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Are there mini volcanoes along California’s Coast? The Times investigates
On Thursday afternoon, fire crews in Santa Barbara rushed to a hillside where flames and smoke seemed to erupt out of an opening in the cliffs. The so-called “Hope Ranch Volcano” — as it’s known by locals — had again ignited, and it took crews hours to put out unwieldy flames and hot spots. But…
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‘Irony’: Ex-Trump aide to sit with AP journalists who sued him for correspondents’ dinner
A former Trump aide planning to attend a major press event will have to sit with a group of journalists who sued him. Taylor Budowich, one of Trump’s former chiefs of staff, will have to rub shoulders with reporters from the Associated Press, who sued him last year for kicking them out of the press…
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Are the latest Iran talks for real?
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: US and Iranian diplomats will meet again in Pakistan this weekend to discuss an end to the Iran war. Here’s what to know:…
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‘Despicable’: Trump rages at Candace Owens and Hakeem Jeffries in back-to-back meltdowns
President Donald Trump went on a back-to-back Truth Social rampage Friday afternoon, branding both firebrand former ally Candace Owens and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as “low IQ” individuals within seven minutes of each other. First in his sights was Owens, the conservative commentator who has become an increasingly sharp critic of Trump and his…
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Prince Harry claps back after being called ‘not a working royal’
Once a royal, always a royal. It’s been six years since Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, took a step back from their royal duties, but the Duke of Sussex is still addressing the matter. The “Spare” author clapped back at an ITV reporter on Friday, after he was asked whether he agrees with…
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Trump admits he had to be talked out of Bahamas-style tiles for DC reflecting pool
President Donald Trump’s latest move to unilaterally change the monuments around Washington, D.C., is to completely redo the interior of the famous reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, replacing the current granite with dark blue swimming pool tiling. However, Trump very nearly used something even more out of place in his…
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With the world distracted, Hamas is rebuilding — and prepping for its next horror show
The Hamas death cult has taken advantage of the October 2025 cease-fire with Israel to rebuild, rearm and consolidate its grip on the half of Gaza under its control. With Israel and the United States focused on the war with Iran, Hamas has expanded its totalitarian control over the people of Gaza, brutally punishing and…
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Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped…
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Right-wing’s viral ‘ballots near a dumpster’ claim walloped by expert
Once again, MAGA Republicans are spreading claims that ballots were found in a “dumpster” and that this is proof of widespread election fraud — but this isn’t the case, Kate Starbird wrote for her Sensemaking Distortion Substack on Friday. This time, the ballots in question were for an election in Washington State. “At 3:44pm on…
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What Michael Jackson’s Cultural Dominance Says About Us
Michael Jackson —Courtesy of Getty Images Last November, when Lionsgate dropped the trailer, just over a minute long, for the long-awaited biopic Michael, it got more than 116 million views the first 24 hours—more traffic than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (96.1 million), more than Bohemian Rhapsody (57.6 million), and more than the Bob Dylan…