Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately known. “The Original Raider,” the club said in a statement posted on the social...
Airstrike Kills 27 in Gaza Amid Intensifying Israeli Leadership Divisions
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Netanyahu Faces Criticism Prime...
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders
JERUSALEM — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Khan Believes That War Crimes Have Been Committed Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu,...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Dies at 63 in Helicopter Crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has...
Paul McCartney Becomes Britain’s First Billionaire Musician
LONDON — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). The annual Sunday Times Rich List calculated that the wealth of the 81-year-old musician and his wife,...
These Rare Chainsaws Are Worth Big Bucks to Collectors
Collecting chainsaws has been popular for decades, but interest is only growing. Thanks in part to online communities of chainsaw enthusiasts, more people are becoming aware of the value and historical significance of these interesting tools. Valuable chainsaws fall into a range of categories. Some are sought-after because there are...
Alabama Mercedes Employees Overwhelmingly Vote Against Joining Union, Slowing UAW Effort in South
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers on Friday, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South. The workers voted 56% against the union, according to tallies released by the National Labor...
Stock Market Today: Dow Finishes Above 40,000 to Cap Wall Street’s Latest Winning Week
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday as U.S. stock indexes drifted around their records while closing out their latest winning week. The Dow rose 134.21 points, or 0.3%, to 40,003.59, a day after briefly topping...
The Latest | Dozens of Israeli Protesters Attack a Truck in an Apparent Effort to Block Gaza Aid
Dozens of Israeli protesters attacked a truck in the occupied West Bank, beating its driver and setting it on fire in an apparent attempt to prevent aid from reaching Gaza. Israeli Military Intervention The Israeli military says soldiers arrived at the scene late Thursday and tried to separate the attackers...
NFL Distances from Chiefs Kicker Butker’s Commencement Remarks
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying “his views are not those of the NFL as an organization.” Butker appeared as the commencement speaker last week at Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas, and said most of...