Opinion by Nicholas Kristof on Dec. 8, 2024. The stunning collapse of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, a family business since the 1970s, is a geopolitical earthquake creating winners and losers around the world. First, the losers: — Iran is a big loser; Syria has been a close ally...
JD Vance, Elon Musk and the Future of America
Opinion by Ross Douthat on Dec. 7, 2024. Beneath all the furor around Donald Trump’s appointments — Matt Gaetz down and out, Pete Hegseth down but maybe coming back, the Kash Patel drama waiting in the wings — the most important figures in this administration’s orbit have not changed since...
Carlos Stewart Scores 18 as Santa Clara Sends Bulldogs to 4th Straight Loss
SANTA CLARA — Carlos Stewart scored 18 points as Santa Clara beat Fresno State 81-66 to hand the Bulldogs their fourth straight defeat on Saturday night. Stewart Leads Broncos' Offensive Charge Stewart shot 5-for-8 (including 3-of-4 from 3-point range) and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (5-5) in...
FLDS Leader With 20 ‘Wives’ Faces Sentencing for Criminal Sex Acts With Children
PHOENIX — A polygamous religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls faces decades in prison at his sentencing on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults. Samuel Bateman, whose small...
Chiefs Win 9th Straight AFC West Title, Edge Chargers on Bank-Shot Field Goal
KANSAS CITY — Andy Reid doesn't need to schedule a stress test anytime soon. He seems to get one every week. The Kansas City Chiefs coach saw his third-string kicker doink a 31-yard field goal off the left upright and through for a victory that secured the Chiefs' ninth straight...
Zelenskyy Open to Western Troops Providing Security for End to War in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia. The deployment would be a step toward Ukraine joining NATO,...
Supreme Court Rejects Wisconsin Parents’ Challenge to School Guidance for Transgender Students
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students. The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the parents' lawsuit. Three justices, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh...
Stephen Curry Scores 30, Dishes 8 Assists as Warriors Beat Timberwolves
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry sunk a 39-foot jumper from nearly halfcourt to beat the third-quarter buzzer and finished with 30 points and eight assists, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Sunday night in the teams' second meeting over three days. Curry found Jonathan Kuminga...
Without LeBron James, Lakers Roll Past Trail Blazers to End 3-Game Skid
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James. With James missing his first game of the season because of a left...
Madera Ranchos Residents Held at Gunpoint in Home Invasion
Madera County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a home invasion robbery that occurred Saturday evening in the Madera Ranchos area, the sheriff's office said in a statement. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., officers received a report of three masked men entering a residence near the intersection of Road 34 1/2 and Avenue...