WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A battle unfolded in the Senate on Thursday over the Trump administrationβs controversial $1.8-billion payout fund for people who claim the government wronged them, as Democrats and some Republicans sought to block the fund but fell short after they rejected each otherβs proposals. The episode underscored how President Trumpβs plan for the fund β widely…
CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASEBALL REGIONALS THURSDAYβS RESULTS Semifinals DIVISION I #8 San Diego Cathedral at #5 La Mirada, Friday at 4 p.m. #7 Huntington Beach 11, #3 Corona 3 DIVISION II #4 Bakersfield Christian 5, #8 Arroyo Grande 0 #2 Newport Harbor 11, #3 Point Loma 6 DIVISION III #8 Kaiser 7, #4 Helix 4…
Los Angeles police are investigating the fatal stabbing of actor James Handy, who officials said was killed by his girlfriendβs son Wednesday at a home in Tarzana. The suspect was apprehended after he made a bizarre 911 call. On Thursday, authorities identified the 81-year-old stabbing victim as the actor, who appeared in the films βLogan,β…
BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 14: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang waves as he prepares to depart the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is being invited to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on June 11 as…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump announced Wednesday night at a White House dinner that he wanted to make acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blancheβs leadership of the Department of Justice permanent. The president said he thought the confirmation of his onetime personal defense attorney would go βvery quickly,β according to a video posted from the dinner. But early indications…
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum should be set to return to action on Friday against the Dallas Wings. Plum, who leads the WNBA in scoring, missed the last three games with a sprained ankle injury she sustained in practice. She practiced in full on Thursday, and head coach Lynne Roberts seemed optimistic that she would play….
Cape Fear,β premiering Friday on Apple TV, is a 10-episode limited series remake of a 1991 Martin Scorsese remake of a 1962 film adapted from John D. MacDonaldβs 1957 novel βThe Executioners,β and as in a game of telephone each subsequent version adds new material and moves a little farther from the original. (The credits…
Kris Mayes, Arizona’s attorney general, speaks to members of the media outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a prosecutor’s appeal of an order that the state’s fake elector case against President Donald Trump’s former…
California defense tech startup Mach Industries said Tuesday it raised $300 million, nearly quadrupling the companyβs valuation to $1.8 billion within a year. The Huntington Beach startupβs soaring valuation underscores how defense tech funding is booming as armed conflicts such as the Iran war and the Russian-Ukrainian war continue. Infinite Capital and Rabbit Capital led…
City Section golf champion Romeo Juarez, only a junior at Reseda High, served notice on Wednesday that he can compete against the best. He shot a two-under-par 69 to finish fourth at the CIF state golf championships at San Gabriel Country Club, the best finish ever by a City Section golfer. Juarez had little attention…