LOS ANGELES — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego on the U.S.-Mexico border, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported. Monday's quake...
Iranian Brothers Charged in Alleged Smuggling Operation That Led to Deaths of 2 Navy SEALs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard are now facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the interception of a vessel in the Arabian Sea that resulted in the deaths of two Navy SEALs earlier this year. The new indictment announced Thursday by federal prosecutors...
Trump Once Cheered Hacked Materials. His Tune Changes After Being Hacked.
Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. “Russia, if you're listening,” Trump said during a press conference in his 2016 presidential run, when Hillary Clinton's deleted personal emails were a hot topic, “I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” “I think you...
US Again Beats China in Olympic Medals but They Tie for Gold
PARIS — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. But the U.S. topped the medals table with a whopping 126 overall, compared to 91 for China. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in...
49ers and Saints Cancel Joint Practices Because of SF Injuries
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints canceled their scheduled joint practices for this week with the Niners dealing with several nagging injuries. The teams announced Sunday that they jointly agreed to call off the practices that were supposed to be held Thursday and Friday in...
Giants Fall Short in Bid to Sweep HR-Hitting Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO — Dillon Dingler hit his first career home run, Matt Vierling also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday to avoid the three-game series sweep. Colt Keith added two hits and an RBI and three Tigers relievers combined...
Stetson Bennett Shakes off 4 INTs, Throws Winning TD in Final Seconds as Rams Edge Cowboys
INGLEWOOD — For 57 minutes on Sunday afternoon, Stetson Bennett very much looked like a quarterback who had not seen the field in nearly a year. In the last 3 minutes, though, Bennett led the Los Angeles Rams on a game-winning drive that might have brought back memories of him...
Dozens of Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Being Turned Away From ERs Despite Federal Law
WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn't know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to "let nature take its course" before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When...
Ukraine’s Foray Into Russia’s Border Region Embarrasses Putin. How Will It Affect the Course of War?
KURSK, Russia - A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region is the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv's forces in the nearly 2½-year war, exposing Russia's vulnerabilities and dealing a painful blow to the Kremlin. The surprise foray has prompted tens of thousands of civilians to flee the region...
Murder Case Dismissed Against Man Charged in Death of Detroit Synagogue Leader
DETROIT — The case against a man accused of killing of a Detroit synagogue leader collapsed Friday as a judge dismissed a remaining murder charge, three weeks after a jury cleared him of a similar but separate charge. Judge Margaret Van Houten said putting Michael Jackson-Bolanos on trial again for...