The U.S. men's national team opens the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, beginning its first tournament on home soil in 32 years. The expanded 48-team format gives the Group D team several paths to the knockout stage.
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David Hockney, the influential British artist known for California pool paintings, Yorkshire landscapes and experiments across media, has died at 88. His publicist said he died peacefully at home in London.
Officials recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean at Laguna Beach after a nearly 30-hour search. Her mother and sibling were rescued by bystanders after a wave struck during hazardous surf conditions.
Jonathan Rinderknecht’s federal trial began with prosecutors alleging he deliberately set a New Year’s Day fire that later became the deadly Palisades Fire. His defense says he called 911 repeatedly and is being scapegoated for failures to fully extinguish the initial blaze.
Federal agents searched GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility after a methyl methacrylate tank overheated in May, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate. The company says it is cooperating as federal and local criminal investigations proceed.
Republican Steve Hilton will face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California’s November governor’s race after advancing from the state’s top-two primary. Becerra led with about 28% of the vote, followed by Hilton at 25%, with 88% of the expected vote counted.
The House voted 214-212 to approve roughly $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump’s term. The bill ends a months-long funding fight but leaves out enforcement reforms Democrats had demanded.
The House is set to vote on a $70 billion Republican bill to fund ICE, Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security through the rest of President Trump’s term. The measure cleared the Senate after disputes over White House ballroom funding and a proposed Justice Department payout fund.





