Opinion
It’s been 35 years since she first sang ‘Fast Car’ at the Grammys, a ceremony crowded with closeted queer performers. The world has changed a lot. Chapman hasn’t.
Feb. 5, 2024
Music
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ cross-generational pairing on ‘Fast Car’ during the 2024 Grammy Awards has given Chapman’s 1988 song another boost on the charts.
Business
The NTSB says a Boeing executive provided non-public information to the media about the Alaska Airlines incident in which a door plug blew out, leaving a hole in the plane.
June 27, 2024
At the 2023 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Tracy Chapman and her hit ‘Fast Car’ finally got their due after 35 years. Here’s how Chapman made CMA Awards history with her hit.
Nov. 9, 2023
Sports
Dave Currey, the longtime athletic director who helped Chapman thrive in NCAA Division III, has died. He was head football coach at Long Beach State and Cincinnati.
July 20, 2023
Dodgers
James Paxton struggles and Shohei Ohtani strikes out three times as the Dodgers lose in a 10-4 blowout to drop their three-game series against the Giants.
June 30, 2024
The Dodgers were precariously close to losing in another walk-off to San Francisco before surging for seven runs in the 11th inning of a 14-7 win.
June 29, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is again topping the charts with Luke Combs’ cover of the song, which made Chapman the first Black woman with a sole songwriting credit on a No. 1 country song.
July 7, 2023
Brett Wisely hits a walk-off home run in the ninth for San Francisco, and notable streaks end for Shohei Ohtani and Miguel Rojas in the Dodgers’ 5-3 loss.
June 28, 2024
California
California Gov. Newsom, in Atlanta to rally support for President Biden after his debate with Donald Trump, found himself batting away speculation about his own political ambitions.