A tarp covers the newly removed name of US President Donald Trump from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 13, 2026. A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administrations last-minute bid to keep the presidents name on the Kennedy Center as a Friday removal deadline neared. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
Chinese authorities said they arrested a Northern California scholar earlier this month, accusing him of espionage and endangering national security. U Min Zin was taken into custody on June 3 at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Yunnan Province, southwestern China, according to a New York Times report. Details about the arrest are still unknown. Min…
CHICAGOΒ βΒ Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batterβs box at Rate Field for the first time this series on Saturday, greeted by a smattering of boos from Chicago White Sox fans. He took his first swing at the second pitch of the game. And he sent it into the right-field stands. A no-doubt homer, proclaiming…
The Washington National Opera filed a lawsuit on Thursday that demands more than $17 million from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The opera company claims it is owed millions in donations that have been withheld. The lawsuit claims that after the opera company and the Kennedy Center parted ways in January,…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Jim Lo Scalzo | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday said that an agreement to end the war with Iran will be signed on Sunday, followed…
The U.S. menβs soccer team chose an incredible day to have an incredible day. Crucially, the United States aced its only chance to make a first impression, kicking off this colossal World Cup itβs co-hosting with Mexico and Canada with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay. Consider it a save for the tournament, three points for…
Los Angeles has one of the deadest downtowns in the world, according to a new survey. Out of 75 of the top cities around the world, L.A. ranked among the lowest for vibrancy in Genslerβs 2026 City Pulse report released this week. Around 65% of those surveyed found DTLA vibrant compared to more than 80%…
The Directors Guild of Americaβs national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology. βWe entered this negotiation with three main priorities: secure our Health Plan, protect jobs, and…
The U.S. and Iran are “closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday. “With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,” Sharif said in a post…
It was a game eight years in the making. The first World Cup match on American soil in more than a generation and the start of a tournament that has the potential to alter the direction of soccer in this country for the next generation. And the U.S. seized on every bit of that opportunity…