On the eve of the City Section championship baseball game at Dodger Stadium, letβs explore a sometimes forgotten character trait: Patience. When JJ Saffie walks onto hallowed ground Saturday as a starting left fielder for 10-time City champion El Camino Real High in the Open Division championship game against Birmingham, he will be finishing a…
It’s easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans, two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at the pump. It’s not just…
When you first press play on Γlvaro DΓazβs βOmakase,β you are immediately transported into the kitchen. A stove flickers on. A knife hits the cutting board. Chants of βΒ‘SΓ, chef!β ring out like a dubbed episode of βThe Bear.β Then, before the listener can fully settle in, the Puerto Rican rapper and singer fires off…
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is seeking information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider trading on their platforms. Comer’s probe is the latest in a series of congressional attempts to rein-in the…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A political influencer has filed a complaint against Tom Steyerβs campaign for governor, saying the committee failed to notify her of disclosure requirements, as required by law, when she was paid to meet with Steyer in March and later produced social media content from the meeting. Whatβs more, she said the Steyer campaign falsely accused…
When Lawrence Kensinger stepped into the circle for his last throw of the City Section shotput finals on Thursday afternoon in Lake Balboa, he felt a surge of adrenaline like never before. Energized by spectators and fellow competitors clapping behind him, the Venice High senior gave them reason to cheer with his Herculean heave of…
Google’s Gemini Spark AI tool could be a game-changer for consumers wading into the world of agentic AI, according to technology experts. Google announced the new tool β the internet giant’s answer to OpenClaw, the autonomous AI agent being hyped by tech enthusiasts and developers β this week during a rollout of new AI featuresΒ that…
French prime minister SΓ©bastien Lecornu announced new support measures to cushion the impact of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran.Β The β¬710 million package includes extending existing support schemes for sectors such as fishing, farming and construction, as well as a new bonus for taxi drivers to switch to electric cars.Β But…
βSurvivor 50β castaway Joe Hunter has made it to the final tribal council of the grueling competition show twice, but walked away with slim to none when it came to jury votes. On Wednesday night, four-time βSurvivorβ player Aubry Bracco was crowned sole survivor and won the not $1-million but $2-million prize (thanks to a…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday blasted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the Department…