How Chadrack Mpoyi found a second family at Crean Lutheran
The warm smiles coming from Chadrack Mpoyi are plentiful these days. After forcefully dominating the…
How Chadrack Mpoyi found a second family at Crean Lutheran
The warm smiles coming from Chadrack Mpoyi are plentiful these days. After forcefully dominating the paint and protecting the rim in Crean Lutheran wins, the imposing big man beams as teammates, classmates and supporters congratulate him. He offers a hug in return. Mpoyi says heโs having fun each game in his one season of high…
Stocks slump as inflation, AI worries rattle investors
Stocks slid on Friday as higher-than-expected inflation data and mounting fears about artificial intelligence’s economic impact weighed on investors. The S&P 500 fell 30 points, or 0.4%, to close at 6,879, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 521 points, or 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite sank 0.9% on the day. The losses followed the…
Trump’s shift from hostility to courting Brazil’s leftist leader
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil ย โย When President Trump returned to the White House last year, observers in Brazil expected immediate hostility towards leftist President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, who in 2022 had defeated the far-right former president and MAGA ally Jair Bolsonaro. The expected clash with Trump came in July, when he imposed 40% tariffs on…
Will the cost of petrol in my car go up because of Middle East conflict? | World News
Fresh conflict in the Middle East threatens to make the cost of petrol more expensive for motorists in the UK, experts have warned. Escalating oil prices could see higher costs for consumers across the British economy – and the first place those rises will show up is at the fuel pumps. Will the cost of…
$1-billion guitar collection goes to auction in New York
In the summer of 1991, Nirvana filmed the music video for โSmells Like Teen Spiritโ on a Culver City sound stage. Kurt Cobain strummed the grunge anthemโs iconic four-chord opening riff on a 1969 Fender Mustang, Lake Placid Blue with a signature racing stripe. Nearly 35 years later, the six-string relic hung on a gallery…
Starmer ‘stands by’ decision not to join in strikes on Iran with US and Israel | Politics News
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “stands by” his decision not to join in with the strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel. The UK leader was speaking in the House of Commons, as he updated MPs and the public on the latest situation in the Middle East. Sir Keir restated that…
AI company Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: “We are patriots”
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, says his company refused to allow its AI product, Claude, to be used by the Trump Administration without certain guidelines (such as not using its AI to power fully-autonomous weapons without any human involvement). That prompted President Trump to announce Friday that he is…
High school soccer: Boys and girls regional playoff pairings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS FIRST ROUND TUESDAY (Games at 5 p.m. unless noted) BOYS DIVISION I #8 Santa Monica at #1 Mater Dei #5 Placentia Valencia at #4 El Camino Real #6 JSerra at #3 Del Norte #7 St. Augustine at #2 Orange Lutheran DIVISION II #8 Sultana at #1 Torrey Pines #5 Anaheim Canyon…
Oil prices spike as key shipping route disrupted by Iran attacks | Money News
Global oil prices have risen sharply after Iran’s response to US and Israeli airstrikes disrupted shipping, raising the prospect of a new energy-led surge in inflation. Early trading in Asia, the first main financial market activity since Saturday morning’s airstrikes on Iran, saw the international benchmark Brent crude climb 13% to $82 a barrel –…
Michael B. Jordan wins lead Actor Award for ‘Sinners’
Michael B. Jordanโs awards are stacking up. The โSinnersโ star won the Actor Award for lead actor for portraying the filmโs twin ex-mob enforcers turned juke joint owners, Smoke and Stack. โI wasnโt expecting this at all,โ Jordan said as he accepted his award Sunday evening. โIโm so honored and privileged to be nominated in…