Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and a slew of other national and California Democrats on Saturday rallied supporters to stay fired up in seeking passage of a ballot measure to redraw the stateβs congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections. While polling suggests Proposition 50 is likely to pass Tuesday, volunteers must…
It is painful to have to write about Catherine OβHara, so alive and lively a presence, in the past tense. OβHara has lived inside my head β is it too corny to say my heart? β from βSCTVβ to βSchittβs Creekβ to βThe Studio,β on whose second season she was scheduled to start work, when…
Reading List 10 books for your August reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Contrary to some recent media chatter, the novel isnβt dead: A glance at this monthβs choices, which include quirky robot sci-fi, an artistβs tale set…
Disasters are real β also, these days, frighteningly common, be they epic confluences of nature and negligence or the murderous and preventable kind. And when it comes to disaster movies, itβs hard to know what the acceptable level of exploitation is. Of course, director Paul Greengrass could never be confused with the unseriousness of producer…
Why Florida is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman – CBS News Watch CBS News Florida has filed a civil suit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of deceiving users. Jo Ling Kent explains.
Phil Wickham has released 14 Christian worship albums, has been Platinum certified and nominated for American Music Awards, Dove Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Grammys β but all of his vocal training and performances couldnβt prepare him to step into the shoes of one of his Biblical heroes with the upcoming animated musical film βDavid.β…
The proprietor of Los Angelesβ legendary Cliftonβs has given up on reopening the shuttered venue. Itβs just too difficult to do business in downtownβs historic core, he says. Andrew Meieran bought Cliftonβs on Broadway in 2010 and poured more than $14 million into repairs, renovations and upgrades, adding additional bar and restaurant spaces in the…
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has not spoken to Sir Keir Starmer since the week he publicly said the prime minister should go – and stands by his position. Mr Sarwar told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby he spoke to Sir Keir a “couple of times” in the week in February he said the…
βI am Punch and he is me.β This is what my daughter recently texted in our family group chat. Her older sister had just asked us if we were βon the baby Punch-kun side of TikTokβ because she had become like a βFacebook Mom, watching videos of him all day.β If we werenβt before, we…
At a time when most of their peers have retired, threatened to call it quits or died, the Beach Boys continue to perform 120 shows per year. Led by original singer Mike Love and longtime multi-instrumentalist Bruce Johnston, this version of the Beach Boys performs the sounds of Southern California to three generations of fans,…