After an eventful Thanksgiving spent with family and loved ones, students' realities are hitting when returning to campus. That's because final exams are around the corner. Those exams are coming on top of final projects and keeping up with assignments. But have no fear, a finals survival guide is here! ...
Albertsons Gives up on Kroger Merger and Sues the Grocery Chain for Failing to Secure Deal
Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement. The move came the day after two judges halted the merger in separate court cases. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne...
FIFA Awards 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia Amid Controversy and Concerns
ZURICH — Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men's soccer, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was...
Deebo Samuel Says Frustration Led to Now-Deleted Social Media Post About Lack of Opportunities
SANTA CLARA — The least productive four-game stretch of Deebo Samuel's career sent the frustrated wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers to social media. In a now-deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Samuel tried to give an explanation on why he has gained only 97 yards from...
Shortstop Willy Adames and San Francisco Giants Finalize $182 Million, 7-Year Contract
DALLAS — Willy Adames and San Francisco finalized a $182 million, seven-year contract on Tuesday, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career. It's a big splash by the Giants' new-look front office, which is now led by former All-Star catcher Buster Posey, who took...
Supreme Court Allows Investors’ Class Action to Proceed Against Microchip Company Nvidia
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit that accuses Nvidia of misleading investors about its past dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency to proceed. The court's decision Wednesday comes the same week that China said it is investigating the microchip company over...
Secretary of State Blinken Is Returning to the Mideast in His Latest Diplomatic Foray
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year but his first since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The upheaval in Syria has sparked new fears of instability in a region...
Atmospheric River Brings Weather Whiplash to East Coast as Bomb Cyclone Develops
PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. East Coast was beginning a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather on Wednesday that was rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone. Freezing Rain Gives Way to Deluge and High Winds Parts of Maine experienced freezing rain that...
Bulldog Women Faced USC and JuJu Watkins. How Did Fresno State Fare?
LOS ANGELES — Kiki Iriafen had 24 points and 12 rebounds, JuJu Watkins added 21 points and No. 5 Southern California defeated Fresno State 89-40 on Tuesday night for the Trojans' fifth win in a row. Iriafen and Watkins combined for 18 of USC's 22 free throws. Rayah Marshall had...
San Diego Sheriff Defies New Policy to Limit Cooperation With Immigration Officials
SAN DIEGO — The sheriff of the nation's fifth-largest county on Tuesday defied a new policy to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, setting up a showdown over a new obstacle to President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. County Supervisors Vote to Restrict Sheriff's Cooperation with ICE Earlier Tuesday, San...