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Defending U.S. Open champs pass first test

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz returned to the U.S. Open and looked healthy enough for a run at a repeat. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. Following fellow ...

DA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and then disseminated the attackers' white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, a district attorney said Monday. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill said at a news conference in Winston-Salem that the girl, identified in court records as Sarah L. Santiago, was arrested last week. A grand jury indicted her on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy Monday. "At this time I can confirm that my client is innocent ...

The Jeffries-Kushner meeting reveals more than either party will admit

Private meetings in Washington often speak more loudly than public speeches. The recent meeting between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and influential outside adviser, is one of those moments. The two New Yorkers reportedly discussed immigration, housing, affordability and possible areas of cooperation. Kushner also reportedly suggested that Jeffries meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Neither man has portrayed the conversation as a formal negotiation, but its timing less than three months before the midterm ...

What if factories had gotten the data center treatment?

When American manufacturing was truly coming into its own in the early 20th century, workers sometimes labored 12-hour days seven days a week and risked life and limb working near dangerous machinery, while factories blackened the skies of American cities. Yet some of the same people who insist that we need to reindustrialize to return to a version of those halcyon days can't bear the thought of the construction of industrial-scale computing facilities. They complain that data centers are unsightly and use lots of energy and water. But what do they think major factories are like? If ...

Despite strong first half, Marietta falls to John Marshall

MARIETTA — Marietta led 21-10 at halftime and 28-16 midway through the third, but John Marshall put together a second-half rally to leave town with a 37-28 victory. The Tigers, who fell to 0-2 and head to Athens next week, were powered by Braydon Frye’s three touchdowns. Frye scored ...