NEW YORK — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title. New York had moved closer to getting swept in the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit another first-inning home run....
Tulare County Sheriff’s ‘Operation Tractor Pull’ Uncovers Cross-Border Theft Ring
A sweeping investigation into stolen construction equipment has led to multiple arrests and the recovery of millions of dollars in stolen goods, the Tulare County Sherriff's Office reported. The probe, dubbed 'Operation Tractor Pull,' began in March 2024 when the sheriff’s office was alerted to a missing backhoe near Delano....
Fresno Council Will Vote on $700K Grant to Help Open Food Vendor Kitchen
Saying that other businesses benefit from city support, two Fresno city councilmembers are pushing to fund a commissary kitchen near downtown Fresno. The Fresno City Council is scheduled to vote on granting $700,000 to nonprofit Cultiva La Salud, to build the kitchen from the ground up. Councilmembers Luis Chavez and...
Man Who Attacked Paul Pelosi Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
David DePape, the intruder who broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi two years ago and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentencing by a San Francisco judge in state court brings to an end the legal...
Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets
Members of former President Donald Trump’s family, as well as Biden administration and State Department officials, were among those targeted by the China-linked hackers who were able to break into telecommunications company systems, according to people familiar with the matter. The sophisticated hacking operation has alarmed national security officials and...
Trump Hints at ‘Little Secret’ With House Republicans, Setting Off a Panic
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson was taking in former President Donald Trump’s grievance-fueled closing rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon when the main actor onstage turned to him and drew him into the drama. “I think with our little secret we’re going to do really well with the...
In This Biography, Mitch McConnell Hates Trump but Loves Power More
For months after the Jan. 6, 2021, rampage at the Capitol, the damaged window of Mitch McConnell’s office was left unrepaired, a graphic reminder of the moment when one of the rioters bashed the fortified glass with a flagpole. McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who was the Senate majority leader at...
New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall: The US Army Prepares for War With China
MAUNA LOA, Hawaii — Early one morning this month, 864 Army paratroopers bundled into C-17 transport planes at a base in Alaska and took off for a Great Power War exercise between three volcanic mountains on Hawaii’s Big Island. Only 492 made it. Some of the C-17s had trouble with...
Where Has All the Rain Gone? Bone-Dry October Strikes Much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than 100 different long-term weather stations in 26 states, including Alaska, are having their driest October on record, through Sunday, according...
Undecided Voters Tell Us About Their Biggest Worries
Until President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection, a large share of voters were unhappy with their choices for president. Today, the electorate as a whole is happier, but the uncommitted voters are still not, according to recent polling by The New York Times and Siena College in Arizona,...