UC targets high school course requirements amid SAT debate. What aspiring students need to know
LOS ANGELES — As UC embarks on a new and speedier plan to determine whether to reinstate SAT standardized testing, the ... Read More
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Commentary: 'The Odyssey' shows studios when to ignore critics
Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, "The Odyssey," had a suitably epic opening weekend. The film grossed $264.1 million, becoming the biggest global launch in Nolan’s career. With such overwhelming enthusiasm from ...Read more
Wildfires force France to evacuate tourists from campsites
Wildfires forced French authorities to evacuate some 20,000 residents and tourists from an area southwest of Bordeaux, after successive heat waves created tinderbox conditions.
Hundreds of firefighters are battling ...Read more
Officials confirm 6 Kentucky tornadoes, straight-line wind damage from severe storm
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Storm damage from six tornadoes and straight-line winds was found in several Kentucky communities during National Weather Service surveys on Wednesday.
NWS surveyors confirmed the tornadoes were on the ...Read more
Are Seattle's beloved neon signs going away?
SEATTLE — A large arrow points out Marco Polo Bar & Grill, a saloon that's sat on Fourth Avenue South in Georgetown for 76 years.
It's most eye-catching after dusk. The setting sun is replaced by the luminescence of the...Read more
Maryland confirms 2 measles cases tied to out-of-state travel
BALTIMORE — Two Maryland residents this week have contracted measles after traveling to a part of the United States experiencing an active outbreak, prompting state health officials to warn of possible public exposure.
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New drug could help people stricken with Valley fever
LOS ANGELES — As the fungus that causes Valley fever expands across the western United States and cases skyrocket in California, researchers say they may have found a new drug that can help those suffering from the most ...Read more
'Late Show' sign from Colbert's NYC set now on display at West Hollywood French bistro
NEW YORK — The unmistakable illuminated “Late Show” sign that once presided over Stephen Colbert’s set in midtown Manhattan has found its way to West Hollywood, where it is delighting diners at a French bistro.
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William Shatner trusts in the universe
William Shatner doesn't believe he is "going to die" because of his faith in the universe.
The 95-year-old actor - who was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, a stage four cancer, in 2023 but given the all clear...Read more
Sir Mick Jagger: There's nothing good about getting old
Sir Mick Jagger has insisted there is "nothing good" about getting older.
The 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman lamented the fact he has "forgotten" the wisdom he has despensed over the years and he is much less capable...Read more
Motley Crue and Nikki Sixx injected Jack Daniels
Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx injected whiskey when they ran out of heroin.
The Motley Crue rockers have recalled doing a "s*** load" of the drug at the height of the band's success in the 1980s but during one early-morning ...Read more
Brandi Glanville wants sons to party more
Brandi Glanville wishes her "boring" kids partied more.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has Mason, 23, and Jake, 19, with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and while she's thankful they haven't tried the drugs she...Read more
Cody Rhodes reveals one wrestling skill John Cena never mastered
Cody Rhodes reveals the "one area" of wrestling John Cena never quite got right.
The former WWE Champion worked with the retired wrestler extensively during his farewell tour in 2025, and he has opened up about one key ...Read more
Jason Kelce reflects on changing fame due to Taylor Swift connection
Jason Kelce's fanbase has shifted from "large fat men" to "little girls" since his brother, Travis Kelce, started dating Taylor Swift.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player - who co-hosts the New Heights podcast with his ...Read more
TPS, Trump and PAC money: Key takeaways from District 24 debate
MIAMI — A crowd of about 300 gathered at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Wednesday to hear eight candidates vying to succeed Congresswoman Frederica Wilson in District 24.
In attendance were entrepreneur Te Mayonna...Read more
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order non-emergency city vehicles to have pedestrian protections
NEW YORK — All of the city’s non-emergency trucks will be required to have audible turn alerts by 2029, under an executive order expected to be signed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani Thursday — and all new non-emergency ...Read more
How Tom Rush discovered Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The first two albums Tom Rush recorded for Elektra Records in the mid-’60s mixed the folk music he’d fallen hard for as a college kid in Massachusetts with a little of the rock and roll of his teen ...Read more
Digital asset industry group sues to block Illinois' first-in-the-nation cryptocurrency tax
CHICAGO — A first-in-the-nation tax on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets that Gov. JB Pritzker signed last month is facing a legal challenge from an industry association that argues the law is unconstitutional ...Read more
The LA roots of Jimmy Eat World's biggest record -- 25 years of 'Bleed American'
LOS ANGELES — On stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, a far cry from the sweaty basement punk shows of the band's early days, Jimmy Eat World played breakthrough power pop hit "The Middle" as the sold-out crowd ...Read more
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Vivienne asks court to drop her dad's last name
LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's youngest daughter, Vivienne, is seeking to drop "Pitt" from her name, according to People.
The 18-year-old filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to remove ...Read more
Samantha Morton casts a spell and steals 'The Odyssey.' She's always been a little dangerous
LOS ANGELES — Samantha Morton didn't mean to start humming during that scene in "The Odyssey," the scene everyone is talking about, when, as the sorceress Circe, she turns Odysseus' men into pigs, literally molding them ...Read more
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