The boy who lived is back. HBO on Wednesday revealed the release date and released a trailer for its new βHarry Potterβ series offering the first glimpse into the new version of Hogwarts, the fictional school for young wizards and witches. The show will premiere on HBO Max on Christmas Day. The show, written and…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is reportedly set to unveil plans to move asylum seekers being housed in hotels to barracks at former military bases, as the government seeks to toughen its immigration policies. Following widespread protests this summer over the housing of asylum seekers in hotels, Ms Mahmood, who took over from Yvette Cooper as…
The Online Safety Act is putting free speech at risk and needs significant adjustments, Elon Musk’s social network X has warned. New rules that came into force last week require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X – as well as sites hosting pornography – to bring in measures to prove that someone using…
On Sunday, Aug. 23, Gustavo Dudamel will say his final goodbye to the Los Angeles Philharmonic as music director in a gala Hollywood Bowl late August weekend celebrating his musical legacy of the past 17 Bowl summers. And then what? For the first time in 64 years, the L.A. Phil will be without a music…
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the technology giant’s voice assistant had illegally recorded users and then shared their private conversations with advertisers. The preliminary settlement, filed January 23 in federal court in San Jose, California, requires approval by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman. The settlement…
FRIDAYβS RESULTS SOUTHERN SECTION Nonleague Los Alamitos 20, Inglewood 12 INTERSECTIONAL Millikan 27, Foothill (Nev.) 14 Spanish Springs (Nev.) 41, Simi Valley 21 SATURDAYβS SCHEDULE INTERSECTIONAL Santa Monica at Kaimuki (Hawaii), 6:30 p.m. More to Read High school flag football: Wednesday and Thursdayβs results Aug. 14, 2025 This weekβs high school football schedule Aug. 12,…
When ads pop up on your phone for products after you’ve happened to mention them, is it an indication that advertisers are eavesdropping on you? Correspondent David Pogue checks out the facts about highly-targeted advertising, and why it sometimes gets weirdly specific.
As LeBron James sat at the podium following the Lakersβ season-ending loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, he was asked about his future. He had just completed his 23rd season in the NBA at 41 years old and he will become a free agent…
SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS (Game at 3:15 p.m. unless noted) TUESDAYβS SCHEDULE FIRST ROUND DIVISION 1 Pool A Maranatha at Norco Ayala at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame Pool D Etiwanda at Corona Corona Santiago at Orange Lutheran Pool C Oaks Christian at Sierra Canyon Cypress at St. John Bosco Pool B Huntington Beach at Temecula…
A federal judge in San Francisco barred soldiers from aiding immigration arrests and other civilian law enforcement in Southern California Tuesday, warning of a growing βnational police force with the President as its chiefβ in an impassioned order set to take effect Sept. 12. In a 52-page decision early Tuesday morning, Senior District Judge Charles…