FOXBOROUGH — If Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has given any thought to the possibility of clinching a playoff berth in his first season with the team with a win at New England on Saturday, he isn't letting it show. "Just attacking, that's our mindset. Win the next game,"...
Lions Head Into NFC Title Game Rematch vs. 49ers Seeking Top Seed
SANTA CLARA — Dan Campbell stood at the podium after Detroit blew a 17-point lead to San Francisco in last season's NFC title game and talked about how that might have been the Lions' only shot at reaching the Super Bowl. The coach knew how difficult it would be to...
Gavin Newsom Faces National Spotlight: 2024 Year in Review
As President Joe Biden's re-election campaign imploded this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom was at the center of the furor. He became arguably the most prominent and forceful surrogate for Biden through the chaos that followed the president's debate debacle in June, championing Biden in interviews and on the campaign trail...
Azerbaijani Minister Says Plane That Crashed Was Hit From the Outside, Possibly by a Weapon
An Azerbaijani minister suggested Friday that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor testimony indicating that the plane was struck from the outside. The statement from Rashad Nabiyev raised pressure on Russia. Officials in Moscow have said a drone attack was...
China Sanctions 7 Companies Over US Military Assistance to Taiwan
BEIJING — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. The sanctions also come in response to the recent approval of the U.S. government's...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.
Since the late 1990s, drug companies have spent tens of billions of dollars on television ads, drumming up demand for their products with cheerful jingles and scenes of dancing patients. Now, some people up for top jobs in the incoming Trump administration are attacking such ads, setting up a clash...
Man Indicted in Burning Death of Woman Inside a New York City Subway Train, Prosecutors Say
NEW YORK — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, a prosecutor said on Friday, as authorities continue working to confirm the victim's identity. The indictment comes days after Sebastian Zapeta's arrest and...
What Sacramento Still Doesn’t Get About UC Merced
The misleading and misguided op-ed “UC Merced turns 20 years old yet remains California’s awkward stepchild” details a recent report from Sacramento that paints UC Merced as the black sheep of the UC system, lacking in economic impact and demanding too much aid. But what Sacramento bureaucrats and a CalMatters...
Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits and Denials Alongside the Killer in UHC CEO Death, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll. In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slips as Technology Stocks Drag on Market
NEW YORK — Stocks fell in morning trading Friday as Wall Street closes out a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, with more than 80% of stocks in the benchmark index losing ground. Still, the index is managing to hold onto a modest gain for the week. The Dow...