Citadel CEO Ken Griffin issued a warning that the riots that have occurred in Paris and other cities in France should serve as an example to young Americans that socialist policies aren’t the utopia that some describe. The billionaire hedge fund manager spoke during a panel discussion at Citadel Securities’ recent Future of Global Markets Conference and said that the chaos on the streets in France exemplifies where the road to socialism leads.”If you want to look at where socialism leads you to, look at France this last weekend. It’s the socialist dream. The country spends 60% of its GDP…

Are the walls closing in on a historic California Castle? Central California’s Hearst Castle in San Simeon, once a major cash cow in the state’s park system, has seen plummeting visitor numbers in recent years. Tourists are skipping the $35 ticket to the lavish estate and driving through the popular coastal route that runs right past its door. What’s to blame? Officials are citing several excuses, from weather to road closures to gas prices. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! Central California’s Hearst Castle is…

Jeremy O. Harris is producing a new documentary about a MAGA director plotting his comeback with a group of conservative actors. The Slave Play playwright is executive producing American Theater, which follows "canceled" theater director Brian Clowdus, who has faced allegations of racist and abusive behavior. In the film, Clowdus summons a troupe of conservative actors to an abandoned cabin in rural Georgia to plot revenge on the Atlanta theater community with a musical retelling of the 1692 Salem witch trials. According to its official website, the documentary will have its Los Angeles premiere on October 25. As previously reported,…

After making a decision to end her pregnancy, Simone appears to be suffering from health complications in an upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy. The sneak peek for the Thursday, October 29, episode shows Simone (Alexis Floyd) fainting at work as Wes (Trevor Jackson) and Jules (Adelaide Kane) express concerns about her well-being. Jules ultimately asks Jo (Camilla Luddington), who no longer works at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, to take a look at Simone due to her experience in obstetrics and gynecology. Elsewhere in the preview, Jo’s husband, Link (Chris Carmack), faces issues of his own after she threw away his…

The top chef in a tough California town is packing his knives and going home — literally. Chef Michael Warring, who operated the only fine-dining restaurant in hardscrabble Vallejo for 14 years, will close his eponymous strip-mall New American eatery by year’s end, with plans to reopen next year — in his garage. “If our restaurant was a more intimate, close-knit thing, this is going to be that on steroids,” Warring, who works in tandem with his wife Ali Gulczynski, told the San Francisco Chronicle of the highly unusual move. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion…

You can now get a first look at MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood as Terence Alan Smith/Joan Jett Blakk. MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT is co-written by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, Choir Boy) and Tony Award nominee Tina Landau (Floyd Collins). Landau also directs. In addition to Blankson-Wood, the cast includes Nic Ashe, Tony Award nominee Gideon Glick, Kelvin Moon Loh, Sawyer Smith and Adina Verson Polanco Jones Jr. is Understudy for Terence Alan Smith / Joan Jett Blakk. Introducing Joan Jett Blakk—the first (and only) Black Drag Queen Candidate for President of…

Meghan Markle‘s estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., is speaking out after he was accused of being in possession of images depicting child sex abuse. “I’m shocked, I’m hurt and I’m very upset that my son is making these accusations against me,” Thomas Sr., 82, told the Daily Mail, slamming the “sick lies.” “I could never do what I’m being accused of. It’s the worst thing anyone could accuse me of,” Thomas Sr. added. “This is bulls***. It’s just a bunch of lies. It’s sick. I have no idea why Tom is trying to destroy me with these lies.” The Sun…

Microsoft researchers said in a study that a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can diagnose patients step by step, like how a doctor would do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases. The study, which was published on Thursday in Science, said that the AI model takes a different approach to diagnosing medical issues than most other models that seek to address those issues.Microsoft said the AI model identifies and coordinates the questions that should be asked of a patient, as well as the exams and tests that should be ordered, using…

The griddles are firing back up at the diner that never closed. Downtown Los Angeles’ century-old Original Pantry Cafe, which served hungry Angelenos of all stripes around the clock and every day of the year before abruptly shutting down in early 2025, is officially rising from the ashes. The historic 24/7 gem at 9th and Figueroa is making a miraculous comeback, complete with giant pancakes and longtime employees — along with a new mission to help the homeless, according to real estate mogul Leo Pustilnikov, who now holds the keys to a property that famously never needed them. Sign up…

Last year Ghostlight Records released the studio cast recording of the new musical Deathless, starring Jeremy Jordan, Nicolette Robinson, and more. Now, the show’s composer and lyricist discusses the story behind the song “A Life,” a highlight of the score performed by Broadway star Jeremy Jordan. How does the song “A Life” fit into the context of your musical Deathless? “A Life” is in many ways the culmination of the entire journey of the show (and by extension, the album). We’ve watched our characters take this road trip from Kansas City to Niagara Falls as they process the loss of this character’s…

Law & Order: SVU viewers have been waiting for a romance between Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler — but could Mariska Hargitay‘s character find love with another coworker? During an exclusive interview with Us, Kevin Kane weighed in on some social media users rooting for his character, Terry Bruno, and Olivia to get together, saying, “I didn’t know that. There’s a connection with them that I think maybe people read into because she’s the only one that’s ever believed him. She’s the only one that said to him, ‘I believe you. I’m going to help you.’” Kane could see the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Emmy-winning North Carolina television news producer accused of stalking his former wife allegedly climbed through a second-story bathroom window, tracked her movements and repeatedly appeared near her home before she obtained a domestic violence protective order.Randall Saunders Kerr, 55, was arrested Oct. 20 and charged with felony stalking and misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence protective order after allegedly driving near the home of his former wife, longtime WRAL anchor Lynda Loveland, multiple times a day.Court records obtained by Fox News Digital, including an arrest warrant and a December 2025 complaint,…

The juice is loose, and it’s likely headed for NoHo. Sources say Erewhon — the cult Los Angeles grocery store known for its Hailey Bieber strawberry slurpies and eye-popping price tags for simple field greens — is opening imminently on Bleecker and Broadway. The location will take over the PlantShed cafe and florist at 644 Broadway, which is tucked inside a Kith women’s boutique that sells $1,500 jackets to the city’s most stylish. Erewhon smoothies cost around $20 and count Hailey Bieber and K-pop star Lisa as collaborators. Jonathan Alcorn For CA Post “I stopped in my tracks,” said Chandler…

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson surprised the company of the new Broadway musical Galileo on stage during the production’s first day of tech for the new musical, sharing remarks about his recent addition to the production as a co-producer. See photos! The new co-producers are former NASA astronaut and the first woman of color in space Dr. Mae Jemison; scientist, educator, and television host Bill Nye; and astrophysicist, author, and Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson commented, “Galileo remains a seminal figure, not only in the history of science but in…

Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized activity from third-party AI agents operating within their customers’ online accounts, according to a new Axios report. Some of the biggest financial institutions in the U.S. say customers have given their personal AI agents, which are unvetted by banks, access to their financial accounts. “In a lot of cases, this is just going to be customers giving their username or password to an AI agent that the bank hasn’t had a chance to vet yet, that goes against the bank’s terms of service,” Madison Mills, senior AI reporter for Axios, told CBS News. “In other cases,…