PG&E Corp. is nearing a deal with a group of bondholders led by Pacific Investment Management Co. and Elliott Management Corp. that would entitle them to a mix of equity and new debt if they scrap their rival restructuring plan, people familiar with the matter said. The California power giant announced a potential deal at […]
For decades, a 32-acre La Jolla hilltop estate was the home of Copley Publishing head James Copley and his wife, Helen, owners of the San Diego Union and Tribune newspapers. Their son and heir, David Copley, took up residence after they passed away. Known as Foxhill, the elegant, ocean-view French country-style manor surrounded by meticulously […]
NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale of all types of alcohol. The Prohibition era, which lasted from Jan. 17, 1920, until December 1933, is now viewed as […]
VATICAN CITY — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI distanced himself Tuesday from a book on priestly celibacy and asked to be removed as its coauthor after the project gave the impression that the retired pope was trying to interfere with the reigning one. Benedict’s longtime secretary, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, said in a statement that there had been […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers want to know how a license plate with the phrase “DEPORTM” got approved despite state rules against expressing contempt for any race, religion or political opinion on vanity plates. While people have the right to freedom of speech, the messages that appear on license plates are different because they must […]
SINGAPORE — Though it took 18 months, the trade deal the U.S. and China are expected to sign Wednesday can be viewed as the easy part in the bid to repair the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies. Far more challenging will be what to do about technology. The two countries are diverging into separate […]
Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko has no regrets about not retaining Carlos Sainz in the energy drink’s bull pen, insisting the Spaniard is fast but “not a Verstappen”. Sainz was a pure product of Red Bull’s Junior Team who rose through the junior ranks to graduate to Formula 1 in 2015 with Toro Rosso. […]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran last week. The announcement came amid an upswell of anger and protests by Iranians in recent days over the downing of the jetliner […]
There were dozens of Canadians among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, that 138 out of the 176 passengers who died in the fatal crash were supposed to land in Canada. Friends and family in […]
The new decade is off to a great start for one man from Brampton, Ont., after winning the biggest Lotto Max jackpot in Canadian history. “I’m overwhelmed, excited, happy and shocked but mostly, I feel very, very blessed,” 49-year-old Adlin Lewis said in a statement after winning $70 million in the Jan. 7 draw. The […]