SANTA CLARA — Eight months later, the pain of losing a second Super Bowl in five seasons to the Kansas City Chiefs has barely subsided for the San Francisco 49ers as they prepare for a rare regular-season rematch. Memories of Chris Jones blowing up key plays with pressure, Patrick Mahomes...
Shohei Ohtani Homers as the Dodgers Rout the Mets for a 2-1 Lead in the NLCS
NEW YORK — By the time Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were already in control. Once the ball left his bat, Game 3 of the National League Championship Series was over. Ohtani launched a three-run homer and the Dodgers...
Zelenskyy Says 10,000 North Koreans Could Join Russian Forces in Ukraine as He Pushes ‘Victory Plan’
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a "world war." Zelenskyy did not...
Death of Ex-One Direction Member Liam Payne at 31 Shocks Fans Around the World
BUENOS AIRES — The death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of the boy band One Direction and grappled with intense global fame while still in his teens, sent shockwaves across the world Thursday as Argentine authorities continued their investigation at the scene. Fans, music industry...
McConnell Called Trump ‘Stupid’ and ‘Despicable’ After 2020 Election, His New Book Says
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered," a “despicable human being" and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private...
Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dies at 31 in Argentina Hotel Fall
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said. Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell form the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy...
Zelenskyy Outlines His ‘Victory Plan’ to Ukraine’s Lawmakers, Including a Call to Join NATO
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told lawmakers Wednesday that Ukraine's Western partners are increasing pressure to negotiate with Russia, but he hinted such talks would be unfavorable to Kyiv as he unveiled what he called his "victory plan" for the war. Major points of the plan include an invitation...
People With Felony Records Can Now Vote in Nebraska — and It Could Help Tip the Balance in November
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5. The order...
A Brown Dwarf Discovered 30 Years Ago Is Actually Twins Circling Each Other
NEW YORK — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they're lighter than stars,...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Holds Steadier a Day After Sliding From Its Record
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are holding steadier Wednesday following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading, a day after sliding from its all-time high because of tumbling energy and technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial...