U.S. soccer delivers big unifying win to open 2026 World Cup
The U.S. menโs soccer team chose an incredible day to have an incredible day. Crucially,…
The U.S. menโs soccer team chose an incredible day to have an incredible day. Crucially, the United States aced its only chance to make a first impression, kicking off this colossal World Cup itโs co-hosting with Mexico and Canada with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay. Consider it a save for the tournament, three points for…
Los Angeles has one of the deadest downtowns in the world, according to a new survey. Out of 75 of the top cities around the world, L.A. ranked among the lowest for vibrancy in Genslerโs 2026 City Pulse report released this week. Around 65% of those surveyed found DTLA vibrant compared to more than 80%…
The Directors Guild of Americaโs national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology. โWe entered this negotiation with three main priorities: secure our Health Plan, protect jobs, and…
The U.S. and Iran are “closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday. “With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,” Sharif said in a post…
It was a game eight years in the making. The first World Cup match on American soil in more than a generation and the start of a tournament that has the potential to alter the direction of soccer in this country for the next generation. And the U.S. seized on every bit of that opportunity…
Computer science is out on U.S. college campuses, while the new “new” things โ faculties like critical thinking and communication โ may have a familiar ring.ย The advent of artificial intelligence is giving a new shine to a liberal arts education, which career experts say nurtures the skills valued by employers as AI increasingly changes…
Gene Shalit, the fast-talking funnyman who reviewed films, plays and books for NBCโs โTodayโ show has died. He was 100. Shalitโs family confirmed the longtime criticโs death Friday, telling NBC that he โpassed away peacefully after 100 years of an amazing life.โ According to a 2010 interview with Guy Ludwig, Shalitโs producer for more than…
Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Andrew Leyden | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s name must come off the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington by Friday night, as a federal appeals court rejected a last-minute bid to block a lower-court judge’s…
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs related to topics such as climate change, slavery and Indigenous and LGBTQ+ history that were removed under an executive order to purge language at national parks that allegedly cast America in a negative light. The order has prompted the removal of mentions of President…
Dodgers and Rams head team physician Neal ElAttrache was questioned by Major League Baseball investigators Friday following a detailed report by the New York Times that the renowned surgeon and sports medicine expert supported the therapeutic use of performance-enhancing drugs by UFC star Conor McGregor. MLB spoke with ElAttrache, according to a person familiar with…