Former Sacramento Kings star Mike Bibby was hired to take over the struggling basketball team at Sacramento State. Athletic director Mark Orr announced the move on Tuesday, saying he believed that Bibby can help generate excitement for the program. "Since 2001, Sacramento has felt like home to me,” Bibby said...
Stanford Football Coach Fired After Alleged Mistreatment Investigation
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor following a report last week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers. General manager Andrew Luck announced the decision on Tuesday in his first major move since taking over in his role running the entire football program. “Since...
5 High-Level CDC Officials Are Leaving in the Latest Turmoil for the Public Health Agency
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency. The departures were announced at a meeting of agency senior leaders. The Atlanta-based CDC has two dozen centers and offices. The...
Napster Sold to Tech Commerce Company for $207 Million
NEW YORK — A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million. The tech startup announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform where...
Lakers Have a Full Roster Back on the Floor, yet Their Defense Is Missing in 3rd Straight Loss
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers have their full lineup back on the floor. Now, their defense has gone missing. The Lakers’ defense made a token appearance in the first half against Orlando on Monday night. But then, Los Angeles failed to guard the Magic’s Franz Wagner or Paolo...
What Is Signal, the Chat App Used by US Officials to Share Attack Plans?
LONDON — A magazine journalist's account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled. Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg detailed a discussion that happened over the Signal messaging app hours before...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts as Trump Media Soars Despite Discouraging Confidence
NEW YORK — Wall Street is holding steadier Tuesday after roaring the day before on hopes that President Donald Trump’s tariffs may not be as sweeping as earlier feared. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in morning trading after jumping 1.8% on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up...
US Consumer Confidence Tumbles to 12-Year Low
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence fell for the fourth straight month as Americans' anxiety about their financial futures declined to a 12-year low amid rising concern over tariffs and inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points in March to 92.9. Analysts were expecting...
Trump’s Social Security Pick Faces Scrutiny Over Privatization, Federal Layoffs
WASHINGTON — Frank Bisignano, a self-professed “DOGE person,” faces questions about whether the Trump administration plans to privatize Social Security as he appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday for his hearing to serve as commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Bisignano, a Wall Street veteran and one-time defender...
Israel Releases Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director After He Was Attacked by West Bank Settlers
HEBRON, West Bank — Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. He said they beat him in front of his home while filming the assault. Hamdan Ballal and the other directors of “No Other Land,” which...