Matthew Rhys to play 'soft and cowardly' mayor of cursed island
The Welsh actor will play Tom Loftis, a "soft and cowardly" mayor desperate to revive his struggling community.
‘Daddy’ Gavin Newsom kicks off 2026 with savage trolling of Republicans
To combat Republican messaging, Newsom’s office has flooded social media timelines with insults, memes, jokes and mockery of the president
Downed tree knocks out power to hundreds in Poway
The outage was reported at 5:33 a.m. when the tree came into contact with the utility's system, according to San Diego Gas & Electric.
Judge lets California antisemitism law take effect, rejecting teachers’ censorship claims
A federal judge on Wednesday allowed a California law aimed at combatting antisemitism to go into effect, rejecting a legal challenge that argued the measure should be blocked because of its potential to chill classroom speech about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The California law, AB 715, establishes a state Office of Civil Rights and an antisemitism...
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Jailed Brits who smuggled cocaine disguised as Angel Delight escape death sentence
The British couple told police that they did not know the packages contained £300,000 of cocaine, and believed they were delivering treats to a friend in Indonesia
NEW: Judge Orders Suspected Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Detained Pending Trial
A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered suspected January 6 pipe bomber Brian Cole to be detained pending trial.
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Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers. A new drug being tested at Penn is giving patients and doctors hope
A new drug being tested in clinical trials around the world, including at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, is giving hope to pancreatic cancer patients.
Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen named to Finland’s Olympic team
Rasmus Ristolainen found out on Friday that he’s going to be playing in his first Olympics next month.
Trump to meet US’ China envoy after call with Japan PM Takaichi as Taiwan drills conclude
US President Donald Trump is meeting US Ambassador to China David Perdue at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday, rounding off a day of diplomacy that began with a call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
The engagements come at a delicate moment for the administration as it seeks to align its “America first” regional approach amid a deepening diplomatic rift between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan, and following Washington’s recent approval of its largest-ever arms sale to the...
Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Gaza’s Rafah crossing to meet aid volunteers
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Friday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, where she spoke to members of the Red Crescent and truck drivers ferrying humanitarian aid, Agence France-Presse journalists said.
Accompanied by an American delegation and greeted by former and current officials, Jolie said she was “honoured” to meet aid volunteers at the crossing.
A Red Crescent volunteer told the Oscar winner that “there are thousands of aid trucks just waiting” at the border...
Judge refuses to order release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot
Prosecutors say Cole confessed to placing pipe bombs outside the party headquarters.
Tech campaigner decries US 'punishment' after visa sanctions
British tech campaigner Imran Ahmed on Friday decried a US visa ban as "punishment" for his organization's work combating disinformation and holding major online platforms accountable, telling AFP that Washington's actions amounted to "tyrannical behavior."