The Christmas period is upon us, and goods are flying off the shelves, but for some reason, the tills are not ringing as loudly as they should be. Across the country, the five-finger discount is being used with such frequency that retailers are taking action into their own hands. With concerns about the police response…
Has there ever been a love as true, wild and literally epic as that of βOutlanderβsβ Claire Beauchamp (CaitrΓona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan)? Made possible by a circle of standing stones (and the imagination of Diana Gabaldon, who wrote the novels on which the series is based), the all-but-instant passion of a British…
π Tap here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app π Ten years on from the referendum that rewired British politics, Beth, Ruth, and Harriet are joined by one of the architects of Brexit, Michael Gove, to rewind through some of the biggest moments. From David Cameron’s surprise 2015 decision to take a…
WASHINGTON Β βΒ The White Houseβs TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at βthe lowest price anywhere in the world.β βThis launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and itβs not even close,β President Trump said at a news conference announcing the…
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
As a psychologist in the occupied West Bank, I have spent my career sitting across from children carrying burdens no child should ever know β lives shaped not by playgrounds or classrooms, but by constant fear. I recognize that fear because I lived it myself. I remember when I was less than 5 years old,…
Four of Americaβs nominally closest allies β Britain, Australia, France and Canada β disgraced themselves this week by recognizing a so-called Palestinian state. In so doing, these nations didnβt merely betray their Western civilizational inheritance. They also rewarded terrorism, strengthened the genocidal ambitions of the global jihad and sent a chilling message: The path to…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump has once again mocked Gov. Gavin Newsomβs dyslexia as βdisqualifyingβ for leadership, marking at least the fourth time in a week that the president has targeted the California Democrat for being open about his diagnosis. In remarks Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said Newsom was βdumbβ and should never be allowed to…
For the first episode of βSaturday Night Liveβsβ 50th season, Bowen Yang dressed up as Moo Deng, a baby hippo the internet was then obsessed with. Yangβs all-in appearance during the seriesβ βWeekend Updateβ segment conflated Moo Dengβs journey with that of reluctant pop star Chappell Roan β a surprising combination that captivated the audience….
It was Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, when the grass outside the baseline and the bright red sign high above center field read βUNIQLO FIELD.β It will be Dodger Stadium on Thursday, when the defending World Series champions open their new season, and forevermore. The official name of our summer home is now Uniqlo Field at…