The Western states hold four of the nation’s 18 toss-up races as rated by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. …
Month: August 2026
Washington holds up approval for France’s US ambassador pick amid human rights spat
Trump and Macron play up their friendship in front of the cameras, but the simmering diplomatic tensions between the two countries…
Waste workers help winner find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy
The player only realised he binned the life-changing ticket after family told him the numbers he played for years had…
Pakistan restricts international media reporting
Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities. …
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
The drone was found in the cargo area near a Ukrainian aircraft before another suspected object collided with a cargo…
Former European Parliament President Klaus Hänsch has died
The German Social Democrat served as head of the Parliament from 1994 to 1997. …
Das Phantom Tom Rohrböck
Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler widmen sich in dieser Sonderfolge einem mysteriösen Politikberater, der seit der AfD-Gründung im Hintergrund mitzumischen…
L.A. County weighs a grant fund to keep indie films from leaving
Indie filmmakers say California’s tax credit skips them. L.A. County’s proposed Evergreen Fund would offer grants instead — if it survives…
Utilities threaten action if lawmakers fail to cut their wildfire liability risk
Top executives of California’s two biggest utilities warned they would take action to protect their shareholders if Sacramento lawmakers fail to…
Arellano: What gets me so angry about California’s proposed billionaire tax
What Prop. 40 supporters don’t get is that you can only smack a goose so much to give more until it…