Former California congresswoman Katie Hill, who was ordered to pay attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she sued after the publication of intimate photos without her consent, has filed for bankruptcy protection. If successful, the move could allow Hill to avoid paying about $220,000 in...
Gavin Newsom Goes to Washington; 2024 Chatter Follows
As Gov. Gavin Newsom heads to Washington this week, speculation about his national political ambitions won't be far behind. The four-day swing, anchored to an award Newsom will receive on behalf of his home state Wednesday from an education group, will provide the Democratic governor with a national stage to...
In Mideast, Biden Cites ‘Bone Deep’ Bond Between US, Israel
Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a “bone deep” bond between the United States and Israel and pledging to strengthen economic connections between the two countries going forward. He did not mention one of the larger goals of his visit: assuring uneasy...
Preventative Fires Credited With Saving Yosemite Sequoias
A famed grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park survived its first wildfire in more than a century, thanks to efforts to regularly burn the undergrowth beneath the towering trees, a forest ecologist who toured the site said Tuesday. Small, intentionally lit fires over the past 50 years...
US Inflation Reached a New 40-Year High in June of 9.1%
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with higher borrowing costs to follow. Consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier,...
Trump Set up Rally After ‘Unhinged’ White House Meeting: Jan. 6 Probe
WASHINGTON — In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states' voting machines and then, in a last-ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for what turned into the...
Baby Stars, Dancing Galaxies: James Webb Telescope Captures New Cosmic Views
GREENBELT, Md. — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA's powerful new telescope. The unveiling from the $10...
Ukraine Reports Striking Russian Ammunition Depot in South
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military on Tuesday reported destroying a Russian ammunition depot in southern Ukraine, resulting in a massive explosion captured on social media, while authorities said the death toll from a weekend Russian strike in the country's east grew to 41. An overnight rocket strike targeted...
Pentagon: US Kills Islamic State Group Leader in Syria Drone Strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S. Central Command said in a news release that Maher al-Agal was killed Tuesday and an unidentified senior official in the Islamic State group was seriously injured. The...
Struggling Latino Students Should Be Priority, Leaders Say
Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades, leaders with the largest U.S. Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group said Monday. “There is funding there,” said Amalia Chamorro, who oversees educational policy for...