SAN FRANCISCO — The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors combined for an NBA-record 48 3-pointers Sunday night. Golden State hit 27 and Dallas made 21 in the Mavericks' 143-133 victory at Chase Center. Thompson and Curry Lead 3-Point Barrage Klay Thompson connected for seven of the Mavs' 3-pointers facing...
Fresno Man Arrested After Stolen Truck Chase Ties Up Traffic on Clovis Avenue
A Fresno man is in custody after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen truck that ended in gridlocked traffic on Clovis Avenue Friday afternoon, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Dannie Rollins, 28, of Fresno, who is on post-release community supervision under California’s AB-109,...
Chargers Collapse in Second Half, Suffer Crushing Loss to Bucs
INGLEWOOD — By the time Justin Herbert threw his first interception in exactly three months late in the third quarter, the Los Angeles Chargers' second half against Tampa Bay was already unraveling into a nightmare. The Chargers never woke up from it in the Buccaneers' 40-17 victory Sunday. Los Angeles...
Superflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years
Our sun is a violent place. Bursts of radiation snap off the solar surface with the strength of millions of volcanic eruptions. Hot plasma churns and spews, streaming particles that can harm astronauts and satellites in space and damage electrical systems on the ground. They can also brighten our skies...
Drone Sightings Lead to Airspace Shutdown at Ohio Military Base, Arrests Near Boston Airport
BOSTON — More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston's Logan International Airport, as elected officials increased their push for action to identify and stop the mysterious unmanned flights. Drones flying around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...
Former FBI Informant Will Plead Guilty to Lying About Phony Bribery Scheme Involving Bidens
WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant is set to plead guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov is expected to make the plea in Los Angeles to...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts as Bitcoin Jumps to Another Record
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Monday ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve later this week that could set Wall Street’s direction into next year. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in morning trading, coming off its first losing week in the last four. The Dow...
Storms Across US Bring Heavy Snow, Dangerous Ice and a Tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S., with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York,...
Germany’s Scholz Loses a Confidence Vote, Setting up an Early Election in February
BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February. Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted...
Trump to Announce $100B SoftBank Investment in the US
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump will join SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his Florida home on Monday to announce that the Japanese company is planning to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump has in the past announced deals with much fanfare,...