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...
Activist Investors Urge Macy’s to Create a Real Estate Unit Among Other Changes to Boost Stock
NEW YORK — Activist investor Barington Capital Group is calling on department store retailer Macy's to develop an internal real estate subsidiary, reduce capital expenditures, and explore strategic options for its Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury chains among other changes to boost its slumping stock, according to its proposal made public Monday....