By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” filed over the film’s nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late. Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — A former school dance teacher in Cleveland faces up to life prison after being convicted Thursday of raping six teenage students and sexually abusing two others. Jurors in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court also found Terence Greene guilty on kidnapping and felonious assault charges. Greene, 57, was an acclaimed dance teacher who
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026 under a bill that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed Thursday, making his state the 12th to require those benefits. The paid
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026 under a bill that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed Thursday, making his state the 12th to require those benefits. The paid
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Davante Adams had a clear message to send Thursday, and he spent 2 1/2 minutes answering the first media question posed to him to show that he is fully on board for the Las Vegas Raiders. Adams was quoted in The Ringer earlier this month
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En medio del Mediterráneo se extiende un pequeño país formado por tres islas habitadas y un encanto irresistible. Aquí predomina un color tostado como de las galletas, gracias a sus edificios centenarios; el agua es del más azul de los azules, la cocina es un festín, aún se celebran tradiciones ancestrales
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — All of Ford Motor Co.’s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations starting next year. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement Thursday during a “Twitter Spaces” audio chat. “We think this is a
Continue Reading By AARON MORRISON and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. For more than nine minutes, a white officer
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that European allies are developing a coordinated program to train Ukrainian forces on the F-16 fighter jet, but Pentagon leaders warned that it will be a costly and complex task and won’t be a magic solution to
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — Depending on the outcome of a federal lawsuit, more women having early miscarriages could end up like Melissa Novak: septic, in the hospital and needing emergency surgery to survive. “We didn’t know if she was going to live or die,” said Novak’s husband, Stewart Day. Novak
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As Amanda Zurawski walked into a Capitol Hill hearing room in April, she was awestruck at what she was about to do: testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Presidents had testified in this room. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of her heroes, had
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and college graduations. The state House and Senate easily cleared the two-thirds threshold needed to uphold the measure, which takes effect
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Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a New York police officer for repeatedly punching a man who was acting “erratically” in the face and knocking him unconscious during an encounter in the West Village in November 2021, which “caused the victim to suffer substantial pain.” NYPD Officer Juan Perez, 42,
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nu’u Contrades went 5 for 6 with a triple and three RBIs, Luke Keaschall added three hits and four RBIs and Arizona State beat Oregon State 14-10 on Thursday to eliminate the second-seeded Beavers from the Pac-12 Tournament. Catcher Bronson Balholm also had three of Arizona State’s 20 hits. Arizona State
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has granted Churchill Downs’ motion for summary judgment that dismisses Bob Baffert’s claim the track breached due process by suspending the Hall of Fame trainer for two years. Churchill Downs Inc. suspended Baffert in June 2021 after his now-deceased colt, Medina Spirit, failed a postrace drug test after
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Silvercorp: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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A 36-year-old man was sentenced to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $14,800 from a retail business in Palm Desert within a six-month period. Phillipe Gonzalez of Indio was arrested Jan. 4, 2022 along with Desert Hot Springs resident Sarah Alexandria Cantu, 34, and Indio residents Jose Angel Perez,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal court in Kentucky has rejected the final remaining claim in a lawsuit brought by Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert against the company that runs the Kentucky Derby, according to court filings. Baffert sued Churchill Downs Inc. in 2022 after it suspended him for two years
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” filed over the film’s nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late. Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Two employees of Donald Trump moved boxes of papers at Mar-a-Lago a day before the Justice Department visited the former president’s residence to collect classified documents , The Washington Post reported Thursday. The Post, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that investigators view the timing – just before
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