Reports of a YouTube outage this morning largely traced back to ad blockers, as users who saw mostly blank pages found the site worked again in browsers without them. A DownDetector spike initially suggested a partial platform failure, but widespread accounts point to blockers as the common thread, though it...
Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, announced on Instagram Friday that their daughter, Sterling, died Oct. 26, a loss that kept the Dodgers pitcher from the World Series. The team said he was away for a “deeply personal family matter,” leaving him off the roster to avoid any pressure to...
President Trump accused majority foreign-owned meat packers of inflating U.S. beef prices and said he asked the Justice Department to investigate alleged collusion, price fixing and manipulation, calling boxed beef prices fishy. He offered no evidence. The announcement came days after his party's losses in elections where Democrats emphasized cost-of-living...
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to dismiss a two-count indictment over a 2020 mortgage, calling it a vindictive, selective prosecution driven by President Donald Trump’s personal vendetta. Her motion cites more than 350 Trump statements and seeks discovery and a hearing if dismissal is denied. James,...
The Los Angeles Rams will elevate kicker Harrison Mevis from the practice squad to face the 49ers, head coach Sean McVay said Friday, after Joshua Karty missed an extra point and a 39-yarder in Week 9. McVay also confirmed long-snapper Jake McQuaide will replace Alex Ward on Sunday. Los Angeles...
Congressional Democrats say their oversight letters about President Trump's $300 million ballroom project have largely gone unanswered, from requests by Rep. Robert Garcia and Sen. Adam Schiff to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's inquiry into financing and donor disclosure. The Trust for the National Mall said it manages private donations but won't...
Lando Norris secured sprint pole in Sao Paulo, topping all three sessions and edging Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by 0.097s, with McLaren teammate title rival Oscar Piastri third. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was sixth, behind George Russell and Fernando Alonso, who set the fastest time in the second session. Norris, leading...
US District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the Department of Education violated employees’ First Amendment rights by rewriting furloughed workers’ out-of-office emails to blame Democrat Senators for the shutdown, deeming it compelled, partisan speech. In a rebuke to the Trump administration amid the longest shutdown in US history, he permanently...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled an overhaul of Pentagon purchasing, shifting from bespoke, slow programs to gear that can be built and fielded fast. Calling for a wartime footing, he said an 85 percent solution in a year beats a perfect system that arrives late, pointing to the MRAP as...
Senate Democrats narrowed their offer to end the 38-day government shutdown, proposing a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a pragmatic off-ramp as flights risk snarls and food benefits fray, but the plan appears doomed: Speaker Mike Johnson won’t promise a House vote,...
