NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark is accustomed to dropping 30-pieces and breaking scoring records. Her own point totals are not what has her excited about officially joining the Indiana Fever as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. It’s the ones to come from Aliyah Boston, the Fever’s 2023 No. 1 overall … Read more
Senate Democrats are racing further ahead of their GOP rivals in fundraising as they ready for a tough battle to keep their narrow majority. Democratic candidates and incumbents outraised Republicans over the first three months of this year in six of the seven most competitive races critical to control of the chamber. Some of them … Read more
NEW DELHI (AP) — Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over the last 76 years. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote in India’s 6-week national election starting Friday, and the … Read more
SACRAMENTO, California — Steve Garvey, the former baseball superstar turned Republican candidate, has managed to raise millions in recent weeks for his longshot bid for California’s open Senate seat — and it’s costing him. Garvey raised $3.4 million from mid-February through the end of March, and, as federal filings show, it cost him over $1 … Read more
Not-So-Happy Meal: $20 Wages Has Burger Joints In This State All Heated California fast-food employees started earning a minimum of $20 an hour in April. Thanks to a new law, which went into effect earlier this month, California chain restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide have to pay their employees more. For smaller restaurants, … Read more
Why Steph’s Warriors burden, at age 36, is heavier than ever originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors don’t want to be in this line with the NBA’s ordinary folk, standing behind the velvet rope watching the league’s bougie teams get waved through the VIP entrance. It’s humbling, particularly for … Read more
Apr. 15—A Santa Fe man faces numerous charges in connection with a 2023 raid on a south-side property where police say they found more than $40,000 in stolen vehicles and other goods. Santa Fe police allege Cesar Ernesto Cera, 43, was living on a 2.5-acre property off Las Cuatro Milpas where officers found stolen vehicles, … Read more
An Iranian activist and lawyer blasted those who support the Islamic Republic going to war with Israel, saying they are “no friend” to the Iranian people, who only “want peace.” Elica Le Bon, who is also a social media influencer, posted a video on TikTok to her more than 300,000 followers with an anti-war message … Read more
Trump’s lawyer was repeatedly bench-slapped on the first day of his trial. Lead lawyer Todd Blanche, suffered a quintet of rebukes for his lawyering. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan called out the lawyer at least five times Monday. It took New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan four hours to dispense with pretrial … Read more
By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the dominant producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand. The world’s largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited from a … Read more