LOS ANGELES — USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb and her star player, JuJu Watkins, were invited to the annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala in May. In a who’s-who world of L.A. glitterati, Gottlieb was astounded by how many people flocked to Watkins. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter wanted to meet […]
Everybody has those five or six things that can make or break a vacation — items that become clutch when you need quick support for your health, your hygiene or simply your comfort. Call it a travel emergency stash, a travel essentials kit or a save-the-day bag; whatever the name, it contains crucially helpful items […]
When inflation was too high and the economy was resilient in the aftermath of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve’s decision to sharply raise interest rates beginning in 2022 seemed like a no-brainer. The same was true just over two years later when inflation had fallen sharply from its recent peak and the labor market had […]
Mar 20, 2025, 02:00 AM ET A new global 7-versus-7 women’s soccer event is set to launch ahead of the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in May with the promise of a $5 million prize pool per event. Organizers of the newly launched “World Sevens Football” (W7F) describe the concept as a “grand slam series” […]
The Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that people who wanted to file for benefits or change the bank where their payments were deposited could no longer do so by phone and must first verify their identity online or go into a field office. The change, which takes effect on March 31, is expected to […]
Britons are bracing for a burst of higher inflation for much of this year as many household bills jump next month, a revival of the cost-of-living pressures that have squeezed household budgets in recent years. Next month, the average annual energy bill is set to rise 6.4 percent as the price cap resets. Water bills, […]
Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more. By Andy McCullough, Will Sammon and Sahadev Sharma The email from the New York Yankees arrived just past 6 p.m. a little more than a week before the first game of […]
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin. Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Thursday, March 20, 2025, and the first day of spring. Start your day […]
Kyiv strikes a strategic bomber base in Engels while Russia launches a series of drone strikes in eastern Ukraine. Russian bombardments in eastern Ukraine ramped up overnight, killing two people, as Ukraine hit Russia’s Engels military airfield in the country’s southwest region of Saratov with drones. Both Russia and Ukraine stepped up aerial attacks in […]
“Transitory” is back Jay Powell wants businesses and investors to know: The Fed chair shares their concerns about President Trump’s tariff skirmishes as the economic outlook dims. But there is a silver lining, he said Wednesday at a news conference. Tariff-driven inflation is likely to be “transitory” and just for this year. That’s the “base […]