SANTA CLARA — The past two weeks have exposed flaws on the San Francisco 49ers' defense that typically aren't an issue for what has been one of the league's top units. Fixing those problems will be an even bigger challenge now that star defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is likely out...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Heads for Another Record as Markets Rally Worldwide
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising toward another record on Thursday as financial markets around the world rally again. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in morning trading and on track to set an all-time high for the third time this week and the 42nd time this year. The...
Hearing on Trump Assassination Attempts Says Pennsylvania Failure Was With Secret Service
WASHINGTON — Members of a bipartisan House panel investigating the Trump assassination attempts suggested during their first hearing Thursday that the failures that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania were with the U.S. Secret Service, not local police. In his...
UNLV and Air Force to Remain in Mountain West With Financial Incentives, AP Source Says
LAS VEGAS - UNLV and Air Force have decided to remain in the Mountain West as the conference thwarted off attempts at further poaching by the Pac-12 and American Athletic Conference by offering financial incentives to its most prominent remaining members to stay, a person with knowledge of the decisions...
Giants Fall as Gallen Fans 11, Smith Homers to End Diamondbacks’ Skid
PHOENIX — Zac Gallen struck out 11 in six innings, pinch hitter Pavin Smith hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Up Next Giants: San Francisco has not named a starter for...
Hezbollah Targets Tel Aviv as Israel Moves Forces Toward Lebanon
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Lebanese militia Hezbollah on Wednesday fired a missile deep into Israel, targeting Tel Aviv for the first time, as the Israeli military called up two brigades of reserve soldiers and sent them north toward the border with Lebanon. The mobilization came as the military’s chief...
Exploding Pagers Deliver a Supply Chain Warning
The lethal detonation of hand-held pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah militants this past week in Lebanon demonstrated powerful spycraft, but it also raised questions about a gaping vulnerability in the global supply chain. That chain is astonishingly complex. So complex that it is probably beyond the powers of governments,...
Dodgers Edge Second-Place Padres, Can Clinch NL West With Win in Series Finale
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani singled in the go-ahead run before stealing his 56th base of the season in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night to move within a victory of clinching the NL West. The Dodgers increased their...
FTC Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a “vast surveillance” of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than most users realized. The findings come from a study of how nine companies — including Meta, YouTube...
Eric Adams Is Indicted After Federal Corruption Investigation
NEW YORK — Eric Adams, a retired police captain who was elected as New York City’s 110th mayor nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime, has been indicted in a federal corruption investigation, people with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. The indictment remained sealed Wednesday...