DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 119-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Jokic fell four assists shy of his NBA-leading ninth triple-double of the season. The reigning league MVP remained tied with Magic...
Supreme Court Latest: Justices Hear Arguments on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The nation's top court will be weighing whether Tennessee's law violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, requiring that people...
Tulare County Explosion Burns Man, Destroys Fifth-Wheel Trailer
A man suffered second-degree burns after an explosion destroyed a fifth-wheel trailer early Wednesday morning, the Tulare County Fire Department said in a statement. Tulare County Fire Department crews responded just after midnight to a report of an explosion. They found the trailer heavily damaged and the injured man outside....
Meet Lamb Chop, America’s Hottest Dog Toy
Most toys that cross Foxie’s path rarely last. Rope toys are torn to shreds. Squeaky ones fall silent in her paws. Stuffies lose their eyes and ears once Foxie’s 12-pound frame gets hold of them. But when Andy Batdorf and his partner gave their senior Yorkie-Maltese mix a soft, miniature...
US Senators Are Set to Grill Officials From 5 Airlines Over Fees for Seats and Checked Bags
A U.S. Senate panel planned to take aim at airline executives Wednesday for the carriers' growing use of fees for early boarding, better seats and other comforts that used to be part of the ticket price. The panel's chairman, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he thinks the federal government should...
Stock Market Today: Tech Stocks and AI Pull Wall Street Toward More Records
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are rising toward more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in morning trading to add to what looks to be one of its best years of the millennium. It's on...
Dos Palos Teacher Dies After She Was Bitten by a Bat Inside a Classroom
A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies, officials and the woman's friend said. In the wake of Leah Seneng's death on Nov. 22, public health officials are warning the public about the dangers of bats, which...
The UnitedHealthcare CEO Has Been Shot and Killed Outside a New York City Hotel, Source Says
NEW YORK — Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan where he was scheduled to speak at an investor meeting Wednesday morning, according to a person briefed on the investigation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not...
Trump Considers DeSantis for the Pentagon With Hegseth Under Pressure Over Allegations: AP
WASHINGTON — The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Pentagon, is under pressure as senators who would need to confirm him weigh a series of allegations that have surfaced against him. Hegseth's mother appeared on Fox News on Wednesday to defend her son, who faces...
California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts Roll Out Statewide
California's new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state's most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on Dec. 1, state officials are...