Cards on the table, when I first read a story heavily suggesting the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s mobile phone was somehow connected to requests for messages about Lord Mandelson, I thought to myself: that is an absurd conspiracy theory. After all, what are those “raising an eyebrow” at this affair saying happened? Was Number 10’s…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A lead attorney for the Department of Homeland Security suggested that federal agents should have βjust started hitting the rioters and arresting everyone that couldnβt get awayβ during an anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles last June, internal emails show. The note was in an email chain obtained by the nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight through…
One month into the high school baseball season, itβs clear that junior third baseman and relief pitcher Troy Randall of Corona Santiago is headed to standout status. So far, heβs batting .444 with 20 hits and only two strikeouts in 45 at-bats. As a pitcher, heβs given up no earned runs in eight innings with…
A benefit cheat who defrauded more than Β£23,000 by claiming she was too ill to go outside was caught surfing and ziplining in Mexico. Catherine Wieland, 33, claimed her anxiety was so severe it left her housebound. But the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it discovered she had been lying about her condition….
For the second time in recent months, the civilian commission that oversees the LAPD has overruled Chief Jim McDonnell in a police shooting, concluding that officers were in the wrong when they shot at Jillian Lauren, an author and the estranged wife of Weezer bass player Scott Shriner. McDonnell wrote in a report made public…
A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our country and the way we do things, is about to profoundly change. This is a “once in a…
On their way into the clubhouse Thursday, Dodgers players were greeted by the World Series championship trophies they won in 2024 and 2025. In center field, Dodgers fans were greeted by oversize replicas of those trophies, the better for taking a selfie. On social media, the Dodgers unveiled their opening day hype video. These were…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California womenβs prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to βbiological male prisoners.β In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assistant Atty. Gen. Harmeet Dhillon β who heads the Justice Departmentβs Civil Rights Division β said…
Former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey “bullied” colleagues not to introduce measures at his firm to protect women, a tribunal heard. The hearing on Thursday also heard accusations that the 67-year-old threatened to close the company, Odey Asset Management (OAM), in order to put pressure on its governing body. Mr Odey is taking legal action…
As βProject Hail Maryβ takes off, Ryan Gosling has already set his sights on a new star vehicle. The actor will topline the next film from βEverything Everywhere All at Onceβ directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, according to Deadline. The Universal Pictures movie will begin filming this summer in Los Angeles and hit theaters…