SAN FRANCISCO — Nobody on the National League’s worst team has had a worse week than Matt Chapman. To his credit, the veteran third baseman and leader in the Giants clubhouse stood at his locker and…
Singapore ministers’ defamation suit against Bloomberg for property article starts Cabinet ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng are suing Bloomberg over an article mentioning their personal…
China cuts cost of military-grade infrared chips to as little as about US$10 Researchers have developed a new way to make high-end infrared chips that could slash their cost and boost smartphone…
Trump news at a glance: president’s deadline for Iran and threats against civilian targets loom Trump claims Iranians welcome US strikes and lower court judges challenge Trump’s ‘war on rule of law’…
Let’s put it this way: when you’ve had the long and improbable basketball journey Cormac Ryan has had, nothing much is going to impress you.
April 6, 2026 feature Alignment during conversations is highly situation-dependent, study finds Ingrid Fadelli contributing writer Gaby Clark scientific editor Robert Egan associate editor When…
Tom Nieto, a World Series champion with the Twins and a former coach for the Yankees and Mets, died of a heart attack at the age of 65. Nieto died on March 27 while at his home in Florida, his sister…
Boston area soccer fans better start saving now if they’re planning on taking the train to Gillette Stadium for the 2026 World Cup. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority confirmed on Monday…
How an eye physician who translated classical Greek medicine into Arabic helped form Western medical thought Sadie Harley scientific editor Robert Egan associate editor A medieval ophthalmologist who…
OpinionIn Asia-Pacific, the real maritime contest is over satellite surveillance States’ ability to exercise territorial rights is increasingly mediated by their access to satellite data and…
A judge has allowed Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program intended to lead to the dismissal of charges of attacking Los Angeles police officers. Judge Alan Schneider told the rapper…
ICE’s story of a Minneapolis shooting fell apart. New video shows what happened before an agent fired A newly released city camera video from Minneapolis is shedding light on the moments leading up…
California pays billions for erectile dysfunction and allergies through workers’ comp program California is paying out billions annually through a little-known state workers’ compensation program for…
In Madeline Cash’s debut novel – lauded by Lena Dunham and already optioned for a limited series – the Flynns, like all unhappy families, are unhappy in their own way. Bud and Catherine have just…
Oil prices edged higher after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to attack Iran's civil infrastructure, warning that the nation will be "taken out in one night," if the Islamic…
On This DayRiots over Star Ferry fare increase kill 1 as 1,800 arrested – SCMP archive Sixty years ago in April 1966, thousands of Hongkongers protested over planned 5-cent increase to Star Ferry…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Chris Gotterup was a burly 13-year-old when he took his first lesson from Jason Birnbaum. It would prove to be the most important lesson of Gotterup’s life. And neither he nor Birnbaum…
China ‘sexual intelligence godmum’ returns, paper robots for ancestors, mum goes bald tutoring son Stressed-out tutoring mum goes bald; tech-age offerings for dead relatives; online sex guru is back…
Israel’s military said on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) that its air defences were activated in response to missiles fired by Iran, shortly after it announced that it had launched a “wave” of air strikes…
What San Francisco is doing about homelessness that LA is not San Francisco is making real progress in the fight against homelessness; Los Angeles is not.