WASHINGTON — Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Thursday to four months behind bars. He was the second Trump aide convicted of...
Deputies Find Six Bodies at Remote Mojave Desert Crossroads
EL MIRAGE — Deputies found the bodies of six people at a remote dirt crossroads in the Mojave Desert, a scene described as so grisly that Southern California TV stations blurred some of the images captured by their helicopters overhead. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a request for...
Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Employees in Its Gaming Division Following Activision Blizzard Buyout
NEW YORK — Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 million purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Microsoft’s 22,000-person...
US Warned Iran ISIS-K Was Preparing Attack Ahead of Deadly Blasts, American Official Says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan was preparing to carry out a terrorist attack before bombings in Kerman earlier this month that killed 95 people, a U.S. official said Thursday. The official, who was not authorized to comment and insisted...
Michigan’s Harbaugh Returns to NFL as Chargers Coach: Sources
COSTA MESA — Jim Harbaugh will be the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national championship since 1997, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke...
Russia Says a Plane With Ukrainian POWs Crashes, Killing All Aboard, and Accuses Kyiv of Downing It
A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine did not immediately confirm or deny...
2 US-Flagged Ships With Cargo for Defense Department Attacked by Houthi Rebels
JERUSALEM — Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire. The Attacks and Their Implications The attacks on the container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk...
Israeli Forces Have Destroyed Nearly 400 Schools and Universities in Gaza: Hamas
Israel's prosecution of its war against Hamas is crippling Palestinian schools and universities in Gaza. Last week, Al-Israa University said that Israeli forces blew up its main campus outside Gaza City. Video footage circulating online, apparently taken by a drone, showed the complex of buildings, about 8 kilometers (5 miles)...
Conference Title Games Are Old Hat for Chiefs and 49ers, but a Recent Rarity for Ravens, Lions
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks, and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. For the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, getting to the conference title game is becoming old hat. For the city of Baltimore and the Detroit Lions, being on this...
San Diegans Cry, Hug Outside Damaged Homes After Stunning Flash Floods
SAN DIEGO — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city's fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in stark contrast to its image as...