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Q: Greetings: Being a longtime desert dweller, I am acutely aware of how hot it can get inside a fully enclosed vehicle. Is it legal to break a window to free pets or people who are left unattended in a locked motor vehicle that is not running its air conditioning to prevent heat-related illness or injury? What should one do when faced with this type of situation, especially if law enforcement cannot respond in a timely manner? I think if more people knew what to do, it could save at least one life this summer. – Kai Christensen, Yucca Valley A:…
By DAVID McHUGH and JIANG JUNZHE, Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil surged, stocks fell and investors sought safety in the U.S. dollar and government bonds Friday after Israel struck Iranian nuclear and military targets in an attack that raised the risk of all-out war between them. U.S. benchmark crude oil rose by $4.97, or 7.3%, to $72.91 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, increased by $4.78 to $74.15 per barrel, a gain of 6.67% Oil prices are likely to rise in the short term but the key question is whether exports are affected, said Richard Joswick, head…
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers aren’t celebrating. The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t panicking. The NBA Finals scoreboard is what it is – Pacers 2, Thunder 1 – going into Game 4 of the best-of-seven title series on Friday night. Everybody can count to four, and everybody can see that Indiana is in a better position right now than Oklahoma City, But the Pacers know if they were to partake in such thinking, that would be dangerous. “There’s nothing to get excited about right now,” Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton said. “We’re still a long way away.”…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. — Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck has won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender, becoming the first at the position to do so since Carey Price a decade ago. Hellebuyck was unveiled as the top MVP vote-getter on an awards show Thursday night prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, hosted by actor and former Arizona State wide receiver Isaiah Mustafa. Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl finished second in the Hart voting and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov third, a single point ahead of Colorado’s reigning…
By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation called “Rising Lion” now underway — something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will go on for “as many days as it takes” — Trump will be tested anew on his ability to make good on a campaign promise to disentangle the U.S. from foreign conflicts. The administration’s immediate reaction to the Israeli…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. — Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime for the fourth time this playoffs, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to tie the series, erasing a three-goal deficit and bouncing back after allowing a tying goal late in regulation. Jake Walman gave the Oilers their first lead with 6:24 left in the third period, before Sam Reinhart scored with 19.5 seconds left to send it to overtime. Three of the first four games of this Final have needed extra time to…
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican tax bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually, according to a new analysis released Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office. Related Articles An Omaha food plant owner says he followed the rules for hiring immigrants. It was raided anyway. Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research Prosecutors say Republican South Carolina lawmaker used ‘joebidennnn69’ to send child sex material Coinbase hires top political…
EL SEGUNDO — What if your star quarterback just … isn’t a star? In terms of a limelight-loving, big-box-office ticket, capital-P Personality? Watching the film of Chargers QB Justin Herbert giving curt, calorie-free answers at his news conference after Wednesday’s minicamp session, I actually wondered for the first time whether those folks had been onto something in 2020, when they argued that the eventual No. 6 overall pick was too introverted to be the face of an NFL franchise. It had always seemed a silly insinuation, I thought, because his numbers at Oregon were plenty loud. The Ducks went 27-8…
President Donald Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard amid his administration’s immigration enforcement actions around Los Angeles, and the subsequent protests that followed, was “illegal,” a federal judge ruled Thursday evening. U.S District Judge Charles R. Breyer granted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for a temporary restraining order after a hearing earlier in the day. The ruling said the court “must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions,” the order said. “He did not.” “His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United…
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything. Scottie Scheffler had more bogeys in one round than he made had the entire tournament when he won the Memorial. He shot a 73, his highest start ever in a U.S. Open, four shots worse than when he made his Open debut at Oakmont as…