OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is chasing history again. The Sooners head into the Women’s College World Series with the opportunity to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. They open double-elimination bracket play Thursday against No. 10 seed Duke. Last year's team dominated to become the first team since UCLA...
NRA Can Sue Ex-NY Official It Says Tried to Blacklist It After Parkland Shooting, Supreme Court Says
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its...
Roberts Rejects Senate Democrats’ Request to Discuss Supreme Court Ethics and Alito Flag Controversy
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito. Roberts' response came in a letter to the senators a day after Alito separately...
Your Guide to California’s Minimum Wage: Surviving in an Expensive State
It’s really expensive to live in California. That fact, more than anything, inspired a decade of policy changes in the Capitol to raise the minimum wage for California workers. Today, California’s $16 minimum wage is among the highest in the nation, but there is ongoing debate about whether it is...
Turns Out, Golf Superstar Nelly Korda Is Human After All
LANCASTER — Nelly Korda took a 10 on her third hole of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday when she hit three short-game shots into the stream in front of the par-3 12th green. It was a devastating start for the No. 1 player in women's golf at Lancaster Country...
Boeing Tells Federal Regulators How It Plans to Fix Aircraft Safety and Quality Problems
Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. The Federal Aviation Administration required the company to produce a turnaround plan after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel during an...
First-Generation Fresno State Student Selected for Congressional Internship
Esmeralda Palafox was one of six students nationwide selected to participate in a 10-week internship program this summer with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and United Farm Workers in Washington, D.C. Palafox is a first-generation college student who recently completed her first year at Fresno State, majoring in biology. She...
IRS Makes Free Tax Return Program Permanent and Is Asking All States to Join in 2025
WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct...
Walkouts, Encampments & Protests Provided Me With a Classic Berkeley Education
My time as a University of California, Berkeley student recently concluded with a commencement ceremony that matched the academic year — steeped in protests calling attention to the Palestine-Israel conflict. Berkeley has long been identified as a hub for student activism. This reputation was solidified during 1960s demonstrations in support...
Warning: Pay Special Attention to California’s November Ballot Measures
California politics being what they are – deeply blue domination by Democrats – means that many of the races on the November ballot are already decided. The outcome of Democratic President Joe Biden’s replay battle with Republican predecessor Donald Trump – assuming that both are nominated – is very much in...