SAN FRANCISCO — Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Tuesday night. Birdsong (2-0) was moved from the bullpen to the rotation in place of Jordan Hicks and provided just what manager...
Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Goes 7 Scoreless Innings in Win Over Diamondbacks
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts uses the word ace sparingly when it comes to his pitching staff. He bestowed it upon Yoshinobu Yamamoto before his start against Arizona, and the Japanese right-hander lived up to the billing. Yamamoto fired seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and...
Israel Intercepts Missile from Yemen as Houthi Attacks Continue
The Israeli military successfully intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, triggering air raid sirens across several regions of the country, DPA International reported. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility, stating they launched two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. This follows their May 4 strike that...
US Army to Change Transgender Soldiers’ Records to Birth Sex
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will alter the records of transgender soldiers to show only their sex at birth, according to internal guidance seen by Reuters that details a series of steps it will take as it pushes them out of the service. "Commanders will take immediate measures to...
UK Pauses Trade Deal Talks With Israel, Summons Ambassador Over New Gaza Offensive
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister David Lammy is set to announce the pausing of trade deal negotiations with Israel, the government said on Tuesday, adding that it had also summoned Israel's ambassador over its expansion of military operations in Gaza. — (Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sarah Young; Editing by Sachin...
Gaza Still Waiting for Aid as Pressure Mounts on Israel
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza were left waiting for the promised arrival of food on Wednesday despite mounting international and domestic pressure on the Israeli government to allow more aid to reach a population on the brink of famine after an 11-week blockade. Fewer than 100 aid trucks have...
Democratic US Representative Connolly Dies at Age 75
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Gerald Connolly has died following his diagnosis with cancer of the esophagus last year, his family said in a statement posted to the Virginia lawmaker's account on X on Wednesday. He was 75. Connolly, first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008...
Donald Trump Jr Says ‘Maybe One Day’ He Could Run for President
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said on Wednesday he could maybe run for president one day. Trump, 47, was asked by a moderator during an appearance on a panel in Qatar, if he would run and "pick up the reins" after his father...
Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump
WASHINGTON — New emails document how a top aide to Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, ordered analysts to edit an assessment with the hope of insulating President Donald Trump and Gabbard from being attacked for the administration’s claim that Venezuela’s government controls a criminal gang. “We need to...
Merced County Employees Get Big Raises One Year After Nearly Striking
More than 1,700 Merced County employees will receive a 10% pay raise and alleviated healthcare costs thanks to two new labor agreements approved this month. The raises come after more than 18 months of employee advocacy that was sparked, in part, by skyrocketing healthcare premiums. They also come after most...