Josh Uduje and Latrell Davis each scored 30 points as San Jose State edged Fresno State 94-91 in double overtime Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center. It was Fresno State's fourth overtime loss this season. Jalen Weaver led the Bulldogs (5-18, 1-11 Mountain West Conference) in scoring, finishing with...
Trump’s Suggestion the US ‘Take Over’ the Gaza Strip Is Rejected by Allies and Adversaries Alike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike. Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister...
The Aga Khan, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims and a Philanthropist, Dies at 88
PARIS — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries, died Tuesday. He was 88....
Trump Wants US to Take Ownership of Gaza and Redevelop It After Palestinians Are Resettled
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. "We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site," Trump said a...
Estee Lauder to Cut up to 7,000 Jobs as Sales Slide
NEW YORK — Estee Lauder may trim as many as 7,000 jobs by fiscal 2026, more than 11% of its workforce, after the global beauty cosmetics maker lost money in its most recent quarter as reported a 6% sales slump. The New York company behind such brands as MAC, La...
Trump Says the ‘Gaza Thing Has Never Worked’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “the Gaza thing has never worked” as he and top advisers made the case that a three-to-five-year timeline for reconstruction of the war-torn territory, as laid out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable. Trump renewed his call to Arab nations...
First Military Flight Departs to Send Migrants to Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON — The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay has departed and is expected to land Tuesday evening, two U.S. officials said. It is the first step in an expected surge in the number of migrants sent to the Navy base in Cuba,...
Hawaii Volcano Produces Tall Lava Fountaining in Latest Episode of Kilauea Eruption
HONOLULU — A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed. Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island grew to more than 250 feet (76.2 meters) high Monday night, according to...
Trump Has Plan to Have Iran ‘Obliterated’ if It Assassinates Him
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. “If they did that they would be obliterated,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters while signing an executive order calling for the U.S. government to impose maximum pressure on...
Jewish Population in West Bank Keeps Rising. Settlers Hope Trump Will Accelerate Growth
BEIT EL, West Bank — The Jewish population in the West Bank grew at twice the rate of the general Israeli population last year, according to an advocacy group that hopes the Trump administration will support policies that help accelerate the growth of settlements in the occupied territory. The West...