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Reds' TJ Friedl placed on injured list with fractured left thumb
PHOENIX (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder TJ Friedl on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured left thumb. The injury happened on Sunday when Friedl was hit on the first pitch of the game from the Giants' Kyle Harrison in San Francisco. Reds...
China and US envoys will hold the first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of the fast-evolving technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting, billed as an opening...
GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cruise said that during the testing, it will check the vehicles' performance against the company's...
Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer. The San Francisco Chronicle...
Stuart Fairchild hits inside-the-park homer, Reds beat Giants 4-2 to end 8-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Stuart Fairchild had an inside-the-park homer that provided a key insurance run late to help left-hander Andrew Abbott win for the first time in almost a month, and the Cincinnati Reds snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on...
Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died. He was 86. Johnson's family told the Pro Football Hall of Fame that he died on Wednesday night at home in the San Francisco area after a lengthy...
Rockies break loose for 7 runs in the 4th inning, beat Giants 9-1 to end 4-game skid
DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar had a triple, double and single and Brenton Doyle hit a three-run homer in a seven-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game skid with a 9-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Colorado, which entered the...
Nektar: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) on Thursday reported a loss of $36.8 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to 18 cents...
Yelp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp Inc. (YELP) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $14.2 million. The San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 20 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...
Dropbox: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dropbox Inc. (DBX) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $132.3 million. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 58 cents per...
