■The lawsuit alleges the city is using the neighborhood as a containment zone for illegal drug use. ■The lawsuit includes five anonymous plaintiffs and entities that operate two hotels. ■The same lawyers also filed a new motion demanding a reduction in the number of tents in the Tenderloin. SAN FRANCISCO...
Judge Rejects Bid by Donald Trump to Throw Out Classified Documents Case on Constitutional Grounds
■The case involves classified records Trump took to Mar-a-Lago after his presidency. ■Unanswered questions remain about when the case might proceed to trial. ■Trump's lawyers challenged a statute on unauthorized retention of national defense information. FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump...
Federal Officials Say They’re Investigating a Tire Problem on an American Airlines Flight to LA
FORT WORTH, Texas — Federal officials are investigating an incident in which an American Airlines plane flying from Dallas to Los Angeles suffered a tire problem, just a week after a United Airlines jetliner lost a tire during takeoff. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that preliminary information indicated that...
Palestinian Leader Appoints Longtime Adviser as Prime Minister in the Face of Calls for Reform
■Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist, will head a technocratic government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. ■The appointment faces major obstacles, including strong opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ■Mustafa is tasked with re-unifying administration in the West Bank and Gaza, leading reforms, and fighting corruption. RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian...
Fresno’s Eric Kendricks Joins Cowboys After First Committing to Niners
■Former Hoover High star Eric Kendricks signs with the Dallas Cowboys. ■A free agent, Kendricks had initially committed to the San Francisco 49ers. ■Kendricks has eclipsed 100 tackles each of the past eight seasons. DALLAS — A change of heart from Eric Kendricks has helped the Dallas Cowboys fill one...
SpaceX Comes Close to Completing Test Flight of Mega Rocket but Loses Spacecraft Near End
■SpaceX nearly completes an hourlong test flight of its mega rocket. ■Contact with Starship was lost as it neared its goal, a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. ■Despite the loss, the test flight was considered a win by SpaceX and NASA. SpaceX came close to completing an hourlong test flight...
The United States Has Its First Large Offshore Wind Farm, With More to Come
■The South Fork Wind farm was built by Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and utility Eversource. ■South Fork can generate 132 megawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power over 70,000 homes. ■The Biden administration aims to generate enough offshore wind energy to power 10 million homes by 2030. America's...
16 SWAT Officers Hospitalized After Blast at Training Facility in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif. — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California's Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said. Two others had superficial wounds while the remaining 13 had dizziness and...
Biden Is Coming Out in Opposition to Plans to Sell US Steel to a Japanese Company
■Biden opposes U.S. Steel's sale to Nippon Steel, citing national interests. ■The opposition could impact Biden's reelection campaign. ■Concerns are raised over Nippon Steel's connections to China. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is coming out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying...
British High Court Rules Australian Computer Scientist Not Mysterious Bitcoin Founder as He Claims
■The ruling impacts Craig Wright's pending lawsuits based on his claim. ■The Crypto Open Patent Alliance brought the trial forward. ■Wright has used his claim to drive developers away from Bitcoin. LONDON — Britain's high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the mysterious...