NEW YORK — If you're feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the...
Profar’s Tiebreaking 3-Run Double in 7th Inning Lifts Padres Over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Jurickson Profar broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run double, Jackson Merrill had three hits and the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Sunday to take two of three in their weekend series. Profar's bases-loaded drive off the center-field wall against J.P. Feyereisen...
Tesla Is Planning to Lay Off 10% of Its Workers After Dismal 1Q Sales
DETROIT — After reporting dismal first-quarter sales, Tesla is planning to lay off about a tenth of its workforce as it tries to cut costs, multiple media outlets reported Monday. CEO Elon Musk's Announcement CEO Elon Musk detailed the plans in a memo sent to employees. The layoffs could affect...
The Latest | World Leaders Urge Israel Not to Retaliate for the Iranian Drone and Missile Attack
World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the BBC on Monday the U.K. does not support a retaliatory strike, while French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris will try to...
US Shoots Down Iran-Launched Attack Drones as Biden Team Pledges ‘Support’ for Israel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his national security team monitored Iran’s aerial attack against Israel on Saturday as U.S. forces joined efforts to down explosive-laden drones launched by Tehran. With tensions at their highest since the Israel-Hamas war began six months ago, Biden pledged that American support for Israel's...
Teacher Appreciation Week Surprises That Educators Will Love
Day after day, during school hours and after the bell rings, the schools only work because teachers do. If an educator has ever made a difference in your life, you'll know that teachers are more than deserving of our appreciation. But how do you choose a meaningful gift that won't...
A Mission of Mercy, Then a Fatal Strike: How an Aid Convoy in Gaza Became Israel’s Target
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — It was hours after sundown when the eight aid trucks drove from the makeshift jetty, cobbled together from tons of wreckage left across Gaza by months of war. The trucks were escorted by three vehicles carrying aid workers from the World Central Kitchen, the...
California Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Fatal Freeway Shooting of 6-Year-Old Boy
SANTA ANA — A California man was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life for the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back of his mother's car on the freeway, prosecutors said. Marcus Eriz, now 27, was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court in Santa...
Israeli Settlers Rampage Through a West Bank Village, Killing 1 Palestinian and Wounding 25
JERUSALEM — Dozens of angry Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire. The rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others, Palestinian health officials said. The violence was the latest in an escalation in...
US Intelligence Finding Shows China Surging Equipment Sales to Russia to Help War Effort in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive...