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Brian Mulroney dies at 84; former Canadian prime minister forged strong ties with U.S.
The Progressive Conservative leader led his country for nearly a decade and was a key negotiator for the landmark U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement of 1988.
No. 17 Saint Mary’s on the verge of an outright WCC title after a midseason turnaround
The Gaels have won 20 of the past 21 games to move to the verge of denying perennial power Gonzaga a share of the regular-season conference title for just the...
Off the market: Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announces his marriage
The 29-year-old baseball star is Japan’s biggest celebrity, and there has always been curiosity around his personal life, which he has kept very private.
Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid
Israeli troops fired on a large crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed
Silicon Valley gaming giant Electronic Arts cutting about 5% of workforce
The video game maker said in a regulatory filing that its board approved a restructuring plan that includes the layoffs, as well as closing some offices or facilities.
A Northern California county ditched its Dominion vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
The conservative majority on the board of supervisors directed the county’s small election staff to count ballots by hand. Experts say that’s an unrealistic task, given the tens of thousands...
Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower’s stinking bloom in Golden Gate Park
Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once...
Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and has set a course for a...
Mitch McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November
The Kentucky senator said he plans to serve out his term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.”
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
At a November trial, the man known for his casual clothing and wild hair was convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges by a jury that wasn’t swayed by Bankman-Fried’s testimony.