Daylight Saving Time (DST) — the business where we “spring forward” the clocks by an hour in early March, then “fall back” an hour into Standard Time in November — was adopted in the US during World Wars I and …
Bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent moves forward Read MoreMy nemesis Laura Dern and her bangs are filming The White Lotus in Cannes (the festival ended last weekend), alongside Chris Messina. Lord, are they playing a couple?? [LaineyGossip] Tina Fey corrects the record on Timothee Chalamet’s “manspreading,” and she …
“Laura Dern & her bangs are filming ‘The White Lotus’ in Cannes” links Read MorePrince William’s radio interview last Friday continues to make news, and not in a good way. Two of the biggest headlines so far: William had no idea his wife of 15 years speaks conversational Italian (or rather, that Kate knows …
Independent: No one buys Prince William’s chaotic school-run stories at this point Read MoreNearly universal social etiquette dictates that a guest should never arrive at a person’s home empty-handed. But what do you bring when the “home” is the Vatican and the host is Pope Leo XIV? “What to get someone who has …
Gifts for Pope Leo range from lavish to local favorites: ‘What to get someone who has everything?’ Read MoreCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – a very important sequel (Activision) The Friday letters page tries to work out if the Persona 6 leak is real, as a reader details his encounter with Forza Horizon 6’s bowie knife99. Games …
Games Inbox: Will Modern Warfare 4 save Call Of Duty? Read MoreThis is the text of a letter that Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered Thursday to Pope Leo XIV: City of Chicago Office of the MayorMayor Brandon Johnson May 28, 2026 Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, October 5, 1979, is forever remembered …
Read the full text of Mayor Johnson’s invitation to Pope Leo XIV to deliver mass in Grant Park in 2027 Read MoreGracie Abrams is heading back on the road with a new arena tour that includes an extended Southern California run. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has announced The Look at My Life Tour, a 64-date North American and European arena tour that …
Gracie Abrams bringing arena tour to Kia Forum this December Read MoreAn eighth-grader from Silver Lake was among nine spellers poised to compete in Thursday’s finals of the National Spelling Bee in Washington, seeking to be the first champion from Los Angeles County. Oliver Halkett tied for seventh in last year’s …
Silver Lake student among 9 finalists in National Spelling Bee Read MoreThe last contractor needed for the 2.3-mile extension of the A Line light-rail from Pomona to Claremont — to begin preliminary construction work for the last leg that will bring the line to the eastern edge of Los Angeles County …
Construction manager contract awarded to extend light-rail line from Pomona to Claremont Read MoreDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, …
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Quarterback Matthew Stafford may have signed a one-year, $55 million contract extension with the Rams through the 2027 season last week, but he said Thursday after the team finished its first week of OTAs that that won’t …
Rams’ Matthew Stafford says $55 million extension won’t change his outlook Read MoreLOS ANGELES — After six months defined by off-field headlines, Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua said Thursday he is learning to ask for help after starting therapy. Nacua, who turns 25 on Friday, has made headlines for the wrong reasons …
Rams WR Puka Nacua learning to seek help after off-field incidents Read MoreOne of the biggest names in the history of high school baseball in the San Fernando Valley has stepped down. Sierra Canyon coach Tom Meusborn announced Thursday that he has resigned, according to a post on the school’s Instagram account. …
Tom Meusborn resigns as Sierra Canyon baseball coach Read MoreAfter weeks of Chicagoans collectively asking, “where’s the lineup?” Riot Fest announced full details for its 2026 edition Thursday morning, with Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Pixies, Rise …
Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey among the top acts in Riot Fest lineup Read MoreStanding in front of a beer tap serving Chicago’s Goose Island pale ale at a restaurant north of Vatican City, server Elisa Serracini described why she’s somewhat fond of a different Chicago export: deep dish pizza. “I really appreciated it,” …
On the hunt for Pope Leo’s hometown deep dish in Rome Read MoreBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people …
Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven’t been found, bringing overall death toll to 199 Read MoreBy STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate. Busch had …
Kyle Busch had pneumonia for ‘days to weeks,’ according to his death certificate Read MoreBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Nearly 3 million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a U.S. energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a roundtable discussion regarding the …
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle Read MoreFILE | Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) First-term Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath faces three challengers in her first election bid since winning the Third District open seat in 2022 by beating …
LA County Board of Supervisors’ District 3 race issues: Board reform, homeless, fire response Read MoreBy STEVEN SLOAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses as a dispute between the network …
ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’ Read More