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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker McCarthy says he’ll direct House to open impeachment inquiry into President Biden over family business dealings.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase at Apple’s Cupertino California, headquarters comes as
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to endorse moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as he faces mounting pressure from his right flank to take action with the House returning Tuesday for a disruptive fall agenda. McCarthy is planning to convene
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most recent venture into the global sports scene — purchasing a stake in the Professional Fighters League — is yet another example of the oil-rich kingdom using athletics to increase its influence. The purchase was relatively modest — $100 million according to the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase at Apple’s Cupertino California, headquarters comes as the company is mired
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Louis C.K. came to the Toronto International Film Festival six years ago with the hotly anticipated “I Love You, Daddy,” just as allegations of sexual misconduct against the comedian were gaining new prominence. The movie sold at TIFF for $5 million, but before it could reach
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Napa, California. Course: Silverado Resort and Spa (North). Yardage: 7,213. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Max Homa. FedEx Cup champion: Viktor Hovland. Last tournament: Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship. Notes: This starts
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest tech antitrust trial in 25 years begins as the U.S. government targets Google’s search dominance.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about the future of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. The holidays,
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Randal Grichuk drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 8-5 on Monday night. Brandon Drury gave the Angels a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer in the top of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. lined a single in front of sliding center fielder Myles Straw in the 10th inning to drive in Blake Sabol with the winning run, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Monday night. The comeback victory kept the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek rallied to beat 17-year-old qualifier Clerive Ngounoue 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Monday night at the Barnes Tennis Center. Ngounoue had won two qualifying matches during the weekend and was hoping to win her first WTA main
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Randal Grichuk drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 8-5 on Monday night. Brandon Drury gave the Angels a 5-3 lead with a two-run homer in the top of
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Some of the most high-profile urban areas in the U.S. gained population on Tuesday. But it’s not because of a sudden flood of moving trucks into Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco. Rather, the U.S. Census Bureau corrected errors made in the population and housing counts of urban areas that
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Ken Waldichuk pitched six hitless innings in relief and Brent Rooker hit the first of three home runs by the Oakland Athletics in their 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Houston, which has a two-game lead in the AL West over Texas, fell to 9-2 against the last-place A’s
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers are poised to win major salary increases after labor unions flexed their collective muscle in the state’s Democratic-led Legislature on Monday following a summer of high-profile strikes in the entertainment and hospitality industries. Most of the state’s 500,000 fast food workers
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Major corporations from oil and gas companies to retail giants would have to disclose their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those that come from activities like employee business travel under legislation passed Monday by California lawmakers, the most sweeping mandate of its
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sweeping California bill to make big businesses disclose climate emissions passes state Assembly, clearing a key hurdle.
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