According to a recent MarketWatch survey, nearly half of all Americans (48.6%) consider themselves broke. The alarming statistic reflects a stark reality: Americans' financial insecurities are growing, even as key economic and market indicators suggest strength. Despite this year's persistent bull run on Wall Street, Main Street still feels the...
Most Hispanic Americans Support Abortion Access: AP-NORC Poll
For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as "socially conservative" — and indeed many of them are. But a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that a solid majority of this diverse population — whether they're Catholic, Protestant or religiously...
Case of Mexico’s 43 Missing Students Persists Among Tens of Thousands of Disappearances
MEXICO CITY — All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teacher's college in 2014. Ten years later, it's still not clear where the students from the Rural Normal School at Ayotzinapa are. Authorities believe...
San Francisco Wide Receiver Jauan Jennings Has Career Game With Top Playmakers Sidelined
INGLEWOOD — Jauan Jennings saves his biggest games for when he faces the Los Angeles Rams. With three of the San Francisco 49ers' top skill players sidelined, Jennings had the best game of his four-year career with 11 receptions for 175 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-24 loss to...
OceanGate Co-Founder Says He Hopes Submersible Tragedy Yields Renewed Interest in Exploration
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday that he hoped that the silver lining of the disaster will inspire a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the world's...
Rams Rally From Double-Digit Deficit to Stun 49ers on Late Field Goal
INGLEWOOD — The winless Los Angeles Rams were fresh off a 31-point loss and missing their top two receivers when they took the field Sunday against a rival that has dominated them for a half-decade. The Rams then fell behind San Francisco by 14 points in the second half, and...
Judge Hits 55th Homer of Season, Yankees Beat Athletics and Draw Closer to Clinching AL East
OAKLAND — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 55th homer of the season, Gleyber Torres and Jasson Domínguez also went deep and the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep that moved New York to the verge of an AL East title. Up Next Yankees:...
Birmingham, Alabama, Officials Plead for Information on Mass Shooting and Offer Reward Money
BIRMINGHAM — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, announcing rewards of up to $100,000. Police Chief Scott Thurmond said at a news conference that...
Harris Reaches Agreement on Transition Planning With Biden Administration, No Word on Trump Yet
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' transition team has reached an agreement with the General Services Administration to accept pre-election support from the federal government to prepare for her potential presidency. The agency, which is required by law to offer office space, technology support and other resources to major party...
Ohtani, Betts Go Back-to-Back in Ninth as Dodgers Rally Past Rockies
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a tying home run in the ninth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a game-ending drive as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday to maintain their three-game lead in the National League West. Ohtani had...