Governor Gavin Newsom attends the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, California, June 4, 2026. Myraneli Fabian | Anadolu | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender, on Friday called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump on Wednesday became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, inserting himself directly into a high-stakes legal battle over one of the most consequential orders of his administration. Trump arrived at the court Wednesday morning by limousine for arguments over whether the president has the authority to effectively…
In Naples, Italy, the past isnβt relegated to whatβs behind us. In its crumbled, ancient majesty, the past is quite visible. And when it comes to the legacy of Mount Vesuvius β able to change the sky and move the earth β history encompasses all thatβs above and plenty thatβs subterranean, too. The notion of…
A California court ruled on Monday that Elon Musk has waited too long to file a lawsuit against OpenAI’s leadership accusing them of misleading the public about their plans to transform the once charity into a for-profit entity. Also in the business news this Tuesday, Standard Chartered cuts thousands of jobs as it accelerates adoption…
The Cabinet Office has blamed an “administrative error” after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake. A Downing Street file on royal visits, from 2004 and 2005, was briefly shared with journalists under embargo ahead of the annual release of government papers to the National Archives in Kew, west London, under…
The Welsh Parliament stands in what was known as Tiger Bay – a multicultural melting pot during the 18-1900s, home to around 50 nationalities working the docks. The area remains diverse. Outside Togayo Cafe we get chatting to Somali-born friends Omar Mohammad and Abdiqadir Mohamoud, who settled in Cardiff in the 90s and early 2000s….
Last May, a strange thing happened on the U.S. album charts. Two metal bands (or at least metal-adjacent hard rock acts) scored No. 1 albums in the same month. The genre hadnβt seen multiple bestsellers in the same year since 2019 β and those were from veteran acts. So it was notable when the young…
NASA has unveiled its plans to send humans to the Moon, which include establishing a permanent presence on Earth’s nearest satellite by the 2030s. It comes as China moves ahead with its own lunar ambitions, launching three astronauts into outer space. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Michelle L. D. Hanlon, Executive Director at the…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Monday’s games.
Morgan McSweeney was blamed by many Labour MPs for the disastrous decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. There has been a growing clamour from the backbenches for the chief of staff to fall on his sword and take the hit for his boss. As the architect of Labour’s election win in July 2024,…