Just days after the Trump administration completed millions of dollars in renovations on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to make it American flag-blue, residents and online users noted it had turned a phosphorescent green. Hereβs why: The calm, still waters of the Reflecting Pool make it an ideal nursery for algae growth. Algae need nitrogen…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Weβll never know, of course, but it wouldnβt surprise me if Yoshinobu Yamamoto was relieved to lose the no-hitter in the ninth inning so that Mookie Betts wouldnβt have to bear the stigma of spoiling a perfect game. Yamamoto is a 100% class act. Jay JamesPico Rivera Thereβs only one MLB club that…
Two of the biggest box-office standouts of 2026 so far were not made by established studio directors or built on franchise IP. βObsessionβ and βBackroomsβ β horror films from internet-native directors in their 20s β have outperformed far more expensive studio releases. The breakout success of these films has ignited debate across Hollywood about what…
A tarp covers the newly removed name of US President Donald Trump from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 13, 2026. A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administrations last-minute bid to keep the presidents name on the Kennedy Center as a Friday removal deadline neared. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
After Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that the U.S. Department of Justice may be investigating his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, media and pundits pounced on millions in charity payments he has solicited for nonprofits, including ones she is involved in. Those donations, known as βbehested payments,β arenβt illegal in California, but, long before Newsom…
Dalton Rushing was frustrated. He just chased a slider in the dirt β again. And this time, the game was on the line. The Dodgers were down to their last out. He was down to his last strike. So he took a moment, took a breath, and looked to the Dodgers dugout. The first person…
From boosting productivity to transforming recruitment and consulting, artificial intelligence is changing the way companiesΒ operate. Speaking to FRANCE 24 atΒ VivaTechΒ in Paris, EY executive Jad Shimaly explains where AI is delivering results and what it could mean for the future of work.Β
Spanish painter Nieves GonzΓ‘lez arrives in Los Angeles for her first U.S. solo exhibition having already experienced a taste of fame. The 29-year-old caught the attention of the art and fashion worlds last year after being discovered on Instagram and commissioned to paint the cover of Lily Allenβs album βWest End Girl.β Depicting the singer…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 19, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned…
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child. He was out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles, but the Dodgers did not opt to put him on the paternity list, temporarily playing down a player instead. The team said it expects Ohtani…