A rare, severe solar storm reached Earth on Friday afternoon, giving the Bay Area a chance to see the aurora — the luminous, colorful bands of light commonly known as the northern lights. Officials at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which forecasts space weather events, said Friday that the G5 geomagnetic storm had reached earth at around 4 p.m. and was expected to continue through the weekend. NOAA said it was the first observed G5 event since the Halloween storms of 2003,...
A viral video circulating on social media appears to capture a violent altercation between two passengers aboard a long-haul flight from Taipei to San Francisco. The incident occurred on EVA Air Flight BR 8, departing from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and bound for San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday. In the footage, an argument between two men escalates into a physical confrontation, prompting the intervention of three female flight attendants. According to EVA Air, the...
Well before Tuesday night’s U.S. Open Cup fourth-round match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland Roots SC, there was a major subplot brewing. The Open Cup is first and foremost, of course, with the Earthquakes, struggling through their Major League Soccer regular season, hosting the Roots of the second-division USL Championship and the winner — San Jose, by a 1-0 score — going on to the round of 16. The subtext for many fans at PayPal Park, though, was Earthquakes owner John Fisher and...
PHILADELPHIA — A troubling road trip took a bad turn under sheets of rain at Citizens Bank Park. A night after losing Patrick Bailey for at least seven days with a concussion, the San Francisco Giants will likely lose their backup catcher Tom Murphy for a significant amount of time after he felt his left knee “pop” while trying to block a pitch in the second inning of Saturday night’s 14-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Murphy, 33, threw his catching gear against the dugout walls in...
PHILADELPHIA — San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey exited Friday’s game midway through the second inning with blurred vision and is being evaluated, the team announced. After receiving a pitch in the dirt from starter Jordan Hicks, Bailey stood up and motioned for Giants trainers to take him out of the game. Bailey had been taking a beating behind the plate against the Philadelphia Phillies, absorbing plenty of foul balls — including one off his facemask in the first inning off an Alec...
Both directions of Interstate 80 were closed in Fairfield on Friday as authorities engaged in a standoff with a “potentially armed suspect,” the California Highway Patrol said. The freeway was closed between Green Valley Road and Interstate 680 interchange just after 4 p.m., according to the CHP. Authorities did not immediately provide an estimated time of reopening. An alert from 511.org advised motorists to expect delays and use alternate routes. Reach Jordan Parker:...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Thursday's Game 6 of the first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers, but eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard returned to the court for the Bucks after missing the previous two games. Antetokounmpo and Lillard had been considered game-time decisions, and both went through pregame workouts before Milwaukee determined their playing status. Antetokounmpo has not played since straining his left calf on April...
BOSTON (AP) — Maple Leafs star and NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews will not play in Toronto’s pivotal Game 5 matchup with the Boston Bruins. Matthews has been dealing with an unspecified illness and had just four shots combined in Games 3 and 4. It comes after he had the Game 2 winner for the Maples Leafs, who trail 3-1 in the first-round series and are trying to stave off elimination. Matthews scored 69 goals in the regular season. ___ AP NHL playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup...
Amid a burgeoning nationwide student movement against the war in Gaza, pro-Palestinian groups are planning a series of demonstrations across the Bay Area on Wednesday. The day of action is inspired by the May Day protests of 1971, in which thousands were arrested in Washington D.C. for marching against the United States' participation in the Vietnam War. Protesters announced plans to disrupt operations at the Port of Oakland, four months after groups calling for a ceasefire in Gaza shut down...
A large car fire in the westbound side of the Bay Bridge was expected to cause traffic issues for motorists headed to San Francisco Tuesday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. Firefighters and a tow truck were headed to the scene to put out the flames and tow away the husk of the burned car. It was not immediately clear what started the fire. Reach Dominic Fracassa: [email protected]
Kaiser Permanente reported a data breach Monday that could affect millions of its customers. The Bay Area health care giant said that when members and patients accessed its websites or mobile applications, data sent to third-party technology companies such as Google and X (formerly Twitter) via web cookies might have included personal information. The information mainly consisted of IP addresses and search terms used while logged into a Kaiser Permanente account or service. The data did not...
As he racked up K after K Saturday evening, the only downside for Jordan Hicks was his climbing pitch count. His split-finger fastball dipping at the last second tantalized and mesmerized batters, finishing off eight of Hicks’ career-high nine strikeouts. The San Francisco Giants, as is so often their wont, could do little with a gem of an outing from Hicks. Between their minimal offense and their occasionally erratic bullpen, they fell 4-3 to Pittsburgh in 10 innings at Oracle Park. They’ve...