Juliet La Sala is a New York–based journalist and culture reporter for The Washington Times, where she covers events and issues shaping public life. She has written for Westchester Magazine, NYCity News Serivce and the Mott Haven Herald, and the Hunts Point Express, where she covered immigration, education and local government in the Bronx and greater New York area. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.
Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo announced Monday on social media the kickoff of an all-female music festival this summer in California, multiple news outlets report.
About 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio have been infected with the flu over the past three weeks, with one trainee death under investigation, multiple news outlets report.
Los Angeles Judge Curtis A. Kin upheld FIFA's ban on Iran's pre-revolutionary 'lion and sun' flag in an emergency hearing in Los Angeles ahead of Iran's World Cup opener on Monday.
The Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago on Thursday will feature a star-studded lineup including Bruce Springsteen, U2's Bono and the Edge, and Stevie Wonder.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani seemingly confirmed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding date during a Monday press conference when he remarked that the World Cup "coincides with July 4, America 250, and Taylor Swift's wedding all happening at the same time."
A giant, shirtless inflatable of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, laden with anti-Musk messaging, greeted New Yorkers in Times Square ahead of the company's much-anticipated initial public offering.
Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to seven cities in its effort to reach more than 40 million U.S. customers by 2027, news outlets report.
The horror film "Obsession" has become the highest-grossing movie ever acquired at a film festival, earning about $225.5 million worldwide on a production budget of roughly $1 million, news outlets report.
Stephen Spielberg's new film "Disclosure Day" explores the what-ifs from his 1977 meet-the-aliens thriller "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," news outlets report.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is being removed from the roster indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right first rib, which requires rest and limited activity.