Miller Sanford An officer stands at his car early Sunday, blocking access to the site where former President Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press) A string of security failures led to a gunman being able to fire multiple shots at former President Trump, killing a retired fire … Read more
Barges cruise on the Seine near the Eiffel Tower during a June 17 rehearsal for the 2024 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Paris. (Thomas Padilla / Associated Press) Some people laugh outright. Others raise their eyebrows or grimace. On the stone quays of the Seine, even the most passionate odes to the river’s charms tend … Read more
Tres cervezas por favor (Picture: Getty Images) Whether it’s Del Boy’s interpretation of French to our reluctance to embrace foreign-language movies, Brits aren’t exactly known for our multilingual prowess. Until it comes to beer, that is: new research from Amazon shows that the average UK adult can order a beer in three different languages, while … Read more
Beachgoers enjoy Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach, one of our top 50 beaches in Southern California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Of course, naming the best beaches of Southern California is subjective. But when a group of reporters set out to take on this massive task for The Times, they had some guiding … Read more
Amid calls for an Olympic ban, Israeli athletes are determined to succeed in Paris Israel is sending 88 athletes to Paris this month, the second-largest Olympic team in the country’s history. And they’re going to France against the backdrop of a bloody war at home that is entering its 10th month with no end in … Read more
Mark Thomas is back on the comedy circuit – and it’s been a sobering experience (Picture: Tony Pletts) ‘If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents,’ is the introductory line for Mark Thomas’ Edinburgh Fringe show this year. But please, audiences, whatever you do, do not applaud him for being 61. In case … Read more
‘When it comes to electoral reform, MPs and political commentators of all stripes prefer to think up ways to ban long ballots’ This image was snapped by a voter in the Toronto-St. Paul’s riding and was posted to social media by TV host Steve Paikin.Photo by Steve Paikin /X.com OTTAWA – As time runs out … Read more
Maria Trujillo, left, and Elizabeth Calvillo, right, speak with Brenda Montes, 26, in Watts. The pair of workers are part of an L.A. County program with the Department of Public Health in the South L.A. neighborhood. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) 1 On a sweltering morning in Watts, community health worker Elizabeth Calvillo rapped … Read more
Metallica just made history (Picture: Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Metallica’s Black Album has become the fourth album in history to spend 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The heavy metal rockers’ self-titled fifth studio album, which was released in 1991 and has become commonly known as The Black Album, has followed in the footsteps … Read more
Most U.S. teens aren’t always getting the social and emotional support they need, and most of their parents have no idea, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Ievgen Chabanov / motortion) Most U.S. teens aren’t always getting the social and emotional support they need, and most of their … Read more
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