SEATTLE - Can't say the PAC-12 is making a comeback because it never really went away. The Conference of Champions was certainly in critical condition, but Oregon State and Washington State stood fast after the league collapsed in 2023 and vowed to keep it alive if a power conference invite...
Aaron Judge’s Homerless Streak Stretches to a Career-High 16 Games
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge's power outage set a personal record. Judge's homerless streak stretched to a career-high 16 games as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings on Thursday night. Judge, who leads the major leagues with 51 homers and 126 RBIs, went...
Mexican Cartel Leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges
NEW YORK — Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a powerful longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday to U.S. narcotics trafficking and murder charges. Participating in a court hearing through a Spanish-language interpreter, Zambada didn't speak, except to give yes-or-no answers to a judge's standard questions about...
When Political Memes Take on a Lie of Their Own
By the time the Arizona Republican Party’s digital billboards urging Phoenix residents to “EAT LESS KITTENS” and “Vote Republican!” went up on Tuesday, the story they referred to had already been widely debunked. The previous week, claims that Haitian immigrants were stealing and eating pet cats in Springfield, Ohio, had...
Make Politics Normal Again: If They Won’t, We Can
One's a felon, one's a cop, and I am just a guy trying to figure out his own life. Millennials remember when the late Sen. John McCain took the mic from an older woman to shut down her hateful remarks about then-Sen. Barack Obama. That kind of leadership stuck with...
A Scenic California Mountain Town Walloped by a Blizzard Is Now Threatened by Wildfire
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter snowstorms and menacing summer wildfires. Niko Rynard is currently evacuated from his home due to...
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
The mayor of the Ohio city at the center of a firestorm over immigration says that his town needs help — not the hate that has been stirred by politicians and extremists. “We are hurting,” the mayor of Springfield, Rob Rue, said in an interview with The New York Times...
2 Men Are Charged With Stealing a Famous Banksy Artwork From a London Gallery
LONDON — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday that Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, are alleged to have taken "Girl...
Tua Tagovailoa Is Dealing With Another Concussion. What We Know and What Happens Next
MIAMI GARDENS — Tua Tagovailoa is now dealing with the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming in the last two seasons. And there are now questions about his future — both short-term and long-term. The Miami Dolphins quarterback was hurt in his team's 31-10 loss...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Nears Records as It Closes a Big Week
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising closer to their records Friday as they finish out their fourth winning week in the last five. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in morning trading and just 0.7% below its all-time high set in July. It's roared to claw back almost all...