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  • This year the United Nations is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.
  • The colt was third in last year's Classic behind Sierra Leone and Fierceness. The horse gave Japan a victory in North America's richest race.
  • President Trump thanked National Guard soldiers and police officers involved in his crackdown on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.
  • Ramy Youssef is an award-winning Egyptian American creator, actor, producer, director, and comedian who brings his unique voice and perspective to his storytelling. Youssef stars alongside Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo in Yorgos Lanthimos’ critically acclaimed 2023 film "POOR THINGS" for Searchlight. Youssef created, produces, directs and stars in the hit Hulu show “Ramy,” inspired by his own experiences centering around a first-generation Egyptian-American Muslim on a spiritual journey in his politically divided New Jersey neighborhood. He won a Golden Globe® in 2020 on behalf of “Ramy” in the category of “Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.” In 2020, the Television Academy nominated Youssef for two Emmy Awards® in the categories of “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series” and “Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series” on behalf of the second season of “Ramy.” He also won the Peabody Award on behalf of the series. The third season of Youssef’s widely celebrated “Ramy” premiered on September 30, 2022. Youssef was also nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award and a Writers Guild Award for his one-hour HBO comedy special “Ramy Youssef: Feelings” produced by A24. Youssef is a co-creator and executive producer of Netflix’s series “Mo,” a semi-autobiographical series inspired by Amer’s life as a Palestinian refugee growing up in Houston. “Mo” recently debuted to critical acclaim and was produced with A24 and Youssef’s production company, Cairo Cowboy. The show premiered in August of 2022. The series won the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Series Under 40 Minutes, and was recognized by AFI as one of their Top Television Programs of the year. His animated show, “#1 Happy Family USA,” loosely based on Youssef’s childhood in New Jersey, was picked up for two seasons with Amazon and premieres in the first quarter of 2025. He hosted SNL in March 2024 to promote his second HBO comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings.” He will next be executive-producing and co-starring in a new Netflix series with Will Ferrell. Ramy Youssef on Instagram
  • Unlike other tech giants, many music-streaming services like Spotify are not currently taking steps to label AI-generated content. But experts say more transparency is key.
  • A proposal to repeal the county’s sanctuary policy failed 3-2 at the County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday but efforts to do so aren’t finished. The county is also moving forward with a public camping ban in the name of wildfire prevention. Also, San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez responds to KPBS’ reporting on her department’s alleged unlawful cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Then, part one of a two-part story on the controversial renaming of what was the Imperial Valley LGBT Center. Finally, Grossmont High School students walkout in protest of the district’s decision to fire its librarians.
  • Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption.
  • In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, an honor that weighed on her when she went off to college. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond.
  • Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.
  • There's still a lot of need in Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie Gray lived. People from the neighborhood work to meet it.
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