LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain's Brexit impasse after lawmakers moved to block his plan to leave the European Union next month without a divorce deal. But Parliament delivered Johnson his third...
Road Magic Vanishes for Fresno State Basketball Team
The Fresno State men's basketball didn't pull off a miracle this time. No road magic. No tenacious defense. No capitalizing on an opponent's mistakes. Fresno State fell to Colorado State on Saturday in Fort Collins — and out of a share of the Mountain West Conference lead. J.D. Paige scored...
Tony Thurmond Is the New Schools Chief. Now What?
With bucks and boots on the ground from California teachers’ unions, Bay Area Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond declared victory Saturday as California’s new superintendent of public instruction, an outcome that essentially endorses the labor-backed education establishment in the state. Thurmond, who had lagged in early returns, had a margin of...
Dialysis Companies Spend $111 Million to Kill Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO — Dialysis companies have contributed an extraordinary $111 million and counting to defeat a California ballot initiative that would cap their profits, the most any one side has spent on a U.S. ballot issue since at least 2002. A $5 million donation this week from dialysis provider Fresenius Medical...