Republicans mull dropping $1-billion security money request for the White House and Trump’s ballroom
WASHINGTON — Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President...
Holy deception: Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar star never set foot in a seminary
ROME — A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last...
Fires ring Southern California and it’s only May. What’s going on?
California has seen an uptick in wildfires, from Siskiyou County to San Diego. Southern California has caught the brunt of...
U.S. military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was...
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says this will be his final NFL season: ‘This is it’
Aaron Rodgers is done. Or he will be in a few months. For sure this time — or at least...
Mayoral candidate Raman unveils rebuilding plan for Pacific Palisades
Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman unveiled a plan Wednesday to support the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades and reduce the risk of...
James Murdoch to buy half of Vox Media in multimillion-dollar deal
Lupa Systems, the media and tech holding company owned by James Murdoch, is set to acquire nearly half of Vox...
Firing Jason Kidd removes the last reminder of the Luka Doncic trade from Dallas
Jason Kidd signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension after the 2024 season, seemingly cementing him as the Dallas Mavericks...
‘Betty Boop’ there it is: Quinta Brunson to star as animated icon for movie in the works with Fleischer family
Quinta Brunson is taking a bet on Betty Boop. The two-time Emmy winner is developing a film about the animated...
California doctor ran nation’s ‘largest Botox fraud scheme,’ filing $45 million in claims for lush lifestyle
More than a year ago, federal officials noticed something fishy about a Glendale-based doctor: she had collected more in Medicare...
Part root vegetable, part deity: Inside Everything Is Terrible’s new Meow Wolf L.A. installation
When Meow Wolf’s Los Angeles location opens later this year, one of its biggest residents will be a 20-foot-tall, 1,000-pound...
Seagull splatters King Charles III during Northern Ireland visit
LONDON — A seagull left a lasting impression Wednesday on King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland. The bird dropped...
U.S. test fires mobile rocket system near Mt. Fuji in rapid ‘shoot and scoot’ drill
GOTEMBA, Japan — U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a range in the foothills...
Trump tells Coast Guard graduates they will ‘be tested’ in their military careers
NEW LONDON, Conn. — President Trump told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduates on Wednesday that they show “unbelievable heroism and exceptional...
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a...
