‘The Gray House’ is inspired by Civil War history but isn’t itself inspiring
“The Gray House,” a limited series now streaming on Prime Video, purports to tell the fact-based story of Elizabeth Van...
EV maker Lucid to lay off more than 300 employees
Lucid, the Bay Area-based automaker that sells luxury electric vehicles, is laying off 319 workers as it sustains billions of...
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400-million ballroom project
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a...
Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine
NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya have arrested a man named in an alleged scheme that duped Kenyans with promises of skilled...
Israel’s parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country’s Orthodox chief rabbinate in charge of...
Brazil’s Minas Gerais state hit by more rain as flooding death toll rises to 53
RIO DE JANEIRO — Residents in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state faced blocked roads, closed shops and streets under water on Thursday following...
Manny Pacquiao lawsuit delivers counterpunch to firms he says made ‘knowingly false allegations’ against him
The case can be made that those who conceived and arranged the 2015 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and...
3 members of SoCal jewelry heist crew that tunneled through wall are sentenced
Three members of what prosecutors described as a sophisticated burglary crew were sentenced to jail last week for a multimillion-dollar...
Four fallacies behind President Trump’s latest tariffs
Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling that the White House’s widespread “emergency” tariffs were illegal, President Trump moved to...
Bill Gates ‘spoke candidly’ about Epstein ties at a Gates Foundation meeting, spokesperson says
Bill Gates addressed his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and “took responsibility for his actions” during a town...
Instagram to alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self harm terms
Instagram, a social media platform popular among young people, said Thursday it will alert parents if their teens repeatedly search...
L.A. schools face crisis amid federal probe into Supt. Carvalho, controversial AI contract
The Los Angeles Board of Education is scheduled to meet behind closed doors Thursday afternoon, a day after federal authorities...
Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein’s crimes and doesn’t recall meeting him
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s...
Family of U.N. human rights investigator sues Trump administration over sanctions for Israel criticism
UNITED NATIONS — The family of independent U.N. investigator Francesca Albanese has sued the Trump administration over U.S. sanctions imposed on her...
Ukraine says Russia launched a major aerial attack before Kyiv’s talks with U.S.
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, hours...
