The co-owner of a critically acclaimed French bistro in Los Angeles got his restaurant into hot water on social media after praising billionaire Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla. Walter Manzke, the veteran chef and co-owner of L.A.’s République, praised the idea behind a new Tesla-owned restaurant that features Tesla charging stations in a recent…
Terrifying bystander footage shows the moment an experienced stuntman’s act went awry in front of a shocked crowd of onlookers at a California fair earlier this month. Chachi Valencia, whose stage name is The Rocketman Valencia, was performing his death-defying human cannonball act at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indigo when…
A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country’s biggest protests in more than a decade. The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after the main opposition party, European leaders and tens of thousands…
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tx., to “tread very carefully,” days after the Democrat got attention from Trump allies for suggesting Elon Musk should be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we are going to…
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy to become governor of Ohio. Ramaswamy, a former 2024 presidential primary candidate who briefly co-chaired President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, formally launched his 2026 gubernatorial campaign on Feb. 24. Trump threw his support behind Ramaswamy’s bid nearly immediately, and now the biotech entrepreneur has received…
Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott, has died. She was 45. The 49-year-old actor announced that Row had passed away after a battle with stage 4 gastric cancer in an emotional post that he shared on Instagram Saturday. “There is no easy way to say this but I know my wife @camilla_row…
Transgender track and field runner Sadie Schreiner posted a video on social media last Sunday claiming to have been banned from the US Track and Field (USATF) events at the USATF Maine Association Indoor Championships. The president of USATF Maine said Schreiner competed in the event and no disqualification occurred. Schreiner recorded the video while…
Russia launched a massive drone attack targeting Kyiv and other major cities in Ukraine overnight on Sunday, killing at least seven people. The attack comes just days before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are set to meet for indirect peace talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. will mediate the talks and meet with…
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz highlights famous figures in the U.S., timeless tales, buzzer-beating basketball games — and more. Can you get all 8 questions right? For more…
A California woman wanted in the murder of her fire captain wife has been captured in Mexico after more than a month on the run, according to U.S. and Mexican authorities. Yolanda Marodi, 53, was arrested Saturday at a hotel in Mexicali near the U.S. border, according to the Baja California Citizen Security Secretariat. She was…
