Uncategorized
-
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs spark reconciliation rumors 2 months after split
She likes it like that. Cardi B and Stefon Diggs sparked reconciliation buzz after the athlete attended his ex’s Little Miss Drama Tour in Washington, DC. On Wednesday night, personal trainer Clyde Simmons took to his Instagram Stories, sharing a video of the former New England Patriots star, his youngest brother, Trevon Diggs, and their
-
What to Know About the Bab El-Mandeb Strait as Iran Threatens to Restrict Other Key Trade Passage
Yemeni fishermen sail in the waters overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait on April 5, 2026. —Abdulnasser Alseddik—AP The fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire is being tested by reports of Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s demand for a “complete and immediate” reopening of the crucial waterway. But as U.S. and
-
The Art of the (New) Deal
To forge a new social contract is one thing. To explain it to people is another. The bureaucrats of the New Deal understood that very well. They also knew that art and architecture could be powerful spreaders of political ideas. As it brought America out of the Depression, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration built or
-
Inside California’s audacious bid to build the world’s deepest floating wind farm
EUREKA, Calif. — Here along the rugged North Coast of California, there’s little to suggest that Humboldt Bay, with its eelgrass, oysters and osprey nests, will soon become a launchpad for one of the most ambitious clean energy projects in state history: a hub for floating offshore wind. The plan is for major private players to erect
-
Expert astounded by red state gas price explosion since war began: ‘Look at this!’
President Donald Trump’s Iran war is driving gas prices to unprecedented levels, CNN’s Matt Egan told anchor Kate Bolduan on Thursday morning. “Where is it headed?” asked Bolduan. “When’s there going to be a break? Any time soon?” “Well, Kate, I mean, that was fast, right?” said Egan. “The oil price crash is already over,
-
What China Just Learned From the Iran War
China stands to learn a lot from the war in Iran. Red lines and deadlines imposed by the United States, even when backed by the threat of genocide, can turn out to be rather wobbly. The American military, despite its unrivaled power, has trouble swatting down swarms of cheap drones. But the most valuable lesson,
-
‘It’s killing everything.’ California’s truckers are buckling under country’s priciest diesel
Record diesel prices are crushing California’s truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country. Greg Dubuque’s 40 drivers are in a constant diesel-devouring loop. Their big rigs pick up loads of electronics, office furniture and other goods around Los Angeles. They drive close
-
Trump official just ‘overruled the Supreme Court’ in new ‘power grab’ by admin: expert
President Donald Trump’s administration has declared war on public records law, former prosecutor Joyce Vance wrote on her Substack Thursday — and in doing so, executed a “power grab” and “overruled the Supreme Court,” or at least laid the groundwork to try to. “Enacted in 1978, in the wake of Watergate, the Presidential Records Act
-
Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest
Narendra Shrestha / EPA ImagesWest, Central, and South Asia, Singles—Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising: Fire and smoke engulf Singha Durbar after protesters stormed and set the government complex alight during violent demonstrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 9, 2025. Story: A government ban of 26 social-media platforms on September 4, 2025 was the breaking point for
-
Rebuilding permits in Altadena have picked up, but construction lags and financial woes loom
Seven months after a wildfire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding neighborhoods, about 70% of homeowners who suffered severe fire damage had neither put their property up for sale nor made a move toward rebuilding. But a few weeks after the first anniversary of the fire, the number of people in that limbo