PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto homered and Bryson Stott and Max Kepler added two hits apiece as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Tuesday night. Realmuto had two hits and two RBIs to snap out of a funk in which his batting average dipped to...
Will Smith’s 3-Run Homer Sends Dodgers Over Major League-Worst Rockies
LOS ANGELES — Will Smith hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Tuesday night to snap their streak of three straight series losses. The Dodgers took the first two of their three-game set against the Rockies, who fell to a franchise- and...
California Is Preparing to Take Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs
California’s governor and attorney general plan to sue President Donald Trump on Wednesday to try to stop his flurry of tariffs, accusing the president of taking unlawful action to escalate a global trade war that has caused “immediate and irreparable harm” to the state’s economy. The lawsuit will be the...
Tesla’s First-Quarter Registrations in California Fell 15%, Industry Data Shows
(Reuters) -Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in California dropped 15.1% during the first quarter, according to industry data, signaling growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in the crucial U.S. market. The company's quarterly sales globally fell 13% to the lowest in nearly three years, hurt by a backlash against CEO...
Trump Admin Can’t End Billions in Grants for Climate-Friendly Projects, a Judge Says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money. The ruling is a defeat for President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, which argues the...
Retail Sales Rise 1.4% in March as Shoppers Stock Up on Big Ticket Items Ahead of Tariffs
NEW YORK — U.S. shoppers stepped up their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big ticket items, particularly cars, before President Donald Trump's expansive new tariffs started kicking in. But analysts were quick to point out that the data wasn't a sign of strength but underscored the...
Fresno Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint Saturday from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at an undisclosed location, the Fresno Police Department announced in a statement. Police said that they arrested 14 in their last DUI enforcement operation. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on data showing high rates...
Iran Says Its Right to Uranium Enrichment Is Non-Negotiable
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's right to enrich uranium is not negotiable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday ahead of a second round of talks set to take place in Rome this weekend with the United States about Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. The talks, which began in Oman on Saturday...
Dollar Resumes Fall as Investors Wait on Trade Talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar resumed its fall on Wednesday with both safe havens and risk sensitive currencies outperforming the greenback as traders waited to see if U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration reaches new trading agreements with partners. The dollar tumbled last week on concerns over the economic impact...
7 Takeaways: How the DMV Allows Dangerous Drivers to Stay on the Road
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Ervin Wyatt’s history behind the wheel spreads across two pages of a recent court filing: Fleeing police. Fleeing police again. Running a red light. Causing a traffic collision. Driving without a license, four times. A dozen speeding tickets....