Newly filed court documents in the downtown Sacramento shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others reveal that three of the dead had been involved in the gang dispute that led to the massive shootout, with at least one of them firing a weapon. Documents filed Friday by Sacramento...
Biden to Require US-Made Steel, Iron for Infrastructure
The Biden administration is taking a key step toward ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material. New guidance issued Monday requires that the material purchased — whether it's for a bridge, a...
Russian Strikes Kill at Least 7 in Lviv, Ukrainians Report
LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded a multitude of other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country’s defenses ahead of an all-out assault on the east. At least...
Palestinians and Israeli Police Clash at Major Holy Site
Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands gathered for prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded — Palestinians threw rocks and Israeli police responded with tear gas in what was the most...
Modest-Income Buyers Being Priced out of New-Vehicle Market
Two years after the pandemic tore through the economy, America’s auto market looks something like this: Prices are drastically up. Supply is drastically down. And gasoline costs drastically more. The result? A widening disparity between the richest buyers and everyone else. The most affluent buyers keep plunking down big...
French Presidential Campaign Spotlights Muslim Headscarves
Muslim headscarves, a perennial issue in France, took center stage in the country's presidential campaign Friday amid far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s push to ban them in the country that has western Europe's largest Muslim population. Both she and rival Emmanuel Macron, the frontrunner in polls as he seeks...
California Delays Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate for Schools
California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won't happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday. Last year, California was the first state to announce it would require all schoolchildren to receive the coronavirus vaccine. But it hasn't happened yet...
State Lawyer Alleges Newsom Interfered in Activision Lawsuit
A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard. Bloomberg reported that Melanie Proctor, assistant chief counsel with California's Department of Fair Employment and...
US Official: Russian Warship Was Hit by Ukrainian Missile
A senior U.S. defense official says the U.S. believes the Russian guided-missile cruiser warship that sank Thursday in the northern Black Sea had been struck by at least one Ukrainian anti-ship missile, as claimed by the Kyiv government. Pentagon officials had previously said they could not confirm the Ukrainian...
After Losing Warship, Russia Says Attacks on Kyiv Will Escalate
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s Defense Ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in response to Ukraine’s alleged aggression on Russian territory, an ominous warning that followed Moscow's stinging symbolic loss of its navy's flagship in the Black Sea. The threat of intensified attacks on Kyiv...