SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld California's ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers. Court Overturns Federal Judge Ruling The 3-0 decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...
California Doctors Rally for Ballot Measure to Increase State Medicaid Funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for people with low incomes...
Blinken: Some Hamas Ceasefire Plan Adjustments Viable, Others Not
BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that mediators would keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed plan, some of which he said were “workable” and some not. The back-and-forth laid bare frustration over the difficulty of reaching an...
Rory McIlroy and Wife End Divorce Proceedings to Stay Together as a Family
PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica have scrapped plans to divorce and are putting their marriage back together. They filed for a voluntary dismissal of the case on Tuesday. A Dramatic Turn of Events It was another dramatic turn of events for McIlroy. News broke when he...
US Cricket Team Is Closing in on a Major Achievement at the Twenty20 World Cup
The sport of cricket is as foreign to most Americans as driving on the left-hand side of the road or drinking warm beer. This year, though, the United States is getting a close-up view of the bat-and-ball sport originally from England that resembles a cockeyed version of baseball where the...
AP Sources: 8 Individuals Possibly Linked to Islamic State Arrested in US
WASHINGTON — Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Arrests Took Place in Major U.S. Cities The arrests took place in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles...
66% of Americans Are Hating on Massive CEO Pay: Poll
Americans are increasingly frustrated with the massive pay packages of CEOs, reports CNN. According to a Bentley University-Gallup poll shared exclusively with CNN, 83% of Americans believe it’s important for businesses to avoid significant pay gaps between CEOs and average employees, with 56% considering it “extremely important.” Despite this sentiment,...
Who’s on the Cover of Madden NFL 25? Hint: He Plays for the 49ers
Christian McCaffrey grew up playing the Madden NFL video game with his brother, dreaming of being a player in the league one day. Getting on the cover of the famed video game was never even a consideration. Electronic Arts Inc. announced Tuesday that the San Francisco 49ers star running back...
Giants Are No Match for Astros’ King of the Road Ronel Blanco
SAN FRANCISCO — Ronel Blanco had eight strikeouts in six innings, Mauricio Dubon scored twice and the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. Blanco (6-2) allowed one run on three hits and became the first pitcher in Astros history to go undefeated in his first...
Dodgers Blast 5 Homers, With 4 in One Inning, in Rout of Rangers
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers 15-2 on Tuesday night. Up Next Rangers: Had not named a starter for Wednesday. Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (1-3,...