An unknown vendor recently tried to sell strands of hair allegedly from teenager Carlos Acutis, who is set to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint in April.

The children's book author best known for her Oliver and Amanda Pig series has died at 87. Van Leeuwen wrote nearly 60 books, some of which sold millions of copies.

Russell Brand has issued a statement attacking the British government in the wake of the controversial comedian being charged with rape and sexual assault in his native U.K. The charges were announced on Friday as Brand and his family were vacationing in Boca Grande, Florida. The 50-year-old podcaster was hit with six charges in connection to multiple incidents dating back over 25 years, ...

LOS ANGELES — Saturday's women's soccer friendly between the U.S. and Brazil was billed as a rematch of last summer's Olympic final. That was a bit of a misnomer since two-thirds of the women on the 23-player U.S. roster weren't in Paris last August. Even the uniforms weren't the same. As for the result, only the score was different, with the U.S. riding goals from Trinity Rodman and Lindsey ...

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration has canceled dozens of international student visas at California campuses, including UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and Stanford, university leaders, students and faculty at campuses confirmed to The Times. At UCLA, the revocations hit at least eight international students, according to faculty groups and students. It's unclear whether any ...

The top prospects draft in the first round get most of the press, but later-round picks can be NFL difference makers, as well. These 25 players have a chance to be great finds in the 2025 draft.

Walter Clayton Jr. expertly wound his dribble through a jungle of defenders, collecting 34 points while lifting Florida to a gritty comeback win over Auburn in a Final Four matchup Saturday in San Antonio.

NEW YORK — For nearly eight innings Saturday, the New York Mets squandered scoring opportunity after scoring opportunity. They started 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and left a runner stranded at third base in three of the first seven frames. But the Mets would not be denied. Francisco Lindor’s walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth capped an improbable 3-2 victory over ...

LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and a wide range of his administration’s actions, including government downsizing, attacks on the rights of immigrants and transgender people, and tariffs that are roiling economies across the globe. More than 500,000 people nationwide RSVP’d to attend one of the 1,200 ...

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban said on Bluesky that Trump's aggressive tariffs, combined with DOGE cuts, could cause long-term economic harm.