Collectors are eagerly awaiting the first release of the 30th anniversary Pokémon trading cards. Read full story Author:
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action. Read full story Author:
Sweeney ad a barrier for girls in sport, sprinter Hunt says
British sprinter Amy Hunt says she is concerned the controversial advert starring Sydney Sweeney is a part of a “barrier” to girls’ participation in sport. Read full story Author:
Mother sentenced for killing son and attempting to murder daughter
The woman was convicted and jailed in 2023 but in 2025 senior judges ruled those convictions were unsafe. Read full story Author:
Pubs in England and Wales to allow digital ID apps to prove age
New rules introduced on Tuesday mean establishments will be able to accept digital ID apps alongside physical documents. Read full story Author:
UK set to turn cooler as unsettled weather continues
As temperatures drop through the week and it starts to feel more autumnal, is it now time to put the summer clothes away? Read full story Author:
London misses out to Nairobi in World Athletics bid
London has lost to Nairobi in its bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, while the 2031 event will be held in Munich. Read full story Author:
Lost oyster beds rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots language
Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland’s coast. Read full story Author:
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections. Go to Source Author: Abbie VanSickle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues Despite Supreme Court Loss
President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome. Go to Source Author: Zolan Kanno-Youngs https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Newsom says he won’t run for president if Harris does
Newsom’s effective yield to Harris diminishes the possibility of a 2028 showdown between two of California’s most powerful political figures. Read full story Author: Justine McDaniel
Homes burn in Palos fire in La Habra Heights
A brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the hills around La Habra Heights has affected multiple homes, with at least one destroyed, flames leaping from another and more …
Supreme Court halts Trump’s proposed limits on mail ballots for this year’s elections
The justices turned down an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers, who argued the government needed a new and untested system of unique bar codes to track millions of mailed ballots. …
Hayden Panettiere death probe focusing on illegal pills from L.A. dealer
Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local investigators have questioned several people about the circumstances of Hayden Panettiere’s death. Read full story Author: Richard Winton
Deputies took his guns. He admitted to bombing a California courthouse in retaliation
Nathaniel McGuire admitted in a plea agreement to trying to kill sheriff’s deputies and a judge in Santa Barbara County in retaliation for authorities confiscating his firearms. Read full story …
Charles Manson’s ‘right-hand man,’ Bruce Davis, dies in prison at 83
Although he was not involved in Manson’s most infamous murders — including the slayings of Sharon Tate and four others — Davis was convicted in two other killings. He was …
Democratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spread
Top executives from three of the country’s leading AI companies issued exceptional calls for collaboration on a path forward that could “pace the frontier” of AI development. Read full story …
Byron Sher, an uncomfortable politician who left an indelible mark on California’s environment, dies at 98
Byron Sher, a Stanford law professor-turned California legislator who wrote some of the state’s most far-reaching environmental laws, died Saturday. He was 98. Read full story Author: Dan Morain
Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour after onstage support for Palestinians. He has no regrets
Macklemore confirms ‘Ed Sheeran and his team’ decided to remove him from the latter’s tour. The ‘Thrift Shop’ musician faced scrutiny for his onstage support of Palestinians. Read full story …
Man who stole Guy Fieri’s car as a teen loses chance at freedom over prison cellphone
At 17 years old, Max Wade allegedly stole celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s $200,000 Lamborghini to impress a girl and months later, tried to shoot a man who was dating that …