STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for giving us the first split-second glimpse into the superfast world of spinning electrons, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or disease diagnoses. The award went to French-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier, French scientist Pierre Agostini,...
GOP Civil War Results in McCarthy Becoming First Speaker Ousted in a House Vote
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the...
Unbeaten 49ers Turn Focus to Sunday Night Showdown vs. Cowboys
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers hadn't had time to bask in the glow of their fourth straight win to open the season when the attention turned to next week. Sure, a 4-0 start with at least 30 points in every game was reason for encouragement for the 49ers,...
Search Ends for Missing Swimmer After Unconfirmed Report of Shark Attack Near SF
POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE — Authorities searched a remote section of Point Reyes National Seashore on Monday for a swimmer missing since a possible shark attack during the weekend. The swimmer was reported missing late Sunday morning near Point Reyes, northwest of San Francisco Bay, said U.S. Coast Guard Petty...
Congress Urged to Quickly Take up New Aid Package Before Ukraine Loses Ground in Counteroffensive
WASHINGTON — Ukraine had little reason to celebrate when U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown. The measure didn't include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. Now the Pentagon, White House and European allies are urging Congress...
Pope Suggests Blessings for Same-Sex Unions Possible in Response to Conservative Cardinals
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday published a letter Francis wrote to...
Cryptocurrency ‘Wunderkind’ Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Decades in Prison as Trial Begin
NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried, a tech wunderkind who once promoted his FTX digital coin exchange as a safe way for regular people to get into cryptocurrency, faces the start of a criminal trial over allegations that he cheated thousands of customers. Jury selection begins Tuesday in New York in...
Hunter Biden Returns to Court in Delaware and Is Expected to Plead Not Guilty to Gun Charges
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden is due back Tuesday in a Delaware courtroom, where he's expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges that emerged after his earlier deal collapsed. The president's son is facing charges that he lied about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to...
Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Motion to Oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Throwing House Into New Turmoil
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after a conservative member of his own Republican majority, a longtime critic, moved to launch a vote to oust him from the helm. Late Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., rose in the chamber as the...
Is McCarthy Done as Speaker? Dems Team With GOP’s Hard Right to Force Vote
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership is now seriously at risk after the House voted Tuesday to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. The narrow vote forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful...