WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito. Roberts' response came in a letter to the senators a day after Alito separately...
Turns Out, Golf Superstar Nelly Korda Is Human After All
LANCASTER — Nelly Korda took a 10 on her third hole of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday when she hit three short-game shots into the stream in front of the par-3 12th green. It was a devastating start for the No. 1 player in women's golf at Lancaster Country...
Boeing Tells Federal Regulators How It Plans to Fix Aircraft Safety and Quality Problems
Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. The Federal Aviation Administration required the company to produce a turnaround plan after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel during an...
IRS Makes Free Tax Return Program Permanent and Is Asking All States to Join in 2025
WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct...
Power Outages Could Linger for Days After Storms Batter Texas Again, Leaving 1 Dead
HOUSTON — Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into the weekend after storms flooded streets in Houston for the second time this month and ripped off roofs in Dallas, leaving a teenager dead and injuring others. The teen was killed Tuesday at a construction site while...
49ers Sign WR Jauan Jennings to Extension Through 2025 Season
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers signed receiver Jauan Jennings to a contract extension through the 2025 season to get one of their two missing receivers back at practice. The Niners had given Jennings a $4.89 million restricted free agent tender in March before signing him to a two-year...
The US-Built Pier in Gaza Broke Apart. Here’s How We Got Here and What Might Be Next
WASHINGTON — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. Broken apart by strong winds and heavy seas just over a week after it became operational, the project faces criticism that it hasn’t...
Massachusetts Fugitive ‘Bad Breath Rapist’ Captured in California After 16 Years
DANVILLE, Calif. — A fugitive dubbed the “bad breath rapist” has been arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area more than 16 years after he fled following his conviction for sexually assaulting a coworker in Massachusetts, authorities said this week. Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty at a 2007 trial...
Police Dismantle Pro-Palestinian Camp at Wayne State University in Detroit
DETROIT — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at Wayne State University in Detroit and arrested at least eight people after organizers turned down offers to meet with school officials and refused to leave. President Kimberly Andrews Espy cited health and safety concerns and disruptions to campus operations. Staff...
Honored Nurse Fired After Calling Gaza Conflict ‘Genocide’
NEW YORK — A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel's war in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech accepting an award. Labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honored by NYU Langone Health for her compassion...