A Plaid Cymru Welsh government would aim toΒ establishΒ a national commission to explore Wales’s constitutional future, including a potential path toward independence, within its first 100 days in office. The party’s leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, confirmed a Plaid Cymru Welsh government would rule out a referendum should the it win power in May’s election. But his…
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 heβs having fun each game in his one season of high…
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil Β βΒ When President Trump returned to the White House last year, observers in Brazil expected immediate hostility towards leftist President Luiz InΓ‘cio 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…
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…
In the summer of 1991, Nirvana filmed the music video for βSmells Like Teen Spiritβ on a Culver City sound stage. Kurt Cobain strummed the grunge anthemβs 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…
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…
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…
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. Jordanβs awards are stacking up. The βSinnersβ star won the Actor Award for lead actor for portraying the filmβs twin ex-mob enforcers turned juke joint owners, Smoke and Stack. βI wasnβt expecting this at all,β Jordan said as he accepted his award Sunday evening. βIβm so honored and privileged to be nominated in…
In his announcement unveiling U.S. attacks on Iran, President Trump assailed the Islamic Republicβs βproxiesβ in the region. βFrom Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts,β Trump declared Saturday. The United States, Trump vowed, was determined to…