People living in an upmarket coastal stretch of Malibu were under an evacuation order Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up on the driveway of a beachfront home belonging to Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage. Evacuations in Malibu after waves open sinkhole at Nicolas Cage’s house The enormous hole appeared Tuesday as heavy surf brought … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn has found a buyer for his North London home after 19 years. (Photo: Instagram/Rightmove) Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to nearly double his money on his North London home after agreeing terms with a prospective buyer. According to The Telegraph, the 77-year-old Your Party MP for Islington North has put his … Read more
The White House has defended President Donald Trump’s decision to give three senior aides $45,000 each as holiday gifts, saying the payments were personal and unrelated to their official government duties. US President Donald Trump has given $45,000 holiday gifts to three senior aides. (Bloomberg) Financial disclosures filed by the aides show that Natalie HarpChamberlain … Read more
WASHINGTON — Restoration work on the White House North Portico is nearing completion before Chinese President Xi Jinping ’s state visit to the United States in late September. Trump’s White House North Portico project nears completion with shroud and scaffolding removed Scaffolding was taken down Tuesday and followed the weekend removal of shrouds that had … Read more
Rep. Chellie Pingree urges Speaker Johnson to sue Trump administration over Washington arch/Image: X A senior House Democrat has urged Speaker Mike Johnson to sue the Trump administration over plans to begin work on a proposed triumphal arch in Washington, arguing that Congress has not approved funding or authorised the project.Representative Chellie Pingree, the top … Read more
The deaths appeared to be linked to a domestic violence incident. A married couple and their young son were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds after a fire broke out at their home in Maywood, Los Angeles County, early Saturday, authorities said.According to the New York Post, citing police, the deaths appeared to be linked … Read more
President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape Washington, DC, has expanded to the removal of dozens of mature trees across federal properties. The work includes tree removals at the White House grounds and the historic East Potomac Golf Links. The latest controversy centers on reports that more than 60 trees have been cut down at the … Read more
Santa Monica’s historic 1897 Shotgun House found new life as a Preservation Resource Center (Image Credit: Stephen Schafer via Santa Monica Conservancy) A small wooden house in Santa Monica has survived something few historic buildings ever face: demolition threats, years in storage and several moves from one location to another. Built in 1897, the … Read more
A White House website featuring arcade games is photographed on a computer screen (Picture credit: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: America has spent 250 years arguing about how it was built. The White House has now settled the matter in the most authoritative medium available to the United States: a video game.The Trump administration on … Read more
The White House has launched an online arcade featuring five retro-style video games based on President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, including two that turn immigration enforcement and border security into interactive games. Trump administration launches arcade games on immigration. (AFP) The “Arcade” section was added to the official White House website on September 3. It … Read more