Pitcher Violet Ascencio struck out 13 to lead Venice High to a 7-2 win over Eagle Rock in the City Section Division I softball championship game on Saturday. Abilgail Ascencio had two doubles and finished with three hits. Players held up a photo of the late Angelo Gasca, Veniceβs football coach who also helped coach…
Some are calling the controversy over Olivia Rodrigoβs recent outfit choices babydoll-dress-gate, Olivia Rodrigo calls it βweird.β The dress debacle kicked up in early May when Rodrigo released the music video for βDrop Dead,β in which she runs through the Palace of Versailles wearing a pink-and-blue ruffled babydoll set while singing about the intensity of…
An American flag flies near the Ever Memo container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on May 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher…
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Fresno City College SATURDAYβS RESULTS DIVISION I Mira Costa d. Northgate, 25-15, 25-17, 26-24 DIVISION II Sanger d. Francis Parker, 29-27, 26-28, 25-23, 25-20 DIVISION III Santa Cruz d. Central East, 26-28, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18 DIVISION IV El Dorado d. Point Loma, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20
The future of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts once again hangs in the balance after a ruling handed down Friday by a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trumpβs name from the exterior of the building within two weeks and a halt to the Trump administrationβs planned two-year closure of…
The success of D-day, a pivotal moment in World War II, partially hinged on the weather forecast. The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, was planned for months as the American and British forces held practice operations in England. Enormous efforts were made to mislead the Germans about what was coming. The…
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty Images “Japan’s door to dialog is always open” to the international community even as it increases defense spending and revises its…
Benjamin Harris has already accomplished enough in his high school track career to make most of his peers envious, but he insists he is far from done. A junior sprinter from Servite, Harris was eager to check a few more items off his to-do list Saturday at the state meet in Clovis, where he sought…
Well, I gave him a chance, offering my services. I was willing to give the young novice a primer on what a mayor can and canβt do, and let him know City Hall is a reality show like no other heβs been on. But Spencer Pratt didnβt call me in response to my column last…
Benchmark crude oil prices rose on Monday as US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest counterproposal to find an end to the war in the Middle East. The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is leaving its mark on economies around the world, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for reduced fuel use…