SACRAMENTO — Hammered by mounting pressure to address the growing homelessness crisis in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday his administration will make $3.3 billion available ahead of schedule for counties and private developers to start building more behavioral health treatment centers as part of his efforts to fund housing...
Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee Will Seek Second Opinion On Injured Shoulder
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee sustained structural damage in his dislocated left shoulder when he crashed into the wall Sunday and now will seek a second opinion to determine his next steps. Lee was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday and met with team doctors. An MRI...
Caitlin Clark Struggles Early in WNBA Debut, Ends With 20 Points in Loss
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA has officially begun, although it got off to a slow start. Clark went scoreless for nearly the first 15 minutes, before getting more comfortable and finishing with 20 points in the Indiana Fever's 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on...
US Inflation Eased Last Month in the First Slowdown of 2024
WASHINGTON — Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden’s re-election team. Consumer Prices and Inflation Consumer prices rose...
Brunson Scores 44, Knicks Demolish Pacers to Move a Win Away From Conference Finals
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready to take it. Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this postseason,...
Shohei Ohtani Hits Solo Home Run, RBI Double as Dodgers Pound Giants 10-2
SAN FRANCISCO — Shohei Ohtani had a solo home run and an RBI double among his three hits, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the rival San Francisco Giants 10-2 on Tuesday night. Ohtani's 12th homer highlighted a four-run fourth inning that was capped by Gavin Lux's RBI...
Biden Administration Proceeds with $1B Arms Sale to Israel, Aides Report
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides say. It's the first arms shipment to Israel to be pushed ahead since the administration put another arms transfer, consisting of 3,500...
US Unofficial Delegation to Attend Taiwan President’s Swearing-In, Testing China Ties
WASHINGTON — The White House will send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this weekend for the inauguration of the island’s democratically elected president, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, in a move that is certain to upset China but unlikely to draw excessive responses from Beijing as the two countries try...
Biden, Trump Agree to Debates in June and September, Logistics Pose Challenges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September, but there were no guarantees that they would happen as their camps appeared far apart on key details like the setting and ground rules for the potential face-offs....
Slovakian Prime Minister’s Facebook Indicates Life-Threatening Condition After Shooting
PRAGUE — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired...