President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded two national monuments in California following calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres (48,562 hectares) of important cultural and environmental land. The designations play a role in federal and state goals to conserve 30%...
Boxer Ryan Garcia Denies Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs After Beating Devin Haney
NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia denied using performance-enhancing drugs in a video posted on social media Wednesday night after ESPN reported that he had tested positive for a banned substance. Garcia defeated Devin Haney, a former amateur rival, by majority decision on April 20 in New York. Garcia knocked Haney...
Yamamoto Shines Again as Dodgers Blank Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings, rookie Andy Pages hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Wednesday night. Yamamoto (3-1) continues to pitch well in his first big-league season after signing a $325...
Peloton Cutting About 400 Jobs Worldwide; CEO McCarthy Stepping Down
Peloton is cutting about 400 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring effort and its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after two years as the company continues to work on turning around its business. Shares slid 12%, to $2.81. Peloton has been working on a significant rebranding since last...
Senators Want Limits on Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology for Airport Screening
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, expressing concerns about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. Call for Oversight on Facial Recognition Use In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on...
Biden Says ‘Order Must Prevail’ on Campuses, but He Won’t Send National Guard
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. “Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.” Biden...
Police Dismantle UCLA Tent Camp, Take Pro-Palestinian Protesters Into Custody
LOS ANGELES — Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday morning at the University of California, Los Angeles, after hundreds of protesters defied orders to leave. Some people were detained, their hands bound with zip ties. The action came after officers spent hours threatening...
Biden Stays Quiet Amid Gaza Protests, College Police Clashes
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats. Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and...
Duane Eddy, Twangy Guitar Hero of Early Rock, Dead at Age 86
NEW YORK — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and “Peter Gunn” helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians, has died at age 86. Eddy died of cancer...
Trump Calls Judge ‘Crooked’ After Facing a Warning of Jail Time if He Violates a Trial Gag Order
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. Trump's remarks at events in the battleground...