ROME — The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known, seizing some $1.5 billion worth of ethereum from a Dubai-based firm. The theft earlier this month targeting Bybit, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, represents yet another involving a...
Trump to Impose New Tariffs Starting Tuesday on Mexico, Canada, and China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China. Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said that illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United...
49ers Start Contract Talks With Purdy, Let Samuel Seek Trade
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said the team has begun negotiations with quarterback Brock Purdy about a long-term contract and believes both sides want to get a deal done. Purdy’s contract extension is one of the main items on the offseason to-do list for San Francisco. He is nearing...
Man Angry Over Chinese Spy Balloon Gets 4 Years Probation for Threatening McCarthy
BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana man avoided prison and was sentenced to four years of probation on Wednesday for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset with the government for not shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over the defendant’s home city. Richard Rogers,...
Thousands of UC Workers Go on Strike Alleging Unfair Bargaining Tactics
SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands of University of California physician assistants, optometrists, and other health care and custodial workers went on strike Wednesday over alleged unfair labor practices and staffing shortages. The strikes by two unions representing nearly 60,000 health care and service workers are separate and come after...
Gene Hackman, 95, Wife Betsy Arakawa, and Their Dog Found Dead in New Mexico Home
SANTA FE, N.M. — Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not disclose how they died and said an investigation was ongoing. Hackman, 95, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slips After Nvidia Swings to a Loss
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower Thursday, and Wall Street remains subdued following a rough run where worries about the economy rattled the market. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in morning trading after giving up an early, modest gain. It's coming off a painful stretch where...
Advice to CA Schools on Trump’s DEI Crackdown: Do Nothing for Now
California's K-12 schools are getting some clarity on how to handle the Trump administration's sweeping orders to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The answer is: Do nothing. Not yet, anyway. "Time to take a breath. Just because Trump ordered it, doesn't mean it's going to happen," Noelle Ellerson Ng,...
California Lacks the Capacity to Store Water From Atmospheric Rivers
President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California's deadly and destructive wildfires. However, Trump's specific complaints are not grounded in hydrologic or managerial reality — such as...
Saints GM and Coach Signal They Plan to Stick With QB Derek Carr
INDIANAPOLIS— New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis sees 11-year veteran quarterback Derek Carr as “a guy we can win with, and we’re excited about it.” Loomis made those comments on Wednesday to a small group of New Orleans-based reporters who traveled to Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine. Carr...