Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace said she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to her side after her health...
How Fresno State Matches up Against Oregon State
Oregon State (1-0) at Fresno State (1-0), Saturday, 7:30 PDT, (CBS Sports Network) Line: Fresno State by 1.5 points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Fresno State leads 8-5. Game conditions: The Bulldogs expect a sellout crowd of 41,000 at Valley Children's Stadium. The temperature at kickoff is expected...
Record Heat Puts California in Energy Bind Over Shift from Oil and Gas
A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas. The heat wave that started more...
Defending Super Bowl Champion Rams Open as Underdogs
Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald, and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium. Somehow, they’re underdogs against the Buffalo Bills....
Shelling Resumes Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant, Despite Risks
Shelling resumed near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with the warring sides trading blame again on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency pressed for a safe zone there to prevent a catastrophe. Russian forces fired rockets and heavy artillery on the city of Nikopol, on the opposite bank of the...
Palestinian Detainee Ends Hunger Strike, Expects Release
A Palestinian detainee held by Israel without charge or trial said Wednesday that he is ending his nearly six-month hunger strike after reaching an agreement that will see him released in October. Lawyers and physicians had warned that the Khalil Awawdeh, a 40-year-old father of four from the occupied...
Wins — and Losses — Can Pile up With Sped-up Sports Betting
With legal sports betting in its fifth year in much of the U.S., things are getting much more intense, with increasing ways to bet and more opportunities to rapidly win — and lose — money. When the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams kick off the NFL season Thursday night...
Navy Wants New Destroyer With Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles
The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a young welder. Now, the Navy is getting ready to turn the page as it looks to a future ship brimming with lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with...
Fat Leonard’s Escape as Stunning as His Navy Bribery Case
Three weeks before he faced sentencing, the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history made an escape as stunning and brazen as the case itself: U-Haul trucks were seen at his home in a tony San Diego neighborhood before...
Liz Truss: An Heir to Thatcher Intent on Shaking up Britain
As a child, Liz Truss marched in demonstrations against Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. As an adult, she came to admire Britain’s first female leader — and now she is about to enter No. 10 Downing St. with a Thatcherite zeal to transform the U.K. Truss, Britain’s foreign secretary, was named...