The chancellor’s spring budget will take place in March, the Treasury has announced. Rachel Reeves will deliver the budget, known as the “spring forecast”, on 3 March 2026. She has asked the independent budget watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), to “prepare an economic and fiscal forecast” for publication on the same day. The…
In 1971, the origin story of Apple began with the friendship of engineering prodigy Steve Wozniak and computer enthusiast Steve Jobs. The machine they built and sold five years later would lead to what became the first trillion-dollar company. David Pogue, author of the new history “Apple: The First 50 Years,” talks with Wozniak, CEO…
Frankie Muniz β the βMalcolm in the Middleβ star turned NASCAR driver β is off the racetrack, for now at least. The actor is recovering from a broken wrist he suffered after falling from a ladder at his home, he wrote on Instagram on Thursday. βThe phrase βFMLβ (Frankie Munizβs Life) takes on new meaning…
San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert doesnβt generally agree with political parties redrawing congressional maps to gain power. But after President Trump persuaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to redraw his stateβs maps in order to improve Republican chances of retaining control of Congress in 2026, Von Wilpert said she decided Californiaβs only option was…
Lakers and NBA fans in general will get a quick view of two of the leagueβs long-time greats when LeBron James and the Lakers open the regular season against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21 at Crypto.com Arena, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter told The Times on…
A look at the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland: Rk. School (record) result; Next game; last week ranking 1. St. John Bosco (4-0) def. San Mateo Serra, 42-0; vs. Honolulu St. Louis, Friday; 2 2. Sierra Canyon (4-0) def. Downey, 49-7; vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College, Thursday; 3 3….
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum visits Spain this weekend on a twofold mission: to show solidarity with fellow βprogressiveβ global leaders, and to ease simmering tensions with Mexicoβs onetime colonial overseer. But, before embarking on her first trip to Europe as president of Mexico, Sheinbaum sought to clarify what she called a misunderstanding. βNo, itβs…
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is directing teens to an age-appropriate version of its ChatGPT technology as it seeks to bolster safeguards amid a period of heightened scrutiny over the chatbot’s safety. Users of the chatbot identified as under the age of 18 will automatically be directed to a version of ChatGPT governed by “age-appropriate”…
Californiaβs decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats to Democrats in November is poised to play a big and potentially decisive role in the nationβs broader, bare-knuckle fight for control of Congress. Tuesdayβs primary races β where the top two candidates will advance to November runoffs β wonβt…
Call them the Geek Squad, the Surfer Dudes or the Genius Squad from Redondo Union High. In an unprecedented achievement, three starters for the Sea Hawksβ 13-2 volleyball team β Tommy Spalding, Vaughan Flaherty and Carter Mirabal β are headed to MIT this fall. Their final assignment in Advanced Placement Physics 2 should be figuring…