Lourdes Gurriel Jr. sets MLB record with home run off 103.9-mph pitch
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. took his time. The Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter didn’t swing at the first two pitches he saw from San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller — a fastball…
Army base in Georgia is on lockdown after report of an active shooter
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Parts of the Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia were locked down Wednesday after an active shooter was reported on the sprawling Army post, a spokesperson said.…
Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson team up for ‘The Pickup’ on Prime: Review
Once upon a time, movie houses were full of all sorts of pictures — big pictures, little pictures, A pictures, B pictures, smart pictures, silly pictures. Nowadays, with the film…
Trump hits India with extra 25% tariff for buying Russian oil
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on Wednesday hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That will raise the total tariff…
Series of earthquakes rattle Inland Empire
Several small earthquakes hit the Inland Empire early Wednesday morning, but there were no reports of damage. Ontario saw two quakes — measuring 3.5 and 3.2 magnitude — just after…
Streaming rights for WWE events will move to ESPN
ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service will be the new home for WWE’s biggest live events including WrestleMania, the companies announced Wedesday. The Walt Disney Co.’s sports media unit will pay…
Send us your back-to-school photos – San Diego Union-Tribune
With a new school year upon us, we’d like to invite you to send us some of your photos from opening day of the 2025-26 school year on Monday, Aug.…
Robert Wilson was the most influential theater artist of our time
Salzburg, Austria — The news of Robert Wilson’s death at age 83 in New York reached me in a Wilsonian way — at the theater and absorbed in the kind…
Nigeria seizes over 1,600 birds in ‘largest’ wildlife trafficking bust
Nigeria’s customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country’s “largest” wildlife-trafficking bust. Ring-necked parrots and green- and yellow-fronted canaries…
UC says Trump’s grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, a ‘death knell’ for research
The University of California president on Wednesday said Trump administration grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, cuts that would be a “death knell” to medical, science and energy research…