Jonah Jeovany Vasquez is going for Disney-like ending at state track championships
Attention screenwriters, producers and agents: The Jonah Jeovany Vasquez story continues this weekend in Clovis,…
Jonah Jeovany Vasquez is going for Disney-like ending at state track championships
Attention screenwriters, producers and agents: The Jonah Jeovany Vasquez story continues this weekend in Clovis, and it’s giving off Disney-like vibes. The senior at Cathedral High is running in the 1,600 at the CIF state track and field championships on Friday at Buchanan High. He had never stepped on a “squishy” surface, otherwise known as…
Trump’s Senate endorsement of Paxton buoys Democrats in Texas
The catalog of unrequited hopes and hearts is a long one. Captain Ahab went mad in his vengeful search for “Moby Dick.” Jay Gatsby’s ostentatious fortune failed to win the love of Daisy Buchanan. Charlie Brown never kicked the football. Then there’s Texas, the land of broken Democratic dreams. It’s been half a century since…
Trade, tech and rare earths to dominate Trump's China trip
More than a dozen executives from the world’s largest companies have joined US President Donald Trump on a high-stakes visit to China. The business delegation points to an agenda dominated by trade, technology and rare earths. The minerals are the building block of many modern industries, and a source of economic leverage for Beijing. Also…
Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton open up about their ‘weird prep’ for ‘Beef’
Cailee Spaeny looks at Charles Melton, her co-star on the Netflix limited series “Beef,” asking for help. “Wait a minute … how long were we attached?” Melton smiles and reaches for her hand. “We’ve been attached our whole lives.” Have they? Given how they tease and finish each other’s sentences, it sure feels that way….
UK spy chief warns of rising Russia, China threat to the West
Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, pictured during CYBERUK 2024 on May 14, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Matthew Horwood for CYBERUK | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain and its allies have a “narrowing window” to keep ahead of security risks posed by China, Russia and other adversaries, the U.K.’s top intelligence agent will warn…
Prep baseball roundup: St. John Bosco, Norco win to advance to Division I
With the score tied, a man on third and one out in the bottom of the fifth inning on a cool, windy Tuesday afternoon, St. John Bosco’s Moises Razo stood in the batter’s box with a 3-and-0 count against Harvard-Westlake’s hard-throwing Evan Alexander. He looked over to coach Andy Rojo near third base. For the…
Ferrari unveils first electric car as luxury rivals hit the brakes on EVs
Ferrari has rolled out its first fully electric car, the”Luce (Italian for “Light”), marking a high-stakes shift by Italy’s best-known luxury sports car maker even as competitors including Porsche and Lamborghini scale back their EV ambitions, citing weak demand.
Kevin Hart addresses backlash over roast joke about George Floyd
After his Netflix roast inspired tit-for-tat feuding among comedians and backlash from viewers over a joke about George Floyd, Kevin Hart’s stance is clear: All is fair in love, war and comedy. During a Tuesday appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” Hart addressed the controversy stemming from Netflix’s “Roast of Kevin Hart,” which aired earlier this…
Paxton beats Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate primary
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas (L) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican Senate runoff Tuesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump endorsed him over the objections of Senate leadership. Paxton will…
Paramount, pushing to buy Warner Bros., girds for legal challenges
Is Paramount making a Tony Soprano move? David Ellison’s media company appears to be girding for a big battle with California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and fellow state attorneys general who may team up to file a lawsuit aiming to block Paramount’s proposed $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Last week, Paramount hired powerhouse antitrust…