Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision; event roiled by Gaza war protests
MALMO, Sweden — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward…
Do pro-Palestinian protests signal a shift in U.S. support for Israel?
WASHINGTON — The relationship between the United States and Israel has been a tight embrace almost ever since the founding of the Jewish-led state 76 years…
Mayor Karen Bass urges business, philanthropic leaders to help fund homeless housing
During her annual State of the City address, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on business leaders, charitable organizations and wealthy individuals to use their…
Eclipse visitors to New England pulled an all-nighter trying to leave
FRANCONIA, N.H. — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for…
Israel's Netanyahu is a political survivor. Might the war in Gaza finally be his undoing?
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL -- APRIL 2, 2024: Protesters holding flags, banners and lit candles march through central Jerusalem, Israel, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Thousands of demonstrators…
California brothers scam USPS out of $2.3 million
Two Riverside County brothers pleaded guilty last week to mail fraud after scamming the United States Postal Service out of more than $2.3 million, according…
Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, promising to deport millions of immigrants…
‘Out of Darkness’ review: Prehistoric horror by the book
We don’t know much about prehistoric humankind, except for the idea that it wasn’t very human. Even paleontologists find the field’s accepted facts in constant…
House Speaker Johnson should be shamed by a Ukrainian’s example
I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war…