MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. He says...
What to Know About the Attempt on Trump’s Life and Its Aftermath
The FBI is still trying to determine a motive behind Saturday's attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, while the tone of this week's Republican convention in Milwaukee likely will be dominated by the violence. A former fire chief who was killed at Trump's Pennsylvania rally is being remembered as...
Dustin May Undergoes Season-Ending Esophagus Surgery as Dodgers Rotation Takes Another Hit
DETROIT — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May had esophagus surgery and won't return this season, another setback for him and the team’s banged-up pitching staff. May needed the procedure to repair a tear after he experienced discomfort following a dinner earlier in the week, the Dodgers confirmed Sunday. Impact...
James Sikking, Star of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ Dies at 90
James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character's kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90. Sikking died of complications from dementia, his publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement Sunday evening. Born the youngest of five children...
Richard Simmons, Fitness Guru Who Mixed Laughs and Sweat, Dies at 76
NEW YORK — Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist...
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Star, Dies at 53
LOS ANGELES — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was...
Steve Garvey Visited Israel, but Will It Win Over California Voters in Senate Race Against Schiff?
SACRAMENTO — Looking to boost his longshot bid for one of California's U.S. Senate seats, Republican Steve Garvey traveled to Israel last month searching for room to run against U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff — a Jewish Democrat known for his support of America's key ally in the Middle East. It's...
GOP Convention Protests on Despite Shooting at Trump Rally
MILWAUKEE — Activists gathering in Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention say the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump won't affect their long-standing plans to demonstrate outside the convention site this week. Organizations and Activists March on Convention A diverse range of organizations and activists is expected outside the...
US Journalist Masha Gessen Is Convicted in Absentia in Russia for Criticizing the Military
U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia Monday by a Moscow court on charges of spreading false information about the military and was sentenced to eight years in prison. The Moscow-born Gessen, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a columnist for The New York Times...
Things to Know About Heat Deaths as Western US Faces Dangerously Hot Summer
PHOENIX -- A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including retirees in Oregon, a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California and a 10-year-old boy who collapsed while hiking with his family on a Phoenix trail. Heat is the top...