The Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Jacksonville Jaguars, 35-7, taking control from the first two series and never letting go. Matthew Stafford went 21-of-33 for 182 yards and five touchdowns (an international series first), spreading the ball to 10 receivers. Davante Adams caught three scores; rookies Konata Mumpfield and Terrance...
The Metropolitan police are examining claims that Prince Andrew asked a taxpayer-funded protection officer to obtain Virginia Giuffre’s personal data hours before a photo of them emerged, after leaked 2011 emails suggested he shared her date of birth and US social security number. A minister called the messages “deeply concerning”;...
Returning from Washington without the Tomahawk missiles he sought, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies not to appease Russia and pressed for decisive steps from Europe and the U.S. Donald Trump, buoyed by a call with Vladimir Putin and the Gaza peace deal, touted a push to “make a DEAL.” Meanwhile, Moscow...
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the government is examining a cut to the 5% VAT on household energy bills, while refusing to pre-empt November’s Budget. Citing a cost-of-living crisis, he argued lower bills depend on shifting to home-grown clean power. The Treasury declined to comment. Scrapping VAT would save an...
Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s “doctor of the poor,” José Gregorio Hernández, before about 70,000 at St. Peter’s Square, giving the country its first saint as thousands of Venezuelans waved flags in Rome and watched from Caracas. Mother Carmen Rendiles Martínez was also declared a saint. The Mass, a seven-person...
Los Angeles police declared an unlawful assembly Saturday evening outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, where “No Kings Day” demonstrators gathered after daytime rallies. Officers issued a 6:55 p.m. dispersal order around Alameda and Aliso, then advanced on the crowd, firing multiple nonlethal rounds, deploying tear gas and bringing in horses...
Perhaps following analytics or wary of struggling kicker Joshua Karty, Rams coach Sean McVay kept the offense on the field on fourth-and-3 in field-goal range in London. The decision paid off: a conversion, a march aided by a highly questionable unnecessary roughness call on the Jaguars, and a touchdown. Matthew...
Version History’s third episode traces the rise and fade of Sony’s Watchman, the handheld TV set against the Walkman’s portable revolution. Hosts David Pierce, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song revisit Sony’s 1982 launch and the device’s edge over Casio and Sinclair: a Flat Display Picture Tube that shrank CRT tech...
The United States will slash funding to Colombia, President Donald Trump said, accusing President Gustavo Petro of failing to curb drug production and warning Washington could 'close up' operations itself. Tensions deepened as Petro accused the US of violating Colombian sovereignty and killing fisherman Alejandro Carranza in a September strike...
As pickleball surges to nearly 20 million U.S. players, eye injuries are climbing, a JAMA Ophthalmology study finds, estimating 405 additional cases each year from 2021 to 2024. Using emergency department data, researchers say 70% of cases involved adults 50 and older and urge standardized eye protection, shown to reduce...
