Prep talk: State championships in track, volleyball set for this weekend
Pack up the car and get ready for temperatures in the upper 80s this coming…
Prep talk: State championships in track, volleyball set for this weekend
Pack up the car and get ready for temperatures in the upper 80s this coming weekend in Clovis and Fresno, where CIF state championships will be held in track and field and boysā volleyball. Buchanan High School is the site Friday and Saturday for the track championships, where City Section record-holder Lawrence Kensinger will try…
Drones turn Sudanās āforgottenā war into a relentless civilian killing field
OBEID, SudanĀ āĀ The first drone arrived around 3 a.m., its presence announced by a rip of antiaircraft fire drumrolling through blacked-out boulevards. More drones followed, once more plunging the residents of this besieged city into a 21st century version of the Blitz. This is the civil war in Sudan as the conflict enters its fourth year:…
G7 finance ministers meet in Paris as headwinds mount for global economy
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s top economies are gathering in Paris as the US war on Iran threatens to undermine the global financial system. Meanwhile, inflation tied to the war sparks a rout on bond markets, and the US’s busiest commuter rail system shuts down over a labour dispute.
10 Cannes movies worth looking out for in a year of disappointments
After 10 days of crazed moviegoing at the Cannes Film Festival, Times film critic Amy Nicholson and Times film editor Joshua Rothkopf are all but spent. They leave with 10 recommendations (listed below in alphabetical order), including several titles youāll be hearing about during awards season, but also, admittedly, more reservations than usual. Amy Nicholson:…
Trump’s DOJ ‘lawfare’ fund targeted by new lawsuits
US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two new lawsuits challenging the creation of the controversial $1.8 billion ‘lawfare” fund by the Department of Justice were filed Friday in federal…
Clara Adams breaks records at busy Southern Section Masters Meet
Clara Adams expected to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High. The Long Beach Wilson junior not only won, she broke the section record, circling the track in 51.98 seconds. āTo be honest, I did not expect a 51 today … that was my end goal and I…
Are Google and SpaceX plotting space-based data centres?
Tech giants are increasingly looking beyond Earth to solve one of AI’s biggest growing pains: where to put all the computers.
Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
In a squeaker race for Cannesā top prize, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu prevailed on Saturday, taking the Palme dāOr for his tense community drama āFjord.ā The movie, a widely admired conversation-starter at the festival, stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as religious parents who come into conflict with the child protection services of their tiny…
Secret Service shoots person near the White House, bystander also shot
Construction cranes and an American flag outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement…
Trump says U.S., Iran are ‘getting a lot closer,’ but questions remain about concessions
WASHINGTONĀ āĀ President Trump said Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed on the basic terms of an agreement to end the two countriesā nearly three-month-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. āAn Agreement has been largely negotiated,ā Trump wrote in a social media post. āFinal aspects and details of the Deal are currently…