[email protected] Live Reporting Edited by Jacqueline Howard and Malu Cursino, with Brian Wheeler reporting from the House of Commons Spring Statement and welfare top today’s agendapublished at 19:01 That wraps up another week of Prime Minister’s Questions. This iteration mainly revolved around the economy and the government’s reforms to the welfare system. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch … Read more
XRP XRPUSD+10.92% was soaring Wednesday after the CEO of Ripple Labs said that the Securities and Exchange Commission had dropped its long-running case against his company. The token, which is used to facilitate and settle transactions on Ripple’s digital-payments platform, surged 13% to just under $2.56, according to data from the crypto exchange Kraken. XRP was … Read more
Maybe you forgot about the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s cool. It happens to me all the time. I think I did not remember them even once between Christmas and, uh, Sunday. If you’d asked me Tuesday afternoon to place the Clippers in the Western Conference standings without looking, I would’ve said, “Anywhere between third and … Read more
During Wednesday’s Dodgers-Cubs game at the Tokyo Dome, Los Angeles third baseman Max Muncy reached over the netting to try catching a foul ball, but it landed in the glove of a spectator instead. That fan? Former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. Peete, whose son RJ is a clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers, coolly made the grab … Read more
Kevin Winter; Jarrod Williams/Getty Images Jess Hilarious has never been one to hold back, and now she’s shedding light on the behind-the-scenes tension happening at The Breakfast Club. The comedian and media personality, who officially joined as the show’s third host in 2024, isn’t mincing words — as she revealed she felt blindsided by certain changes upon returning from … Read more
The two-term Democrat and former vice presidential nominee has left the door open to a possible future national run. Eau Claire, Wis. – Standing in front of a crowded theater, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz explained his new mood booster. Every day, he told the western Wisconsin audience, he checks the stock price for Tesla, the … Read more
Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a teen on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of mental illness. Detectives with the Bloomington Police Department had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old female, police said. He arrived Monday … Read more
Perhaps there is someone out there who follows Michigan baseball player Mitch Voit on Twitter without keeping close tabs on the junior’s on-field exploits. It’s fun to imagine this hypothetical person opening the app this morning and seeing the following message from Voit: I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday. … Read more
As the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department mourns the loss of Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. in a crash during a pursuit in Victorville, a neighboring law enforcement agency claims the man who was being sought “has a history of fleeing from law enforcement and putting the public’s safety at risk” and believes he should have … Read more
CONFIRMED: “He’s going to sign” – Fabrizio Romano says Man Utd will seal £27m deal after INEOS agreement Manchester United and Erik ten Hag believe they ‘absolutely’ need changes in the backroom staff before the upcoming season, Fabrizio Romano has exclusively revealed. After confirming Ten Hag will stay in charge for his third season at … Read more