Reports of a loud boom in the California city were reported around 11 a.m. local time. The cause of the blast was not immediately known, the mayor said.

The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.

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Deputy director of operations to become more powerful as agency increases focus on espionage

A journey to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture took me places I will not soon forget.

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A farm stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., has found success with its local-first approach. But is the model replicable?

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Halle Berry made a last-minute outfit change when Cannes organizers announced a new dress code, while Heidi Klum pushed the boundaries and wore a long train anyway.

Through a unique partnership, Chick-fil-A employees are earning college degrees without any student debt, thanks to support from Point University and Ficus Education.

Authorities investigating an explosion in Palm Springs, California, that damaged several homes and businesses on North Indian Canyon Drive.

Ayatollah Khamenei criticizes Trump post-Middle East visit, calling him a liar and condemning US-Israel relations. Iran's regime labeled as antisemitic by Trump.

Timothée Chalamet, the New York native spotted courtside throughout the Knicks-Celtics series, made sure to celebrate with the mob on the streets after the Knicks advanced.

Casual walking and chores can lower cancer risk, says Oxford research, as 9,000 steps daily cut risk by 16%, supporting physical activity guidelines.

"In 10 months, instead of having people succeed in Philadelphia, we've had 11 say, 'F--k this, I am not doing this.'"

Researchers tracked the physical activity of more than 85,000 people in the UK over an average of six years.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will skip today's Preakness Stakes.

I might be aging myself here, but this river cruise looks like fun.

Check out our favorite long-shot bets for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine. Read More

President Donald Trump ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.

There was a torrent of activity in the race to the Tony Awards on June 8 — a lot of campaigning, some award shake-ups and the Broadway League’s Spring Road Conference.

The actor has his thoughts on who should be the next 007.

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… so having given Scottie Scheffler the grandstand introduction, he double-crosses himself and sends his approach at 1 towards the gallery to the left of the green. He’ll have a hell of a chip from there, from thick rough over sand. A pleasing symmetry to this.

… so having given Rory McIlroy the grandstand introduction, he carves his second at 10 towards the gallery to the right of the green. He’ll have a hell of a chip from there, from thick rough over sand. Meanwhile his playing partner, the defending champion Xander Schauffele, leaves his approach short and right, and immediately hollers “Mud ball!” Ah yes, mud balls …

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Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, grew up in Chicago as Robert Prevost.

A large explosion rocked homes in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, according to multiple reports.

It’s time for the world’s biggest musical extravaganza! Follow along with us live – and brace yourself for a wild night …

Talking of our hosts, long term Eurovision watchers will know that the skits and intervals can veer between joyful camp fun and excruciating awkwardness. A bit like a night out with me, I guess. We got some of both during the semi-finals. If you fancy something to get you in the mood, the first semi-final featured this musical number, Made In Switzerland, which was definitely fun, and had a little bit of political bite in some of the lyrics along the way …

Thanks to Nemo’s victory last year, this is Switzerland’s third crack at hosting Eurovision, having hosted the inaugural event in Lugano in 1956 and then hosted in Lausanne in 1989 after perennial trivia question answer Céline Dion won for the country the year before.

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Masters champion Rory McIlroy clearly wasn't pleased when the horn sounded to suspend play Saturday at the PGA Championship.

"it makes me so sad to think of our future kids not being able to know you," the hot sauce entrepreneur wrote of his wife's late grandma.

Nine Ukrainians trying to flee heavy Russian shelling were killed early Saturday, just hours after talks between the two countries failed to yield a cease-fire.

As of the time he was readying to tee off for his PGA Championship third round Saturday at Quail Hollow, the week had not exactly gone as Rory McIlroy had intended and hoped.

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson narrates Lifetime's new biopic about the former reality star.

A runner died during the Brooklyn half marathon Saturday, police said.

She's sexed up at 70.

U.S. Army Pvt. Roman Cherubini was serving with the 475th Infantry Regiment in the China-India-Burma Theater when he was killed in action.

It was a day that will live forever in the hearts of everyone connected to Crystal Palace; history made, legends created. The south London club were on a mission to avenge previous Wembley pain – the FA Cup final defeats against Manchester United from 1990 and 2016 – and to win a first major trophy. They put their supporters through the wringer because it is written that they must suffer. But when the final whistle blew, the joy was boundless. Who knows when it will feel real?

The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right. But the real hero was surely Dean Henderson, who saved a penalty just after the half-hour from Omar Marmoush, and it was hardly the goalkeeper’s only vital intervention.

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The Knicks are favored to make their first NBA Finals in 26 years.

Malia Obama is being accused of copying an indie filmmaker's work for her Nike commercial released earlier this month — the first ad the former president's daughter has directed.

Linklater recreates the making of the landmark French New Wave classic with an awestruck tastefulness that smooths over any disruptiveness

Breathless, deathless … and pointless? Here is Richard Linklater’s impeccably submissive, tastefully cinephile period drama about the making of Godard’s debut 1960 classic À Bout de Souffle, that starred Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo as the star-crossed lovers in Paris. Linklater’s homage has credits in French and is beautifully shot in monochrome, as opposed to the boring old colour of real life in which the events were actually happening; he even cutely fabricates cue marks in the corner of the screen, those things that once told projectionists when to changeover the reels. But Linklater smoothly avoids any disruptive jump-cuts.

It’s a good natured, intelligent effort for which Godard himself, were he still alive, would undoubtedly have ripped Linklater a new one. (When Michel Hazanavicius made Redoubtable in 2017 about Godard’s making of his 1967 film La Chinoise, the man himself called that “a stupid, stupid idea”; Hazanavicius wasn’t even making a film about Godard’s first and biggest hit.

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Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a car

A second man has been arrested in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties in London and a vehicle linked to Keir Starmer, police have said.

The 26-year-old was arrested at about 1.45pm on Saturday at London Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan police said.

The arrest was made by counter-terrorism officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, and the suspect has been taken into police custody in London, the force added.

Officers from the Met’s counter-terrorism command have led the investigation into the three incidents.

One was a fire at the prime minister’s family home in north-west London, which he lets to his sister-in-law, the Guardian understands. The blaze was reported to police by firefighters in the early hours of Monday. Police said damage was caused to the property’s entrance but nobody was hurt.

A car that Starmer had sold to a neighbour last year was set alight four days earlier on the same street.

On 11 May, firefighters dealt with a small fire at the front door of a house where the Labour leader is understood to have lived in the 1990s before it was converted into flats. One person was helped to safety by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, the London fire brigade said.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation has been asked to contact the Met.

A 21-year-old man, Roman Lavrynovych, has already been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life and appeared in court on Friday.

The Ukrainian national was remanded in custody after appearing at Westminster magistrates court. He did not enter any pleas to the charges.

Lavrynovych will appear next at the Old Bailey for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 6 June.

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• Home favourite wins 6-4, 6-2 at Foro Italico
• Paolini is first Italian to win women’s singles in 40 years

Jasmine Paolini became the first home winner of the Italian Open for 40 years with a dominant victory over Coco Gauff. The 29-year-old, who reached the final of the French Open and Wimbledon last year in a breakthrough season, delighted the fans at the Foro Italico with a 6-4, 6-2 success.

No Italian had won the singles titles in Rome since Raffaella Reggi in 1985, but Paolini thoroughly merited her triumph. Jannik Sinner could make it a home double when he faces Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. “It doesn’t seem real to me,” Paolini said. “I came here as a kid to see this tournament, but winning it and holding up this trophy wasn’t even in my dreams.”

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The presenter played himself in a special episode of the sci-fi show

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Henderson was fortunate to stay on the pitch with Guardiola frustrated after the FA Cup final

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