Tournament of Roses gets into the spirit of April Fools with airy gag
Mark Leavens, Tournament of Roses president, picked “The Magic of Teamwork” as the parade theme, a sentiment the folks at the ...
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to ...
LA County supervisors create a new department for homeless services
The seismic move comes despite objections from several Los Angeles City Councilmembers who said the process of creating a ...
US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, ...
Pope’s work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...
No batteries? Thinner packaging? US businesses look for ways to offset tariffs
Companies are retooling their wares to reduce costs and avoid raising prices as Trump levies new import taxes.
US sanctions 6 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over rights abuses. Beijing threatens to retaliate
“Beijing and Hong Kong officials have used Hong Kong national security laws extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and ...
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
WASHIGNTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy ...
UN agency closes the rest of its Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said ...
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing ...
Southern California gas prices jump more than 21 cents in a week — and it could get worse
With renewed refinery issues … gas prices are likely to jump 10 to 35 cents per gallon over the next couple weeks,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
At the Grand Prix of Long Beach, a motorsports fan lives the dream of riding in a race car
Staff writer Kailtyn Schallhorn took SCNG’s annual ride in an IndyCar during the Grand Prix of Long Beach media day. Here was ...