DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have “sort of” agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus. Trump, in an exchange with reporters at a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, described the...
Fresno Police Arrest Teen, Woman in Triple Shooting
A 17-year-old boy and an adult woman have been arrested in connection with a May 5 shooting that left three female victims injured during a fight in southwest Fresno, police said. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation and multiple 911 calls around the time of the shooting. When they arrived,...
Hanford Is Valley Location for Statewide Teachers Protest on Saturday
Thousands of Californians are rallying to demand protection of federal funding as part of a statewide Fight for Schools Day on Saturday. Rallies are being hosted in San Francisco, Sacramento, Hanford, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The Hanford protest is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Civic Center Park,...
Marte Hits 2 Homers, Suárez Adds 3-Run Blast As D-Backs Outlast Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Ketel Marte hit two home runs, Eugenio Suárez added a three-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks used 13 hits to hold on and outlast the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Wednesday. Marte took Jordan Hicks (1-5) deep to right with a solo shot in the first inning...
Dodgers Call Up Top Prospect Dalton Rushing, Cut Loose Catcher Austin Barnes
LOS ANGELES — Dalton Rushing's phone rang at 1 a.m. Wednesday, startling the Los Angeles Dodgers' top prospect and worrying him that it wasn't anything good. "I was almost asleep," he said. "You get a call in the middle of the night, you freak out at first. It ended up...
Timberwolves Beat Warriors to Reach Western Conference Finals for 2nd Straight Year
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle's postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs. Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year...
Dodgers Get Homers From Ohtani, Pages, Kim and Muncy and Rally Past the Athletics
LOS ANGELES — Pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs while rallying past the Athletics 9-3 on Wednesday night. Shohei Ohtani hit a 403-foot leadoff homer in the first and Andy Pages followed with a 417-foot...
Palestinians Mark Nakba Day as Fears of Displacement Grow
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians marked Nakba day on Thursday, commemorating the loss of their land after the 1948 war at the birth of the state of Israel, as Israeli military operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have again displaced hundreds of thousands. The Nakba, or "catastrophe", has been one of...
Older People in Crosshairs as Government Restarts Social Security Garnishment on Student Loans
NEW YORK — Christine Farro has cut back on the presents she sends her grandchildren on their birthdays, and she’s put off taking two cats and a dog for their shots. All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden. At 73, she...
54 People Killed in Overnight Airstrikes on Southern Gaza City, Hospital Says
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Multiple airstrikes hit Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis overnight into Thursday, killing more than 50 people in a second consecutive night of heavy bombing, while another airstrike in the north of the Palestinian territory left more than a dozen people dead, authorities said. The...