SACRAMENTO — The nation's most populous state is growing again. California gained population last year for the first time since 2019, according to a new estimate released Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration. Population Increase and Previous Decline The net increase of just over 67,000 residents in 2023 — a...
Netanyahu Promises to Enter Rafah Regardless of a Deal, Amid Ongoing Negotiations With Hamas
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Netanyahu's comments...
Protesters Take Over Columbia University Building in Escalation of Israel-Hamas War Demonstrations
NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide. Protesters on Columbia's...
Tesla’s Stock Leaps on Reports of Chinese Approval for the Company’s Driving Software
NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. Musk met with a senior government official in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the...
3 Law Officers Killed, 5 Others Wounded Trying to Serve Warrant in North Carolina, Authorities Say
Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday in North Carolina, home, police said. The officers were first shot at by the wanted suspect as they approached...
Less Alcohol, or None at All, Is a Path to Better Health
It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy...
Clear Encampment or Face Suspension, Columbia University Tells Israel-Hamas War Protesters
NEW YORK — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension. Columbia activists defied the 2 p.m....
Oklahoma Towns Hard Hit by Tornadoes Begin Long Cleanup After 4 Killed in Weekend Storms
SULPHUR, Okla. — Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a destructive outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S. Punishing storms that began late Saturday in Oklahoma injured at least 100...
Trump and DeSantis Meet to Make Peace and Discuss Fundraising for the Former President’s Campaign
NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, marking a detente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos. Meeting to Bury the Hatchet The meeting,...
United Auto Workers Reaches Deal With Daimler Truck, Averting Potential Strike in North Carolina
The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers. Details of the Agreement The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company on Friday evening, just before the expiration of...