KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in an eight-hour nighttime attack, authorities said Thursday as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war. Lone Russian drones and also swarms of drones entered Ukrainian airspace from various directions and...
Dodgers Cautious on Ohtani’s Return, Eye Infield Shift for Betts
SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm. Ohtani had a procedure Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder,...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Ticks Higher Ahead of the Fed’s Decision on Interest Rates
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Thursday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's announcement coming in the afternoon about what it will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in morning trading, though momentum slowed sharply from its surge a day before following Donald Trump's presidential...
Cuba Left Reeling After Category 3 Hurricane Ravages Island and Knocks Out Power Grid
HAVANA — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country's power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure. No fatalities were immediately reported. Hurricane Rafael crossed a western portion of Cuba on Wednesday evening about 75 kilometers (45 miles) west...
Thousands Ordered to Evacuate as Powerful Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes in Southern California
CAMARILLO — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" blazes. Mountain Fire Explodes in Size Northwest of Los Angeles, the Mountain Fire exploded...
Dodgers Star Fernando Valenzuela Remembered for Having ‘the Heart of a Lion’ at His Funeral
LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith on Wednesday. Archbishop José Gomez sprinkled holy water on Valenzuela's casket and later waved incense over it. Nearby a...
Hundreds of Californians Flee and Homes Burn as Powerful Winds Feed Wildfires
MOORPARK, Calif. — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee while another fire burned near multimillion-dollar properties along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes....
Harris Says Nation Must Accept Election Results, Urging Supporters to Keep Fighting
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris said Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country after her loss to Donald Trump. The Democratic vice president said the battle would continue "in the voting booth, in the courts...
Democrats Enter a Trump Presidency Without a Plan or a Clear Leader
WASHINGTON — Democrats spent billions of dollars warning American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy, that his economic policies would benefit only his wealthy friends, that he was literally a fascist. In the end, voters didn't care — or if they did, it didn't matter. And...
Black Women Notch Historic Senate Wins in an Election Year Defined by Potential Firsts
WASHINGTON — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday. They're among historic choices in nearly a dozen races showing Americans opting for more diverse representation, even as Vice President Kamala Harris lost...