How United Soccer League plans to launch a new top division
The first time the World Cup was played in the U.S., in 1994, the country got a first-division soccer league out of the deal. And…
One Laker player’s hope is for peace in Ukraine
It’s been fodder for memes, the cold open on “Saturday Night Live” and the predictable polarizing political talking points, but last week’s Oval Office spectacle…
What has a 2018 law done to ‘Trump-proof’ California on immigration?
WASHINGTON — Two days after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, California state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León canceled a flight to Germany and called…
‘The White Lotus’ critiques luxury tourism while also promoting it
When it premiered back in 2021, “The White Lotus” was a sharp class satire aimed at skewering high-end tourism and the elite one-percenters willing to…
Trump is destroying U.S. global standing in a matter of weeks
Donald Trump didn’t invent the American tradition of ditching our friends like a bad prom date (ask the Kurds, Afghan interpreters or anyone who sat…
Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury’s secret meet up held in luxury country house hotel deep in the woods
Inside the luxury retreat featuring Roman baths and scenic woodland, where Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury had their secret and romantic reunion following their split…
Trump’s cruel ban on transgender troops faces a fight
The Trump administration‘s policies are built on a foundation of lies: Millions of foreign criminals and mentally ill people illegally stream across our borders. Doctors…
Hassle-free way tourists are getting into China as country ends travel block
Since 2023, China has slowly reopened to British travellers, but obtaining a visa has been a slow, frustrating and expensive process putting many people off…
Biden, facing his own challenges, to host Ukraine’s Zelensky
WASHINGTON — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Wednesday, he became just the second European head of state to sit with President…
As tariffs loom, this is what Mexico is doing to placate Trump
MEXICO CITY — Facing a Tuesday deadline, the government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is once again mounting a full-court press to dissuade President Trump from implementing…
Panama, Costa Rica turn into ‘black hole’ for migrants, observers say
MIRAMAR, Panama — Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts…
Bosnia peace envoy says Serb regional leaders seeking to destablise country | Courts News
Christian Schmidt calls for the ‘immediate cessation of all activities that undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement’.The international high representative for Bosnia has accused the political…
Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with Trump at White House
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with President Trump on Friday at a pivotal moment for his country, as he tries to persuade the White…
World’s most remote nightclub finds new home in sun-drenched EU country
This time around, the tiny festival Detour Discotheque is heading beneath the stone arches of a remote 16th-century Italian farmhouse in the Puglia region of…
Country begging for visitors as major tourist site is left 'completely empty'
Petra in Jordan welcomed 905,000 visitors in 2022 - a significant increase from the 551,000 who visited in 2021 as the world started to recover…
'Spectacular' European country that's a hidden gem for British tourists
Bosnia and Herzegovina is widely thought of as one of the most underrated countries in Europe - with its beautiful countryside, charming coastline and fascinating…
Trump administration plans to make undocumented migrants join registry
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it plans to launch a registry requiring immigrants in the country illegally, including children, to submit personal information and…
Border Patrol sued for tactics used in Kern County immigration raid
ACLU attorneys representing the United Farm Workers and five Kern County residents have sued the head of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Border…
Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5-million potential path to U.S. citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, seeking…
I drove the new Volvo EX30 Cross Country – it’s a tough, high-riding EV that can conquer ice lakes and look cool at home
DOING skids on a frozen lake with a kayak on the roof might seem like fun to you.But this is serious work.5If the dinky electric…