p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Supervisor Kathryn Barger was the only supervisor against it. She pointed to the fact that the tax was a “general” tax, meaning the money won’t be earmarked for healthcare costs. That means politicians have final say over how the money gets spent rather than voters, she said. Some cities within L.A. County say … Read more
Last week, there were genuine signs that the United States and Iran might be edging toward an agreement to formalize the ceasefire that has tenuously held since April 7. Then, the U.S. launched a new round of attacks on Iran and the week ended with the White House saying there would be no final determination … Read more
Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley split in 2022. They signaled the return of FGL Thursday night with an appearance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville First, Oasis. Then … Florida Georgia Line? Finally, country’s bro-riginators are back. The duo of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard made a surprise appearance at Nissan Stadium on Thursday evening during … Read more
An Anthropic employee said AI advancements are leaving them in a state of internal turmoil. In a blog post on its website on Thursday, Anthropic wrote about the risks of AI progressing to a point where it could improve itself autonomously. The post quoted unnamed Anthropic employees who talked about AI’s coding capabilities, and one … Read more
PHOENIX — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had a decision to make. Before the Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte delivered the walk-off blow to the Dodgers — a towering home run off reliever Tanner Scott, punctuated by a bat flip — Roberts had to choose whether to send Shohei Ohtani to the plate as a pinch hitter. In a 3-2 … Read more
If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC … Read more
There’s no meet-cute in “Office Romance,” but the way its lovers meet is pretty cute just the same. Formidable airline CEO Jackie Cruz (Jennifer Lopez) summons her new company lawyer Daniel Blanchflower (Brett Goldstein) to her office, and he walks in to see what, in cinematic terms, we shall term the full J-Lo: She’s facing … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s travel itinerary is becoming a guide to the biggest winners in AI. His latest stop: South Korea. The Nvidia chief was expected to arrive in Seoul on Friday for his second visit in seven months, a sign of how central the country has become to the AI boom. The celebrity-style schedule … Read more
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sparred with House Democrats on Thursday over the Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal funding for nutrition assistance programs and the Iran war’s economic squeeze on American farmers, at one point calling a lawmaker “rude.” The $187 billion in cuts President Donald Trump’s marquee legislation made across the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Read more
YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife, Ashley, shared that they terminated their pregnancy following a Down syndrome diagnosis. What happened online afterward has shocked the couple, but Jesse said he is hopeful that sharing their experience may help other couples feel less alone. The YouTuber, who’s been a content creator for 20 years and has … Read more
European companies from Spanish hotels to German shipping lines are ending their Cuban operations as Washington on Friday moved to intensify its decades-old embargo, expanding its focus from the regime in Havana to EU business ties to the island. Among the hardest hit are Spain’s Meliá and Iberostar hotel groups. For decades, the lush resorts … Read more
As the White House proceeds full speed ahead on battleships that will bear President Donald Trump’s name, lawmakers want to know it won’t be a flop first. The House draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2027, released last week, authorizes $1 billion for the prospective Trump-class battleship program. But the bill … Read more
Russia is planning to carry out at least half of its long-range drone attacks against Ukraine with jet-powered uncrewed systems, said the commander in chief of Ukraine’s forces. “The enemy is constantly changing its UAV tactics, increasing their numbers, and improving their quality,” Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote in a social media post on Thursday. “The … Read more
James Handy, who featured in the beloved Nineties film Jumanji and most recently, Top Gun: Maverick, was fatally stabbed to death on Wednesday. The actor was 81. In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspect as his girlfriend’s son, Michael Gledhill, a 44-year-old resident of Tarzana. Handy’s death was confirmed by a … Read more
I’ll say it: Starz is the “bad boy” of streaming platforms. Although competitor HBO is much better known, Starz’s content has a similar vibe, focusing on bold, oftentimes gritty, and action-heavy original series like Power and Outlander. Plus, Starz has a catalogue of Lionsgate studio films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Django Unchained. … Read more