Biden Decides on Saudi Visit as OPEC+ Boosts Oil Production
contact@hellonews.website WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks and is expected to meet with the kingdom’s crown prince, whom he once shunned…
2022
Gwen Stefani, H.E.R., Eric Idle, Audra McDonald and More Stars Toast The Hollywood Bowl’s 100th Anniversary: “There’s No Place Like It”
In July 1922, conductor Alfred Hertz led the inaugural concert of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. At that time, the stage consisted of a simple wooden platform…
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Star Monica Barbaro Discusses Female Aviators Who Helped Hone Character and Shares How She Cemented Her Call Sign
In 1998, Becky Calder became the first woman pilot to graduate from TOPGUN, so in keeping with their commitment to verisimilitude, Top Gun: Maverick’s brain trust knew that their film…
All the Highlights of the Hollywood Bowl’s 100th Anniversary 2022 Season
After a scaled-back 2021 schedule, the Hollywood Bowl returns for its centennial season with a dazzling calendar. Highlights include a July 4 Fireworks Spectacular with Martin Short, Steve Martin and…
Musk Feels 'Super Bad' About Economy, Needs to Cut 10% of Tesla Jobs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to…
Lawmaker Pulls Out His Guns at US Gun-Control Hearing
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday objected to a Democratic attempt to advance new limits on gun purchases as one Republican legislator pulled out his…
3 Dead In Shooting At US Church Parking Lot
A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in the U.S. state of Iowa on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself, police…
Harini Logan Wins US Spelling Bee In 1st-Ever Tiebreaker
OXON HILL, MARYLAND — Harini Logan was eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee once, then reinstated. She missed four words in a grueling standoff against Vikram Raju, including one…
Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 3
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT. 12:02 a.m.: Al Jazeera reports that…
January 6 Committee Sets Prime-Time Hearing Date for Findings
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, the start of what lawmakers…
Interview: Ambassador-at-large Hussain 'Concerned' by Delay in UN Uyghur Report
The U.S. State Department on Thursday released its annual report to Congress on international religious freedom, singling out China, Russia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and others for grievous violations. Secretary…
Speller Reinstated Into National Spelling Bee After Appeal
OXON HILL, Md. — A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was denied relevant root information about a word. Surya…
Queen Elizabeth to Miss Platinum Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
LONDON — Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals and politicians that the 96-year-old…
New US Asylum Guidance Takes Effect on a Limited Basis
New guidance aimed at streamlining the asylum process and removing cases from the backlogged U.S. immigration courts took effect this week along the U.S.-Mexico border, but only on a limited…
COVID Helps 'Made in USA' Goods Compete With Chinese Exports
Washington — As China’s COVID-containment lockdowns stall goods en route to price-conscious U.S. consumers, New Jersey manufacturer Mitch Cahn is finding traces of gold in the snapped links of the…