LOS ANGELES — Ten things to remember about O.J. Simpson, the NFL running back-turned actor who was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend. The family announced on Simpson’s official X account — formerly Twitter — that Simpson died Wednesday after battling prostate cancer. Simpson’s attorney confirmed to TMZ...
Great Team Effort Leads Giants to a 7-1 Win Over Nationals
SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Ahmed and Tyler Fitzgerald had three hits apiece and Jordan Hicks allowed one run in six innings as the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game series sweep with a 7-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Hicks (2-0) has allowed one earned run or less...
OJ Simpson, Fallen Football Hero Acquitted of Murder in ‘Trial of the Century,’ Dies at 76
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. The family announced on Simpson's official X account that Simpson died Wednesday...
New Version of Scrabble Aims to Make the Word-Building Game ‘Inclusive’
NEW YORK — Scrabble is getting a bit of a makeover, at least in Europe. Mattel has unveiled a double-sided board that features both the classic word-building game and Scrabble Together, a new rendition designed to be accessible “for anyone who finds word games intimidating." This new version, which is...
Tara VanDerveer Retires as Stanford Women’s Hoops Coach After Setting NCAA Wins Record This Year
STANFORD — Tara VanDerveer gave her time and energy to a young Dawn Staley behind the scenes years before the South Carolina coach started winning championships or delivering an improbable undefeated season. The Hall of Fame Stanford coach did the same for her Pac-12 rivals. For Cori Close. For Lindsay...
Former Trump Executive Allen Weisselberg Sentenced to 5 Months in Jail for Lying
NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York’s attorney general. Weisselberg, 76, was escorted out of...
6 Former Mississippi Law Officers Sentenced in State Court for Torture of 2 Black Men
BRANDON, Miss. — Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court. The state sentences did not add time to the...
College Students Are Flocking to the Marriage Pact, Mostly for Fun, but Some Find Lasting Love
NEW YORK — It's the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they're not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned that dusty...
Court Upholds CA’s Authority to Set Nation-Leading Vehicle Emission Rules
SACRAMENTO — California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
Trump Says Jewish Voters Backing Biden ‘Should Have Their Head Examined’
ATLANTA — Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the mental fitness of Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framed this year's election as a referendum on the strength of Christianity in the U.S., part of his sharp-edged continuing appeal to evangelical conservatives who are a critical element of his political base. Speaking...