BY MELISSA GOLDIN In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues. He initially promised a gleaming blue pool that would be fixed in a week at …
FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims about the Reflecting Pool Read MoreBy WILL WEISSERT and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in …
Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb ‘birth tourism’ Read MoreBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Dust storms that blanketed the Phoenix area in thick haze this week were among the most intense to hit the region in years, scientists said Thursday. The storms — called haboobs — occur throughout the U.S. Southwest …
Unusually intense haboob dust storms strike Phoenix twice this week Read MoreLos Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Thursday detailed a number of hate crime cases being handled by his office, emphasizing that the acts alleged and in at least one case proven will not be tolerated in one of …
LA County DA, police chiefs detail crackdown on hate crime Read MoreMore than a half-dozen lifeguards watched as their former boss, a California State Parks supervisor accused of secretly recording employees nude or semi-nude with a hidden camera, appeared at the Westminster courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 6, an alleged crime they …
Lifeguards watch ex-boss accused of filming employees nude make court appearance Read MoreBy BARBARA ORTUTAY Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In recent weeks OpenAI and …
Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue Read MoreResearchers have been studying the dangers of electric scooters (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) While electric scooter usage is on the rise, so are the risks. A new study suggests that e-scooters are ‘three times riskier’ than motorcycles and bikes when …
E-scooters cause more traumatic injuries than motorcycles Read MoreThe Tories said around 230,000 foreign nationals live in UK social housing (Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images) A new Conservative pledge to kick out foreign nationals from social housing would mainly affect refugees and long-term residents including many NHS staff, Labour …
Tory plan to boot foreign nationals from social housing ‘would target NHS staff’ Read MoreAlex Blacio was everyone’s “rock.” He was a steady presence in his family, according to his relatives. The teen played volleyball through middle and high school — becoming the captain of the varsity volleyball team at Lake View High School …
Teen killed in North Center e-scooter crash remembered as someone who was ‘always there for everybody’ Read MoreThe Democratic Socialists of America released their platform last month, and let’s give them credit for candor. They want public ownership of large corporations, the abolition of police and prisons, a defunded Pentagon and open borders. Conservatives read that document …
Socialism in the open and on the right Read MoreBy ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A jury will decide whether a Michigan police officer violated the civil rights of a Black man when he shot him in the back of the head, a judge said Thursday, clearing the path …
Judge grants trial in lawsuit over Michigan officer’s fatal shooting of Black man Read MoreBy CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN CHICAGO (AP) — A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck on the Columbus Drive bridge and plunged into the Chicago River on Thursday, and then raced at a leisurely pace in the annual …
Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser Read MoreThe Kentucky Republican and former Senate leader was first admitted to the hospital on June 14. He disclosed weeks later that his hospitalization was the result of a fall and said he was undergoing physical therapy. McConnell in a statement …
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he’s been discharged from rehabilitation center Read MoreBy MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon’s fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Danuri spacecraft flew over the impact …
South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash Read MoreBALTIMORE — Count Kurt Suzuki’s lineup switch as a success. On the day the Angels’ manager moved slumping Zach Neto out of the leadoff spot and into the cleanup spot, Neto hit a three-run homer to lift the Angels to …
Zach Neto’s 3-run HR sparks Angels to win over Orioles Read MoreBy PAUL WISEMAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS President Donald Trump has been extolling his economic accomplishments on social media and at events like a rally at a Las Vegas resort Wednesday. He touts recent record stock market highs and claims a …
FACT FOCUS: Trump boasts about the economy but there’s more to the story Read MoreA Norfolk town has seen disorder across two nights (Picture: Scott Hussey/SWNS) A market town has been plunged into chaos by anti-immigration protests across two nights, leading to attacks on police officers and subsequent arrests. On Tuesday, crowds of up …
Police bitten and spat at after mobs ‘target asylum seeker homes’ Read MoreBOSTON — White Sox catcher Kyle Teel has a skill that came in handy Tuesday night when starting pitcher Davis Martin wasn’t fooling the Red Sox in the first inning. “I would say I’m good at picking up patterns, good …
Injured White Sox catcher Kyle Teel saves Davis Martin from tipping pitches Read MoreIt had been years since Edgar Mercado had eaten at a Taco Bell restaurant. But early last month, his 14-year-old son wanted some, so he took him to the one near Belmont and Milwaukee avenues. “We ate there. A couple …
Man loses job after falling ill from cyclosporiasis Read MoreSusan M, who gardens in Santa Margarita, emailed as follows: “Is there something we can spray on the leaves of our young sunflower plants to deter the birds munching on the leaves? We’ve grown sunflowers before with no problem. This …
Readers ask how to protect their flowers and trees from birds and rats Read More