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SAN JOSE – A slow start to the first day of NHL free agency for the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday later turned into a signing spree as the team added veteran forwards Adam Gaudette and Philipp Kurashev and defenseman John Klingberg …

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. …

PHOENIX — Even as the Giants struggle through a cold spell, president of baseball operations Buster Posey gave manager Bob Melvin his vote of confidence on Tuesday afternoon. The Giants announced before their game in Arizona against the Diamondbacks that …

Maybe Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have given up on trying to convince the world that they always enjoyed a particularly close relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth II, even after they suggested on global TV that she ran an …

6001 Harbord Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 6000 block of Harbord Drive in Oakland was sold on April 25, 2025 for $3,675,000, or $954 per square foot. The house, built in 1930, has an interior …

WALNUT CREEK — It was the kind of phone call that stays with a person for life. A teen girl dialed up the climate and culture supervisor at her school to tell him two things: She was pregnant, and she …

By Luke Fortney, The New York Times In 2020, Fernando Strohmeyer was scrolling through Reddit in the back of Aunt Ginny’s, a dive bar in Queens, New York, when a video of someone making a homemade Crunchwrap Supreme caught his …

The Nuggets got rid of Michael Porter Jr. and still might’ve found a way to increase their league-worst 3-point volume anyway. Free agent guard Tim Hardaway Jr. has agreed to a one-year veteran minimum contract with Denver, a league source …

Once seen as a strange fit for the city, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race has become a staple on the city’s sports calendar. But 2025 could be the last edition of the race, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, …

The city of Chicago made almost $90 million in legal payouts in 2024, with most of it going to cover overturned convictions, the Law Department announced in an annual report Monday. The report, which updates the public on the city’s …

After public on-site voting, Shedd Aquarium’s newest otter will now go by the name Jade. The name received 554 votes out of 2,000 ballots cast in-person at the aquarium Wednesday. Jade is a 3-year-old rescued female nonreleasable southern sea otter …

Northwestern University President Michael Schill is set to once again appear before a congressional committee looking into the school’s efforts to combat antisemitism on campus, a university spokesperson said. Schill will sit for a “transcribed interview” with the House Committee …

More than two years ago, Jacqui Korvas Michels kissed her dead dog Barry goodbye and turned to nurse her other dog through five surgeries. She says a man shot the two black dogs — without any consequences — behind her …

A Pasadena neighborhood continued to reel this week from a weekend federal immigration arrest that landed a mother in federal detention, left a family in disbelief and a community more unsettled after multiple apprehensions in recent weeks. Nearly 200 people …

Beong-Soo Kim, USC’s senior vice president and general counsel, was officially elevated to interim university president today with the departure of Carol Folt. “It is a privilege to begin serving as USC’s interim president today,” Kim wrote in a message …

HERMOSA BEACH — It was appropriate that Dalton Knecht’s meet-and-greet as part of his partnership with El Pollo Loco happened when it did. Because it was exactly a year ago to the date from last Thursday that the Lakers used …

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JOSEPH WILSON PARIS (AP) — Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century, the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and hundreds of French schools shut on Tuesday as Europe sizzled …

By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Trump administration rules that give millions of people a shorter timeframe to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s health care coverage are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors around …

The Kings had an active day in the free agent market Tuesday, adding a pair of wingers, two defenseman and a goalie. The most notable acquisition is longtime nemesis Corey Perry on a one-year deal. Perry, 40, won the Hart …

Q: The tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump badly impact our business. We are worried we won’t get through the cost and supply issues. Does the president actually have the authority to impose these tariffs? For us, they are proving …