MINNEAPOLIS — Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and a home run — his third in five games — to tie his career high with three extra-base hits and power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night. James Outman hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh...
Back-to-Back Champs UConn, Coach Hurley Show How to Succeed in NIL, Player Transfer Era
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies proved that even in the age of NIL and rampant player transfers, it's possible to build a program capable of winning back-to-back national titles. A few minutes after cutting down the nets on Monday night, the coach was already thinking about...
US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting Workforce
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 square miles (6,912 square kilometers) were charred...
California Homelessness: $24 Billion Spent, Little to Show for It
SACRAMENTO — California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years but didn’t consistently track whether the huge outlay of public money improved the situation, according to a state audit released Tuesday. With makeshift tents lining the streets and disrupting businesses in cities and towns throughout California,...
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Man’s Death in a Crash Involving Its Semi-Autonomous Driving Software
SANTA CLARA — Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software. The amount Tesla paid to settle the case was not disclosed in court documents filed Monday, just a day before...
Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Hit No. 1 on Billboard Country Albums Chart
NEW YORK — Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic “Act ll: Cowboy Carter”, hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964 inception. Chart-Topping Success The album also topped the all-genres Billboard...
Austin Tells Congress Israel Is Taking Steps to Boost Aid to Gaza as Lawmakers Question US Support
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress Tuesday that pressure on Israel to improve humanitarian aid to Gaza appears to be working, but he said more must be done, and it remains to be seen if the improvement will continue. “It clearly had an effect. We have seen changes...
NY Appeals Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Delay His April 15 Hush Money Trial
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off the historic trial. Justice Lizbeth González...
Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah, Which US Calls a Mistake
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu declared in a video statement...
Total Solar Eclipse Races Across North America as Clouds Part Along Totality
MESQUITE, Texas — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies. Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, as the moon swept in front of...