NEW YORK — Coco Gauff is still a teenager, after all, and so it should surprise no one that she was on her phone in the locker room, scrolling through social media, right up until 10 minutes before heading out on court for the U.S. Open final. What the 19-year-old from Florida was...
Lynch’s Leg Averts Upset, Lifts Bulldogs to Double OT Win
Dylan Lynch kicked a 25-yard field goal in the second overtime and Fresno State escaped with a 34-31 victory over FCS-member Eastern Washington on Saturday night. Lynch also kicked a 44-yard field goal with 6 minutes, 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 24-all, forcing...
Afghanistan Is the Fastest-Growing Maker of Meth, Drug Agency Says
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The country is also a major opium producer and heroin source, even though the Taliban declared a war on narcotics after they returned to power in August 2021. The United Nations’...
Why the United Auto Workers Union Is Poised to Strike Major US Car Makers This Week
DETROIT — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble. Shawn Fain, the...
A US Navy Veteran Got Unexpected Help While Jailed in Iran. Once Released, He Repaid the Favor
WASHINGTON — Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an English-speaking Iranian, approached him in the courtyard for a conversation. The American did not reveal much at first, but it was the beginning of an unlikely friendship between White, a Navy veteran...
McCarthy Juggles Government Shutdown and Biden Impeachment Inquiry as House Returns
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas last week to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority. But beneath the whirlwind of activity is...
Bells Toll as the U.S. Marks 22 Years Since 9/11, From Ground Zero to Alaska
NEW YORK — Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded around the country as Americans looked back Monday on the horror and legacy of 9/11. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil....
CA Lawmakers Vote to Fast-Track Low-Income Housing on Church Lands
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are debating nearly 1,000 bills during the hectic final two weeks of the Legislative session. Here’s action taken by the California Legislature Thursday: Affordable Housing on Church Lands Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California could soon turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income...
Prosecutors Seeking New Indictment for Hunter Biden Before End of September
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The filing came in a gun possession case in which Hunter Biden was accused of having a firearm while being a drug user,...
Teen’s Death Exposes Dangers of Social Media’s One Chip Challenge
WORCESTER, Mass. — The family of a teenager who died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip as part of a social media challenge will gather to remember the promising basketball player at a vigil Friday while they await word from Massachusetts authorities about what caused his death. Harris Wolobah...