War Crimes Have Been Committed Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu,...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Dies at 63 in Helicopter Crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has...
Paul McCartney Becomes Britain’s First Billionaire Musician
LONDON — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). The annual Sunday Times Rich List calculated that the wealth of the 81-year-old musician and his wife,...
California Cracked Down After a Crash Killed 13 Farmworkers. Why Are Workers Still Dying on the Road?
FIREBAUGH — Adorned with Mexican flags, a cluster of crosses in the dirt on the side of a two-lane highway is the only sign of lives lost. On any given day, passenger vans whiz by rows of almond trees, carrying farmworkers to the orchards and vineyards that stretch across Fresno...
These Rare Chainsaws Are Worth Big Bucks to Collectors
Collecting chainsaws has been popular for decades, but interest is only growing. Thanks in part to online communities of chainsaw enthusiasts, more people are becoming aware of the value and historical significance of these interesting tools. Valuable chainsaws fall into a range of categories. Some are sought-after because there are...
Jewish Lobby Presses California Lawmakers to Combat Antisemitism
Hundreds of members of a Jewish lobbying group met with more than 100 California legislators, with combatting antisemitism at the top of the list. At the annual Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California Capitol Summit in Sacramento, several state elected leaders — including 2026 hopefuls for governor — spoke to...
Opinion: How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything
“America can’t build anything,” my co-worker, a talented data scientist from China, remarked as we rode a BART train through a suburb of Oakland. She was humored by the contrast of ultra-modern subways and dense apartments in Chengdu with the 1960s stucco houses and the Apollo 11-era BART metro system of...