Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., talks with reporters outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The leader of the congressional committee that oversees how the House functions says he is working on legislation to not only ban…
Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system. Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, making it the third known object to have come from another star system. NASA called it Comet 3I/ATLAS and said it didnβt pose a threat. But…
βDumboβ might not sound like the most flattering nickname, but In Gee Chun has embraced it. Years ago, her coach in South Korea gave her the moniker because of her exceptionally keen hearing, the ability to hear someone clearing their throat or opening a soda two holes away. She leaned into it ever since. The…
Start sending out βSmoke Signals.β Phoebe Bridgers finally announced her upcoming phone-free arena tour, and it includes two spooky nights in the Los Angeles area. Bridgers shared details about the Lost Tour on Friday morning, following a sold-out show the previous night at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a series of secret…
Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency director, speaking on CNBC on Jan. 8, 2026. CNBC President Donald Trump reportedly said Friday that he wants incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to “start the process” of firing large numbers of employees in the DNI’s office. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump, in an…
First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli on Friday morning said his office βhas multiple election fraud investigations underway,β in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles. Essayliβs remarks, posted to X, seemed to be in response to President Trump alleging in his own social media post late Wednesday that Democrats in California were βcheatingβ in…
Christmas came early for 69 high school football teams in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Thanks to donations by the Rams, each LAUSD program received a pallet of goodies this past week to navigate the 2026 season. Dave Siedelman, an assistant in the LAUSD athletics office, helped organize the challenge of delivering and bubble…
Sorry to rain on your all-analog parade. Itβs no secret that vinyl recordsβ resurgence has hit a new plateau, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987 as of 2022, according to a report from the Recording Industry Assn. of America. Three years later, its year-end report flaunts another statistic: Vinyl record sales surpassed $1…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters outside his office at the beginning of the legislative week at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A battle unfolded in the Senate on Thursday over the Trump administrationβs controversial $1.8-billion payout fund for people who claim the government wronged them, as Democrats and some Republicans sought to block the fund but fell short after they rejected each otherβs proposals. The episode underscored how President Trumpβs plan for the fund β widely…