A committee of MPs is launching an inquiry into the student loan system and whether it’s fair for graduates The investigation will put further pressure on the government to relieve the burden on young people. Politics Hub: Follow the latest The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group, said it’s responding to people who are “intensely dissatisfied…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Cubaβs top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to enter diplomatic talks with the United States, reiterating the countryβs willingness to engage even as tensions escalate with President Trump asserting that the island nationβs government could soon collapse. βWe are ready to engage with the U.S. on the issues that are important for the…
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES Wednesdayβs Results BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bell 4, San Pedro 0Carson 7, Granada Hills 5Chatsworth 1, Sylmar 0East Valley 15, Panorama 4Hollywood 12, RFK Community 4LA Wilson 26, Contreras 0Locke 22, Animo Venice 2Monroe 3, Eagle Rock 1Rancho Cucamonga 5, Huntington Park 0San Fernando 9, Cleveland 5SOCES 12, Northridge Academy 2South…
A record release of strategic oil reserves has been agreed in a bid to help offset supply disruption since the Middle East conflict began. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said it would coordinate a flow of 400 million barrels into the market, with the UK government contributing 13.5 million barrels. The body has barrels at…
The big question surrounding last yearβs Academy Awards was whether the show would address the L.A. wildfires, which had rattled the city mere months prior. This year, the elephant in the room is the ongoing Iran war, which like last yearβs wildfires, puts a celebration like the Oscars in sharp relief. But for Conan OβBrien,…
In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation. The most newsworthy elements in this 147-page document detailing the vetting, appointment and severance of the ex-US ambassador were the eyewatering Β£75,000 payoff Peter Mandelson received for being sacked – he had asked for near Β£550,000 –…
QLAYAA, LebanonΒ βΒ The bells rang, their peals obscuring the buzz of the Israeli drone overhead as the casket of Father Pierre al-Rahi arrived at the parish he had served. Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral. He had announced that the people of Qlayaa would…
Hall of Fame high school football coach Bob Johnson, who turned El Toro and Mission Viejo into powerhouse high school football programs and became one of the winningest coaches in state history, has died. He was 80. He had been battling Alzheimerβs. βI feel for the family,β Mission Viejo football coach Chad Johnson (no relation)…
The International Energy Agency (IEA), the developed nation body founded in the 1970s to deal with oil crises precisely like the one we’re now facing, has announced something extraordinary. Its members, which is to say most of the world’s rich nations, will release an unprecedented amount of oil from their national stockpiles into the global…
Everyoneβs getting into podcasts β even demons. βundertone,β a muted, personal and static microbudget horror debut by Ian Tuason, takes place in the writer-directorβs actual childhood home where he tended to both of his parents before they died. Both hospice and inspiration, itβs a stifling place decorated with floral wallpaper and crucifixes. The pain and…