OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the "taboo...
Dodgers Will Start Yamamoto Against San Diego’s Darvish in Game 5 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Darvish will start for the Padres in the winner-take-all game Friday night at Dodger Stadium, where fans...
In Separate Strikes, Israeli Forces Kill 2 Lebanese Soldiers and Injure 2 UN Peacekeepers
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three other troops on Friday, Lebanon's military said, an incident that entangles the country's official army in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The Lebanese army said the Israeli airstrike hit a building near...
Tesla Unveils ‘Cybercab,’ Plans to Bring Autonomous Driving Tech to Other Models in 2025
LOS ANGELES — Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available. CEO Elon Musk pulled up to a stage at the Warner Bros. studio lot in one of...
Tropicana Field Shredded by Hurricane Milton Is the Latest Sports Venue Damaged by Weather
Roof panels atop the home of the Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton, scattering debris across the field and throughout the seating areas after the deadly storm barreled across Florida. Team officials said only a handful of essential personnel were inside Tropicana Field, located in St....
22 People Killed and 117 Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon Says
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip and Beirut on Thursday have left dozens of people dead, Palestinian and Lebanese authorities said. The first strike, on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip, killed at least 27 people, including a child and seven women, Palestinian officials said. Israel continues...
$20K Reward Offered After Sea Lion Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound on California Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Federal officials this week offered a $20,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of a sea lion in Southern California over the summer. The wounded male sea lion was discovered Aug. 7 between two lifeguard stations at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, according to...
TD Bank to Pay $3 Billion in Historic Money-Laundering Settlement With the Justice Department
WASHINGTON — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years. Canada-based TD Bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the largest bank in U.S. history to...
Raiders Turn to Aidan O’Connell as Starting QB vs. Steelers
HENDERSON — When Antonio Pierce became the Raiders' interim coach midway through last season, his first major act was naming then-rookie Aidan O'Connell the starting quarterback. Pierce, now the full-time Las Vegas coach, is turning again to O'Connell as the Raiders reach a critical part of their season while benching...
Han Kang Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. She’s the First South Korean to Do So
STOCKHOLM — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said "confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." A slow-burning international literary star who has won multiple awards...