SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins scored 24 points, Dennis Schroder added 17, and the undermanned Golden State Warriors held off the Memphis Grizzlies 121-113 on Saturday night in the latest testy matchup between the rivals. Lindy Waters III scored 16 with four 3-pointers off the bench on a night the...
Israel Helps Former Soldier Flee Brazil Over Probe of Alleged Gaza War Crimes
JERUSALEM — Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers' social media posts. Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday said it had helped the former soldier safely...
Crawford Excels, but Bulldogs Remain Winless in MW With Loss at Utah State
Fresno State junior forward Alex Crawford scored 19 of his career-high 26 points after intermission and blocked two shots, but the Bulldogs fell, 89-83, at Utah State on Saturday. The Bulldogs dropped to 4-11 overall and 0-4 in Mountain West men's basketball while the conference-co-leading Aggies improved to 14-1 and...
Higher Social Security Payments Coming for Millions of Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday plans to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights...
With a Nod to Her Mentor Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Barbara Lee Exits Congress as a Renegade Herself
WASHINGTON — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her Southern California cheerleading squad. During the Democrat's more than two decades in Congress, she has been the only Black woman...
EV Demand Leads Automakers to Strong 2024 Finish
Automakers closed 2024 with strong sales in the United States in the final three months of the year, helped by a surge in demand for electric models. The gains were led by General Motors, which said Friday that its fourth-quarter sales rose 21% from a year earlier, to more than...
Why 2025 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Mayor Karen Bass and LA
Here comes the hard part. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has plenty to be proud of in her first two years as the chief executive of the largest city in the largest state in America. Violent crime is down. Public transit ridership has fought its way back up. She's replaced...
From Georgia to Washington, Memorials Trace Jimmy Carter’s Life
AMERICUS, Ga. — In a few days, Jimmy Carter will be celebrated in a towering cathedral in Washington by fellow American presidents, noted humanitarians and other world leaders. But before all of that, a hearse carrying the remains of Carter, the nation’s 39th president, paused Saturday outside a farmhouse in...
Is Your Car Spying on You? What It Means That Tesla Shared Data in Las Vegas Explosion
NEW YORK — Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk's company was impressive,...
Can California Keep ICE Away from Schools? Lawmakers Want to Try as Crackdowns Loom
California lawmakers are proposing steps to protect K-12 students and families from mass deportations — although the real value of those proposals may be symbolic. A pair of bills in the Legislature — AB 49 and SB 48 — aim to keep federal agents from detaining undocumented students or their...