London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he was resigning from his position as the leader of the ruling Labour Party, which will also see him replaced as the country’s leader. Starmer has been under mounting pressure to resign for weeks, and his decision came after a political rival from within Labour,…
On an April evening last year, 54-year-old Micky Small headed to the beach for a sunset date with a fellow Los Angeles-based writer named Aven. But her date never showed. “I was flipping out,” she said. “I was bawling, I was shaking.” Small wasn’t stood up — her “date” was a nonexistent character conjured by…
A rare bipartisan bill up for a vote in the Senate on Monday aims to make it easier and more affordable for Americans to buy a home by boosting the nation’s housing supply. The “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” would restrict institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, remove regulatory barriers to construction and take…
SpaceX’s headquarters in Starbase, Texas, which sits at the state’s southern tip in the Rio Grande Valley, emerges almost unexpectedly after miles of long, dusty dirt roads. Before SpaceX arrived, the area was known primarily for its coastal wildlife, especially bird watching. Locals say there were a few dozen homes, mostly winter residences for retirees,…
