Race cars and cage fights — on National Park land?
President Trump plans to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — and his own 80th birthday…
Race cars and cage fights — on National Park land?
President Trump plans to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — and his own 80th birthday — next month by watching bare-chested and bloody UFC fighters kick, punch and choke each other on the storied South Lawn of the White House. Later, during the administration’s summer-long festival to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence,…
Column: Who would dream of letting the NFL judge its own racism?
Just one of the nine Supreme Court justices thought it was appropriate for Roger Goodell — whose primary job as NFL commissioner is to protect the league — to decide whether the NFL’s hiring practices are still racist. And it happens to be the same justice whose close friend is an NFL owner. In fact,…
Space race heats up between US, China as NASA lays out Moon base plans
NASA has unveiled its plans to send humans to the Moon, which include establishing a permanent presence on Earth’s nearest satellite by the 2030s. It comes as China moves ahead with its own lunar ambitions, launching three astronauts into outer space. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Michelle L. D. Hanlon, Executive Director at the…
Gracie Abrams Look at My Life tour includes four concerts in L.A.
The prodigal “Daughter From Hell” returns: Gracie Abrams just announced her upcoming tour, and it includes four nights in her hometown of Los Angeles. The 64-date Look at My Life tour hits arenas across North America and Europe starting Dec. 2 in Denver, before the singer lands in L.A. later that month. Abrams will take…
Russian drone hits apartment block in NATO state Romania
Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images A Russian drone collided with an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state, early on Friday morning. Romanian President Nicușor Dan said in a post on…
Bondi will be asked about the Epstein files at committee hearing
WASHINGTON — Former Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi is scheduled to meet with the House Oversight Committee on Friday to discuss the Justice Department’s investigations into deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and its release of files related to that investigation. But the circumstances surrounding her meeting with the committee raise questions about how much the committee will actually…
Rams’ Puka Nacua talks about rehab, lawsuit, stalled mega deal
On the eve of his 25th birthday, Rams star receiver Puka Nacua said he was working on becoming a better person — and that if he continued on that journey the potential massive contract extension that appears to have stalled will take care of itself. Nacua on Thursday addressed reporters for the first time since…
These people turned to ChatGPT for information. They say it warped their reality: “Why would the AI lie to me?”
On an April evening last year, 54-year-old Micky Small headed to the beach for a sunset date with a fellow Los Angeles-based writer named Aven. But her date never showed. “I was flipping out,” she said. “I was bawling, I was shaking.” Small wasn’t stood up — her “date” was a nonexistent character conjured by…
Temu faces €200m EU fine over toxic, unsafe products
The European Union has slapped a €200 million fine on Chinese retailer Temu, for selling products it considers toxic or unsafe, including baby toys and electronics. The e-commerce giant disputes the ruling, which came under the EU’s Digital Services Act, requiring online platforms to protect consumers from harmful content or products. Also in the show…
ABC files applications ‘under protest’ for early renewal of TV station licenses
Walt Disney Co.’s ABC has filed renewal applications with the Federal Communications Commission “under protest” after an order mandating a years-early review of the network’s eight television station licenses. The criticism was part of the network’s applications for the FCC review, which were filed ahead of a deadline Thursday. In an objection to the early…