U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by...
Wall Street Climbs as Nvidia Swings, Bitcoin Rises and Alphabet Sinks
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after more companies said they're making fatter profits than expected. Market superstar Nvidia also topped forecasts, but Wall Street's ambivalence about whether the heavyweight's report was impressive enough is keeping indexes in check. Mixed Market Reactions to Earnings Reports The S&P 500...
Major Storm Drops Record Rain, Downs Trees in Northern California After Devastation Further North
FORESTVILLE — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday toppled trees and dropped heavy snow and record amounts of rain after damaging homes, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash flooding and...
Police Report Reveals Assault Allegations Against Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
SANTA CRUZ — A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday. Hegseth, a former Fox...
Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Pick for Attorney General
WASHINGTON — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on the former congressman's ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. The Florida Republican's announcement came one day after meeting...
Love Seeks Redemption as Packers Prepare for 49ers Rematch
GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love doesn't hide the fact that the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers lingered with him throughout the offseason. Love can gain some measure of revenge Sunday when these two teams face off for the first time since the Packers squandered...
Top War-Crimes Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Officials
THE HAGUE — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for the leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with their war that began more than a year ago. The warrants against Netanyahu and former Defense...
FBI Arrested a Man Who’s Been Charged With Planning an Attack on the New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate...
Thousands of University of California Workers Go on 2-Day Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of University of California workers on Wednesday began a two-day strike to protest what they say are unfair bargaining tactics by the university system and staff shortages. The university denies the allegations. The strike by 37,000 service and patient care workers represented by the American Federation...
Republicans on House Ethics Reject for Now Releasing Report on Matt Gaetz
WASHINGTON — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel's long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat on the panel said. The outcome, however, is only a temporary reprieve for Gaetz, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct, as...