Sir Keir Starmer says Donald Trump is seeking to “put pressure on me in different ways” – but has insisted that he won’t “buckle under pressure”. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister said he “wanted a good relationship” with the US president and still does, but vowed he is “not…
PlayStation 5 video game consoles are about to get pricier β at least in the U.S. Starting Aug. 21, the PlayStation 5 will cost $549.99 in the U.S., up $50 from its current price of $549.99, Sony Interactive Entertainment, which makes the device, said Wednesday in a company blogΒ post.Β The company attributed the price hike…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Democratic Partyβs standing in public opinion polls has sunk to its lowest point in more than 30 years. Many of the partyβs own voters think their leaders arenβt fighting hard enough against President Trump. In one survey, the words they used most often were βweakβ and βtepid.β βThe party is in shambles,β said James…
Kemi Badenoch is expected to mark the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth after paying a series of glowing tributes to her at the Conservative Party conference. The Tory celebrations, 100 years after she was born on 13 October 1925, include a glittering dinner at the historic Guildhall in the City of London attended by…
SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFSTUESDAYβS RESULTS THIRD ROUND DIVISION 1 Pool ANorco 9, Ayala 2 Pool BCorona 6, Corona Santiago 1 Pool CCypress 8, Sierra Canyon 0 Pool DLa Mirada 11, Huntington Beach 1 SECOND ROUND DIVISION 2 Elsinore 6, Santa Margarita 4Ganesha 5, South Hills 2Newport Harbor 4, Great Oak 1Aquinas 5, Gahr 3Santa Ana…
Angels superstar Mike Trout testified Tuesday morning that he knew team employee Eric Kay had a drug problem but that pitcher Tyler Skaggs showed no signs of drug use. Trout, a three-time American League most valuable olayer, has played with the Angels his entire 15-year career and is under contract through the 2030 season. He…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Aurora Phelps, a 44-year-old American who used dating apps to charm older men, and then looted their finances, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison in a Mexican court for the disappearance of an American retiree whose body was found dumped along a road outside of Guadalajara. Phelps, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, hooked…
It was Monday night, and Santa Monica High students had plenty of choices for entertainment. They could have been hanging at the pier or playing video games. Instead, the student section was filled as if it were a Friday night because the stateβs leading scorer in high school basketball, Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood, was…
Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on Wednesday.Β Verizon subscribers complained that the outage limited their ability to use their mobile devices, preventing them from making calls or completing online transactions that require a wireless network. To appease frustrated subscribers, the wirelessΒ provider said it’s…
Warner Bros. said Wednesday it will renew the contract for studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy after the two orchestrated a string of back-to-back hits at the box office. The news is a notable reversal of fortune for the co-chairs and co-chief executives of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. Only six months ago,…