California’s other transit ‘boondoggle’ laid bare as costs double: ‘I’ll be retiring by then’ The Golden State has more than one transit “boondoggle” to wrestle with. Another blighted project seeking to connect the Bay Area with the San Joaquin Valley — the Valley Link Rail Project — has seen millions of dollars poured in since 2018, with…
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0 claims checkedTop U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio met Saturday (May 9, 2026) with the leader of West Asia ally Qatar, the State Department said, highlighting the Gulf state’s role as a key intermediary for Washington as…
Mariachi and meatballs as hundreds turn out for grand opening of Culver City IKEA Hundreds are descending on Culver City as IKEA officially opened it’s first LA-area ‘city-center’ location at its…
Another year, another controversy for Eurovision - but fans are sticking by it The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest officially lands in Vienna on Sunday, with a "turquoise carpet" parade featuring…
Elections in England, Scotland and Wales have put further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s already troubled leadership of the United Kingdom’s Labour government. These results are further evidence of…
Joel Embiid leads 76ers to 109-100 Game 7 win over Celtics to complete comeback from 3-1 deficit BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals,…
With fireman Fernando Cruz having pitched Friday night and three of four days, it was Jake Bird who got the call in the role Saturday, which began an uneven string of relief work from a Yankees…
Why Canada is seeing its biggest military recruitment surge in 30 years For decades, Canada was seen as a global laggard in defence funding, and just two years ago, recruitment was so dire that a…
Indian model's understated Met Gala debut revives debate on cultural representation When Indian model Bhavitha Mandava arrived at this year's Met Gala, the reaction to her look was unusually…