SAN FRANCISCO — Zac Gallen pitched six hitless innings for his 50th career victory and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Wednesday night. Up Next Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (4-0, 4.30) opposes Giants LHP Blake Snell (2-3, 3.56) in the series finale Thursday....
California Settles Lawsuit With Sacramento Suburb Over Affordable Housing Project
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento suburb will have to build more affordable housing for residents at risk of homelessness under a settlement announced Wednesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration, which comes more than a year after the state alleged in a lawsuit that Elk Grove illegally denied an affordable housing...
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney Says She’ll Vote for Kamala Harris for President
WASHINGTON — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully the member of a GOP dynasty-turned-Trump critic would embrace the Democratic ticket. Cheney, who co-chaired the House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, became a...
Nordstrom Family Teams Up With Mexican Retail Group to Bid for Its Namesake Retailer
NEW YORK — Members of the Nordstrom family with the help of a Mexican retail group are offering to take the century-old department store private for $3.76 billion, months after first expressing interest in a buyout. In a letter to the board of directors dated Tuesday, Erik Nordstrom said the...
14-Year-Old in Custody for Georgia High School Shooting That Killed 4, Injured Others
WINDER, Ga. — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their...
4 Dead, at Least 9 Injured in Shooting at High School Near Atlanta, Authorities Say
WINDER, Ga.— The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that four people were killed and at least nine were injured in a shooting at a high school outside of Atlanta. Students scrambled for shelter in the football stadium as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if...
More TV Opportunities Are Helping Fuel the Rapid Growth of Women’s College Volleyball
MILWAUKEE — Just watch us once and you'll be hooked. That is the message women's college volleyball programs kept delivering as their sport went relatively unnoticed, struggling to find a television home amid the flurry of football games dominating screens each fall. "It was an accessibility issue, not necessarily a...
US Accuses Russia of Using State Media to Spread Disinformation Before the November Election
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced criminal charges, the seizure of internet domains and sanctions related to Russian disinformation efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the actions relate to Russia's use of state media to enlist unwitting American influencers to spread propaganda...
Anna Sorokin Joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’ as Deportation Fight Continues
LOS ANGELES — Anna Sorokin, the con artist who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey, has found her newest venture: "Dancing With the Stars." Described as the "notorious ankle bracelet fashionista" in a...
Kelsey Mitchell Becomes Strong Complement to Caitlin Clark, and They Have the Fever in the Playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS - Kelsey Mitchell has become the perfect backcourt running mate with Caitlin Clark, and the two guards have led the Indiana Fever's resurgence since the Olympic break. Now they have Indiana in the playoffs. The team has won six of seven and is over .500 for the first time...