California to play big role in fight for Congress. Tuesday’s primary sets the stage
California’s decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats…
California to play big role in fight for Congress. Tuesday’s primary sets the stage
California’s decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats to Democrats in November is poised to play a big and potentially decisive role in the nation’s broader, bare-knuckle fight for control of Congress. Tuesday’s primary races — where the top two candidates will advance to November runoffs — won’t…
UCLA softball coaches inspire nation’s most prolific offense
UCLA’s Megan Grant is just like every other college senior her age. Sure, it might not seem like it from the outside looking in. After all, how can someone who has hit 89 home runs across her college career — one short of the Bruins’ record — and helped one of softball’s most dynamic offensive…
At a Tennessee hospital, a nurse stole fentanyl and AI missed it, state records say
About a year ago at Erlanger Baroness, the largest hospital in Chattanooga, anesthesia staff noticed that a nurse was slurring his words and struggling to stay awake while on duty in the surgery center, according to a Tennessee Board of Nursing consent order. In the days that followed, the nurse failed a drug test and…
Horror hits ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ beat ‘Star Wars’ at box office
Internet culture is showing up in a big way in theaters, as low-budget horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession” led this weekend’s box office and beat out big franchise films like “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” A24’s “Backrooms” topped the charts with $81.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend, according to…
Trump hits out at critics, says Tehran ‘really wants’ a deal
US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2026 after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at critics as a potential agreement with Iran remains elusive,…
The secret ingredient tying your candy, makeup and medicines to Sudan’s war
OBEID, Sudan — Its illicit journey begins in the blood-soaked orchards of central Sudan before being spirited to ports across Africa and then to the U.S. and Europe. By the time it ends up in products including M&M, medicines and makeup, few consumers or businesses know they’re contributing to the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Gum arabic, a…
No. 1 national seed UCLA baseball eliminated by Saint Mary’s
Saint Mary’s has achieved the seemingly unthinkable — the Gaels have eliminated UCLA, the nation’s top-ranked team from the NCAA tournament. With two outs in the 10th inning, Makoa Sniffen drove in Cody Kashimoto on a walk-off single off UCLA reliever Easton Hawk to lift Saint Mary’s to a 6-5 comeback win Sunday in a…
A 'second brain' on your face: testing the AI glasses built by Meta's hackers
They first made headlines by bolting facial recognition onto Meta’s Ray-Bans to show how easily the technology could identify strangers in the street. Now Anhphu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio have a product of their own: Mira, a $650 pair of AI glasses, with no camera this time, that quietly transcribes and summarises everything, so you…
Matt Brown of Discovery reality show ‘Alaskan Bush People’ is found dead
Matt Brown, who starred with his family in the Discovery reality television show “Alaskan Bush People,” was found dead in the Okanogan River in Washington state, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Brown’s body was discovered Saturday by a group of private citizens who were conducting a search, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said in a…
Still no deal to end U.S.-Iran war; Trump says he’s not in a ‘hurry’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The U.S. and Iran have yet to ink an agreement to end the war that has dragged on into its…