LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves scored 30 points and Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 125-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Dorian Finney-Smith added 15 points while hitting four 3-pointers for the Lakers, who extended their home...
White House Says Trump, Putin Will Seek Limited Ceasefire on Energy, Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the White House. The White House described it as the first step in a “movement to peace” it...
Steve Kerr Committed to Finding Stephen Curry a Rest Day, Insists Superstar Guard Is Exhausted
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry needs a break, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr is going to make it a priority to find some rest for his superstar. Two games after becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 3-pointers and three days after his 37th birthday, Curry struggled...
Residents Pick Up the Pieces After Devastating Storms Scour the US South and Midwest
PLANTERSVILLE, Ala. — Kim Atchison was hunkered down in her grandmother's storm shelter with her 5-year-old grandson Saturday night in their tiny Alabama hometown of Plantersville when her husband and son raced in. "Get down; get all the way down to the bottom of the cellar," they told her, saying...
Stock Market Today: Back Down Goes Wall Street as Big Tech Resumes Its Slide
NEW YORK — Back down goes Wall Street, and its former superstars are once again leading the way on Tuesday. The S&P 500 is down 1.3% in midday trading. It's the latest swerve in a scary ride where it tumbled by 10% from its record and then rallied for two...
Yamamoto, Ohtani Deliver in Japan as Dodgers Beat Cubs in MLB Opener
TOKYO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome. Playing in front of their home country, Yamamoto and...
Why Did Netanyahu End the Gaza Ceasefire?
The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to get out of the ceasefire with Hamas that he agreed to in January. Since the start of the war, Netanyahu has faced dueling, possibly...
Trump Calls for Impeaching Federal Judge Who Ruled Against His Deportations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal judge who tried to stop his deportation plans should be impeached, escalating his conflict with a judiciary that's been one of the few restraints on his administration's aggressive plans. Trump has routinely criticized judges, especially as they limit his efforts...
Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill More Than 400 and Shatter Ceasefire With Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, and shattering a ceasefire in place since January with its deadliest bombardment in a 17-month war with Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes, which killed...
Putin and Trump Will Speak on Tuesday About the War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a possible pivot point in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy. Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida...