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LOS ANGELES () — California roads are maintained through gas tax revenue, but that’s dwindling with the increase in the number of electric vehicles.A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads based on how much they actually drive – removing California’s gas tax and replace it with a mileage tax instead.Caltrans spokesperson Lauren Prehoda said maintaining roadways costs around between $8 billion to $9 billion a year with the vast majority…

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Classic Stage Company will present Classics Up Close: Bernstein’s Broadway, a benefit concert directed by Cara Akselrad. Classics Up Close will be held at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater on Sunday June 9 at 7pm.  “Musical theater is a classic American genre, and at CSC we love exploring the great composers and lyricists whose work has come to comprise the canon of great musicals,” shared Producing Artistic Director Jill Rafson. “Leonard Bernstein contributed so much…

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Over the past several months, Nikki Sapp, the ex-wife of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, has shown she is willing to fire back at critics when she thinks it’s necessary.Earlier this year, she clapped back at social media users who claimed she dropped the ball divorcing the two-time NBA champion. News of the divorce surfaced in January, shortly before Spoelstra and the Heat agreed to an eight-year contract extension. The deal is reportedly worth…

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Au revoir, Cannes! Just one day after Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, Anya Taylor-Joy has already moved onto her next premiere locale: London.While the actor used the French Riviera festival to show off some Old Hollywood glamour—hello, oversized sun hats, Dior couture, and timeless red lipstick—she’s returned to the land of method dressing with her out-on-the-town look. But, while she may be tapping into her inner biker chick, this isn’t the same post-apocalyptic wasteland that Furiosa inhabits: Taylor-Joy is putting a very 2024 spin on a Mad Max-inspired look with help from the pantless…

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The NFL took Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour into account while drafting up their upcoming schedule — but not for the reasons fans think. The speculation about how Swift’s ongoing tour — and romance with Travis Kelce — influenced the NFL started after MLFootball wrote via X on Thursday, May 16, that NFL VP of Broadcast Planning Mike North said “the #NFL took Taylor Swift’s concert scheduling into account when making the 2024 schedule.” Sports reporter Pete Sweeney has since pointed out how while that is true, there may be more context to…

Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy.People lined up well before the start of the service at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest to file past the open coffin and say their goodbyes to Fortson, who was shot six times by a deputy responding to a May 3 call about a possible domestic violence situation at Fortson’s…

When flaky “pieces of crab are mixed into a creamy filling and stuffed into flavorful salmon filets, then baked to perfection,” it’s hard not to love this special meal, per Angela Latimer.Latimer, a Minnesota-based cookbook author and the recipe developer/blogger behind BakeitWithLove.com, shared her recipe for crab-stuffed salmon with Fox News Digital.The rich salmon combined with sweet bites of crab is a delicious combination few may be able to resist.MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CHICKEN WINGS FROM A KENTUCKY CHEF: RECIPELearn how to make the fish dish below.Crab-Stuffed Salmon by Bake It With LoveServings: 6Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesCREAMY, CHEESY TORTELLINI WITH…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday admitted that the number of migrants who have crossed the southern border under his watch outpaces that under the Trump administration — but blamed a number of hemispheric factors and a “broken” system for the border crisis.Mayorkas was asked at an event at The Economic Club in Washington, D.C., about the border crisis, and the historic numbers of migrants the U.S. has been seeing in recent years. There were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters in FY 23, and that mark could be broken in FY 24, although monthly numbers have decreased.”The number…

King Charles III’s personal wealth has far surpassed the net worth of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. The 74-year-old monarch’s fortune has climbed to $770 million, according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2024, which listed him as the 258th wealthiest person in the U.K. Charles’ wealth jumped $12 million since the outlet’s Rich List 2023 was published last year.Elizabeth’s wealth was determined to be $468 million prior to her death in September 2022, according to the Times Rich List 2022. However, Charles’ wealth is dwarfed by that of Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, who is godfather to the…

Sean “Diddy” Combs was allegedly seen physically assaulting his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016 on hotel surveillance video obtained by CNN.NOTE: The video in the media player is disturbing. In the footage, which was reportedly filmed in a Los Angeles hotel on March 5, 2016, a man identified by CNN as Combs was shown chasing Ventura down a hallway, grabbing her by the back of the neck, shoving her to the ground and kicking her as she lay on the ground. He then appeared to grab her by her sweatshirt and drag her across the floor.Cassie Ventura and Sean…

After weeks of sounding off about his criminal trial outside of the courtroom, former President Donald Trump finally has a chance to make his case to the jury face-to-face. But it remains to be seen whether he will.Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for what prosecutors allege was a scheme to cover up hush money payments made to women claiming they had a sexual relationship with him during his 2016 presidential bid – including porn star Stormy Daniels. Both Daniels and Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, have testified in the case already.Trump’s defense attorney Todd…

Tune in to see Jessica Lange on The View next week!The Tony-nominated actress will appear on the program on Thursday, May 23 to discuss her role in Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, which is currently playing at the Hayes Theater. The daytime talk show airs each weekday from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET on .Mother Play is directed by Tina Landau and stars Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons.From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) comes Mother Play, a bitingly funny and unflinchingly honest new play…

The tragic death of a Massachusetts teenager who collapsed after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip last year may prompt both doctors and food manufacturers to take a closer look at the ingredient that provides the punch — capsaicin.Harris Wolobah died in September at age 14 from cardiopulmonary arrest “in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,” according to a statement released Thursday by Elaine Driscoll, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.He had consumed a chip manufactured by Paqui, which was packed with the chili pepper extract and marketed…

When his hush money trial first got underway in April, former President Donald Trump privately complained that not enough of his allies were inside or outside the courtroom to defend him, according to multiple GOP sources familiar with his thinking. But several weeks later, Trump’s supporters are flocking to the Manhattan courtroom in droves. While in most cases Trump has not asked anyone to attend his trial, sources say word of Trump’s frustration quickly spread to Capitol Hill, prompting his staunchest defenders to spring into action to show their support for Trump while he’s in the hot seat. Some of…

Although our brains only take up 2% of our bodies, they take a lot of energy to run. In fact, 20% of the calories we take in are used by our brains. If you’ve ever tried to do a mentally challenging task on an empty stomach, you should be familiar with that fact. One of the best ways to keep your mind working well and prevent dementia and cognitive decline is to eat a diet full of brain foods.The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, affects nearly 6 million Americans and is expected to rise to 14 million by 2060…

Last updated: May 17, 2024 17:47 EDT | 2 min read In a major move, Turkey drafted a crypto bill, tabled by the ruling party (AK Party) Group Chairperson Abdullah Güler on May 16, to regulate the cryptocurrency market in accordance with international standards. The proposed legislation covers various aspects of the crypto industry, including virtual asset service providers (VASPs), trading platforms, asset storage, and transactions conducted by Turkish residents.Major Provisions Outlined in Turkey’s Crypto BillCryptonews reported earlier in the week that Turkey was planning to submit a draft of its crypto regulation, which prioritizes consumer protection and global standards.…

A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to interstate transmission of a threat after he left five threatening voicemails for a federal judge.Pensacola man Stephen Jay Thorn, 66, sent menacing voicemails to Orlando U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger because he was unhappy with a judicial opinion he’d read online, Reuters reported.Thorn said he looked up where Berger and her family lived, and said in one of the voicemails that the judge was “very easy to track,” according to his plea agreement.“This is for that stupid redneck, c**t, judge, [VICTIM 1]. You are a cruel person. You think that it’s okay for…

With an eternally chic cast—Emma Stone, Hunter Schafer, and Margaret Qualley among them—we always knew that the Kinds of Kindness premiere at the Cannes Film Festival would be a hearty serving of fashun. And, luckily for us, the stars did not disappoint!Stone wore a tiered, sparkly burgundy dress with a plunging neckline from Louis Vuitton that paid homage to Lauren Hutton’s ’70s glamour. She paired the floor-sweeping dress with an art deco bracelet featuring large pink and orange stones.Gisela Schober/Getty ImagesStephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty ImagesGisela Schober/Getty ImagesStephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty ImagesSchafer, meanwhile, opted for cool tones. She donned a strapless,…

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