WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support Tuesday for his chamber's emerging bipartisan gun agreement, boosting momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades. The Kentucky Republican said he hoped an outline of the accord, released...
Russians Control 80% of Contested City in Eastern Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern Ukrainian city of Sieverodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainian authorities are still trying to evacuate the wounded, a regional official said Tuesday. Serhiy Haidai, governor of the eastern Luhansk...
Wiggins Delivers at Both Ends to Put Warriors One Win From NBA Title
SAN FRANCISCO — Exhibiting determined confidence and grit all game, Andrew Wiggins single-handedly took the pressure off Stephen Curry and delivered the best game yet of his eight-year career. Now, the first-time All-Star is on the cusp of becoming a first-time NBA champion — and helping Curry capture yet...
What’s Next for Palestine? Could There Be a Leadership Change?
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official increasingly seen as a successor to the 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, says relations with Israel have gotten so bad that Palestinian leaders cannot go on with business as usual. But even if they are serious this time around, they...
Jan. 6 Panel Is Told Trump Was ‘Detached From Reality’ of Defeat
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials, and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president seemed “detached from reality” and kept clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the...
California Lawmakers OK Budget Over Newsom’s Objections
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Monday passed a $300 billion operating budget over the objections of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, highlighting disagreements among Democrats about how to spend a record-breaking surplus that, by itself, is more than most other states spend in a year. While Newsom does not support...
Suárez Tames Sonoma, Becomes NASCAR Cup’s First Mexican-Born Winner
SONOMA — Daniel Suárez had tears in his eyes for so many reasons Sunday after he realized a lifelong dream by crossing the finish line first at Sonoma Raceway. While Suárez was overjoyed to become the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race, he quickly felt...
Markets Tumble Worldwide as Bear Market Growls on Wall Street
NEW YORK — Fears about a possible recession are pounding markets Monday, and Wall Street's S&P 500 tumbled into the maw of what's known as a bear market after sinking more than 20% below its record set early this year. The S&P 500 dropped 2.4% in the first chance...
Will Battle of the Donbas Decide the Ukraine War?
Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor. With the conflict now in its fourth month, it's a high-stakes campaign that could dictate the course of the...
Kim Jung Un Orders Crackdown Amid North Korean Struggles
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top deputies have pushed for a crackdown on officials who abuse their power and commit other “unsound and non-revolutionary acts," state media reported Monday, as Kim seeks greater internal unity to overcome a COVID-19 outbreak and economic...