A major federal decision has cleared the way for new oil and gas leasing on public lands across Central California, reopening energy development opportunities in eight counties despite fierce opposition from the state. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — an agency within the United States Department of the Interior — announced this week it has finalized updated management plans governing oil and gas leasing and development on federal lands within portions of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties. The decision allows the agency to restart oil and gas leasing within the Bakersfield…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s directive to go easy on e-bike violations has “legalized” reckless riding and let lawlessness run rampant on city streets, a new lawsuit filed on Thursday claimed. The complaint, filed Thursday in Richmond County Supreme Court by nine New Yorkers who were injured by e‑bikes, claims Mamdani’s March…
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While the 2026 NBA Draft is now in the rearview mirror, the Lakers are still making roster moves. A move they made June 25 is sure to bring a lot of smiles to basketball fans. Jon Chepkevich of Draft Express broke news on Thursday that the Lakers have signed Robbie…
Criminal Minds kept the surprises coming with a huge twist that could change the direction of the season. During the Thursday, June 25, episode of the Paramount+ series, Brian (Paul F. Tompkins) revealed to the BAU that an FBI agent’s testimony is what led to Voit (Zach Gilford) being sentenced…
What you eat has a serious impact on how your brain ages — and a new study says a certain diet could greatly reduce your dementia risk. Healthy eating has long been shown to improve cognitive performance and stave off degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s, but recent research suggests a specific…
Ball family members are no strangers to being in headlines. This has been proven once again after LaMelo, the youngest Ball son, was traded from the Hornets to the Timberwolves on June 24. But LaMelo isn’t the only Ball who is drawing attention this week. His father, LaVar Ball, was…
Millie Bobby Brown and her Stranger Things costar David Harbour have plans to work together again after squashing on-set drama surrounding bullying claims. During a Wednesday, June 24, live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast at New York City’s 92nd Street Y, Brown, 22, hinted that she had a…
That’s Mrs. Vance if ya nasty. Second Lady Usha Vance took a jab at The New York Times after an article commented on the “political significance” of her pregnancy — including a dress she wore on her podcast show “Storytime with the Second Lady.” Mrs. Vance made Second Lady history…
More than 22 million registered voters in California could be caught in the middle of a growing fight between the Trump administration and state officials. The nation’s top postal official has confirmed a proposal is being weighed that could block the delivery of mail ballots in states that refuse to…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has been replaced by his co-founder Tom Brown at high-stakes White House meetings – where the artificial-intelligence giant’s outspoken boss was reportedly “being a weirdo,” according to a report. Amodei and other top Anthropic workers raced to Washington after the US government slapped the AI giant’s…
Some of the last surviving Neanderthals displayed greater genetic diversity than scientists previously thought, a new study of ancient DNA reveals, challenging the idea that genetic decline was the main cause of their extinction.Neanderthals were among the closest relatives of modern humans, with their lineages diverging around 500,000 years ago.…
Could being a tough guy become a deadly mistake? Women live longer than men, all over the world. In the US, men live around 76 years, while women live till 81. Experts have been watching this trend for decades. Even as infectious disease has plummeted, other lethal health conditions like…
The Mets’ pitching plan — something that president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged earlier this week has become a turn-by-turn patchwork — has started to come into focus for the immediate future. They’re “planning” for lefty Zach Thornton, who made his MLB debut last month, to get called up…
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Incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, fighting to keep her job for another four years, appears to be borrowing a page from former Vice President Kamala Harris’ political playbook as her reelection campaign undergoes a major leadership shakeup. Doug Herman, who has worked with Bass since 2021 and helped guide…
Joey Bosa’s NFL career may have quietly reached the end. The former No. 3 overall pick remains unsigned after spending last season with the Bills, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter said on his podcast that the 30-year-old pass rusher is more likely to retire than return. “It is more likely than…
Good movies are hard to come by, even on Netflix, which supposedly has hundreds of them. But how can you tell a movie you’ve never seen is worth watching? One way is to check the film’s IMDb rating – if it has 6 or above, it’s usually pretty good. Another…
WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could go ahead and yank temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of Syrian and Haitian migrants, paving the way for their deportation. In a 6-3 decision, the high court ruled that the statute behind TPS does not allow for judicial review,…
Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips. The company’s website briefly went down in the morning, then came back online with higher prices hitting its laptops and tablets. Price hikes as…
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LOS ANGELES — Every player wants to play and every coach wants to win. That’s nothing new. But sometimes players need to be protected from themselves, and that might be the case with the United States men’s national team ahead of their match against Turkey on Thursday. Only one person…
Lionel Richie cut his performance short on the opening night of a new tour after appearing to fall ill on stage. The 77-year-old singer stopped his set at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, after around 55 minutes on Wednesday, June 24, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune. Richie…
Survivor host Jeff Probst found himself in hot water with fans after he accidentally revealed the outcome of the season 50 finale’s challenge live on the air. During the Wednesday, May 20, finale, Probst, 64, referred to contestant Rizo Velovic as “the final member of our jury” before the fire-making…
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department demanded Thursday that banks freeze almost $1 billion in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits made available during the COVID-19 pandemic. All accounts at the institutions, which span at least 12 states including Illinois, California and New York, are requested to be preserved until Dec. 31, 2026,…
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon trashed his ex-boss and “unqualified” white men in general in a long-winded, racially charged essay about the end of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Lemon’s outrageous comments came in a Substack screed published Thursday that noted Chris Licht came from CBS to CNN, where…
Kyle Busch, one of NASCAR’s top drivers, died Thursday after being hospitalized with a severe illness this week. He was 41. News of Busch’s illness was announced by his family earlier in the day, and the shocking news came of his death came from NASCAR shortly before 6 p.m. ET. …
A mother in Wisconsin was arrested following the death of her 3-month-old baby, who tested positive for drugs after he was found wedged between his mom and a couch. Tashae Goodman was arrested on Sunday, May 17, and was charged with reckless homicide. Authorities learned about the boy’s death when…
California is about to crack down on CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits program — with tough new federal work requirements that kick in next month — and it could leave a lot of able-bodied adults scrambling for their next grocery run. Starting June 1,…
Artificial intelligence is poised to drastically shrink the workforce at the nation’s largest bank, but the transition will happen without the pain of mass layoffs, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Thursday. In an interview in Shanghai, the renowned money man told Bloomberg that AI will make his employees vastly…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX tucked a warning into its go-public paperwork filed yesterday – disclosing that Grok’s “Spicy” and “Unhinged” chatbot modes could be a financial liability for the company. The modes are intended to generate “less reserved” outputs but could ultimately cause reputational harm for SpaceX by spewing exploitative, nonconsensual…
There’s a new T. rex in town, but this one didn’t hunt on land. It ruled the ancient seas.Scientists have described a new species of mosasaur, a member of a marine reptile group that lived at the same time as dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million…
An alarming shift is emerging in US hospitals. A new study has revealed a disturbing rise in life-altering amputations nationwide, with one unexpected at-risk population seeing a particularly sharp increase in recent years. Even more concerning, those cases tended to be more severe, often involving loss of an arm or…
In his ideal world, Metta World Peace would’ve hoisted his own championship with the Knicks. He’s still “salty” the franchise passed on drafting him in 1999, instead making the ill-fated choice of Frederic Weis. But that hasn’t sapped World Peace’s enthusiasm for his hometown team, or his bold prediction about…
A middle school teacher in Florida has been arrested after she allegedly told a student to hit a classmate. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a press release that Lee Middle School teacher Judith Clark has been accused of repeatedly telling a sixth grade student to stop talking during…
Erika Kirk, the wife of the late deceased Charlie Kirk, broke her silence Thursday on the Los Angeles mayoral race about candidate Spencer Pratt, who Republicans and Independents have coalesced around. The head of Turning Point said that no matter the outcome of the race, “what he’s doing is authentically…
Victoria’s Secret is bringing sexy back with a new VSXY ticker on the New York Stock Exchange after a failed flirtation with wokeness tanked sales of its bras and panties. As part of its “unapologetically sexy” campaign, the lingerie retailer announced Thursday that it will officially toss out its VSCO…
About 800 years ago, two people were buried in an embrace in a prominent church in Poland. Now, a new DNA analysis of the “hugging skeletons” reveals that both individuals were women and that they were not genetically related.The discovery, which researchers say is the first known same-sex double burial…
As voluntary organized team activities roll on for the Los Angeles Chargers, starting quarterback Justin Herbert was seemingly spotted in the public eye with his girlfriend, Madison Beer. Video emerged of the two in Amsterdam attending pop star Harry Styles’ Together, Together Tour, which began in Europe to celebrate the…
Rumer Willis’ relationship with her daughter’s father wasn’t the best, but it taught her an important lesson. “I’m so grateful in a lot of ways because there are things that I learned,” Willis, 37, said on the Monday, May 18, episode of stylist Maeve Reilly’s “The Inside Edit” podcast. “Even…
The White House, in a remarkable turn of events on Thursday, canceled a scheduled ceremony for President Trump to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence. Invites to top tech CEOs — including Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Sam Altman — had gone out. Briefings were…
The average small business owner wears five “hats” on any given day, according to new research — and not all of them fit. A survey of 1,000 American small business owners found that today’s entrepreneur is simultaneously playing customer service representative (54%), marketer (44%), bookkeeper (43%), social media manager (41%)…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta will avoid a social media addiction trial in California federal court after striking a settlement agreement with a Kentucky school district, a case seen as a bellwether as the tech giant faces an onslaught of litigation. Breathitt County School District in Kentucky had accused Meta of fueling…
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Rep. Tim Burchett, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE),…
