Tokyo Gas purchases Chevron’s Texas gas assets for $525 million
TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas Co. and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of ...
Hooters restaurant chain, known for skimpy wait-staff outfits, files for bankruptcy protection
Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and “Hooters Girls” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed the ...
Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum takes down drone in left field
When a drone suddenly appeared near the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park on Monday night, veteran Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum decided to help thwart it.
A woman is rescued from rubble in Myanmar but hope is fading for more quake survivors
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent ...
From paper fish to flying penguins, April Fools’ Day is sure to bring plenty of practical jokes
From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your ...
‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone to testify to Congress about the newly released assassination files
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, is set to testify to Congress ...
Japan’s Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto ...
Carson Kelly becomes 1st Cubs player to hit for the cycle in 32 years
Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hit for the cycle against the Athletics on Monday night — and even walked twice, too. Kelly homered in the fourth inning, had a ...
Asian shares recover after Wall St gains, as markets waver under the threat of more tariffs
Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after U.S. stocks swayed higher as President Donald Trump’ s fast-approaching “ Liberation Day ” Wednesday sends stock markets swinging ...
Betting favorite UConn joins 3 top seeds in South Carolina, UCLA and Texas in women’s Final Four
The women’s Final Four is full of star players, top seeds and historic programs. There will be no Cinderellas in Tampa, Florida, this week with No. 1 seeds South ...
Chuck Schumer says he’s taking the fight over federal spending to Trump country
The Senate’s top Democrat is no stranger to political maneuvering. But his latest act — a tightly choreographed blitz through Republican-held districts — signals a ...
Tears and tail wags: Inmates reunite with service dogs they raised
Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service ...