SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth, capping a wild comeback as the San Francisco Giants snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Matt Chapman homered in the fifth inning and started the rally in the ninth...
Clayton Kershaw’s Comeback Slowed by Sore Shoulder
CHICAGO — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experiencing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder surgery. Kershaw, 36, had an MRI that “showed no new incidents,” manager Dave Roberts said before Monday night's 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox....
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty in Deal with US and Be Freed from Prison
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to...
After FBI Raid, Defiant Oakland Mayor Says She Did Nothing Wrong and Will Not Resign
OAKLAND — In her first public remarks since federal authorities raided her home last week, a defiant and furious mayor of Oakland, California, said she did not do anything wrong and she has no plans to resign from office. Mayor Sheng Thao read from a prepared statement and took no...
US is Expected to Send Ukraine $150 Million More in Munitions to Fight off Russia’s Attacks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials. On Monday, Russia summoned the American ambassador to...
Escalating Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Threaten to Spark Regional War and Force US into Conflict with Iran
(THE CONVERSATION) - Months of relentless exchanges between Israel and Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah have seen mass civilian evacuations and widespread death, injury and destruction. The violence has worsened since early June, accompanied by increasingly heated rhetoric. Both sides have prevented the tit-for-tat attacks from escalating into a full-blown war,...
Car Dealerships in North America Revert to Pens and Paper After Cyberattacks on Software Provider
NEW YORK — Car Dealerships in North America Are Still Wrestling with Major Disruptions That Started Last Week with Cyberattacks on a Company Whose Software Is Used Widely in the Auto Retail Sales Sector. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and...
From the Outhouse: 400-Meter Runner Goes From Locked in a Porta-Potty to the Olympics
EUGENE — It was a classic case of going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Less than an hour before her semifinal at U.S. track trials, 400-meter runner Kendall Ellis was trapped in a porta-potty, banging on the door, screaming for someone to let her out. Thankfully, somebody did. She...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ex-Reality Star Josh Duggar
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Josh Duggar, a former reality television star convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. Duggar was on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting" with his large family before his 2021 conviction. The court did not elaborate on the...
Here’s What’s at Stake for Biden and Trump in This Week’s Presidential Debate
NEW YORK — Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. Republican Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts with serious charges in three other indictments still pending. As president, Trump nominated three of the justices who...