By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis is reported to have been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide. Australian media reports said Dennis has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, endangering life
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party has offered one of the party’s first public apologies for the internal strife that preceded Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Knesset member Galit Distel Atbaryan gave a searingly personal mea culpa in an interview with Israel’s Channel 13 on Sunday. She said: “I’m here
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este año se vivieron momentos verdaderamente insólitos en el mundo de la ciencia y los viajes espaciales. El cohete de SpaceX a Marte se convirtió en una bola de llamas sobre el océano (dos veces) y una nave espacial pasó por la Tierra para soltar trozos de un asteroide que podría
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 29, 2023, about an Oregon weekly newspaper ending print publication due to funds being embezzled, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Eugene, Oregon, was the third-largest city in the state. It is the second largest.
Continue ReadingBy Ezra Kaplan Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Newly released body cam footage shows the last hour of a man’s life who died in police custody on Dec. 13. The audio and video paint a picture of officers frustrated with emergency room staff who insisted on discharging a man
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. spokesperson says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has closed an international tribunal that was created to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Over the years, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held in absentia proceedings and found three members of the militant Hezbollah group guilty in connection with
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — No hubo ningún ganador del premio mayor en el sorteo de Powerball de este sábado, según el sitio web de la lotería. El premio mayor ahora ha aumentado a un estimado de US$ 810 millones, según el sitio web de la lotería. El próximo sorteo está previsto para el 1 de
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Shoppers and retailers had a lot to contend with in 2023. From the financial fallout over Adidas’ breakup with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over his antisemitic comments, to high-profile bankruptcies, it was a tumultuous year for retail businesses. Here is a look back at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship’s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 19 crew members of the ship, Genius Star XI, were uninjured
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Revelers across Asia celebrated the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve with fireworks and brightly lit signs — offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raised security concerns and let to muted or even cancelled festivities. As the clock struck midnight in Australia,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his generation, has died. He was 97. His widow, Marie Musso Green,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Rusia dijo que lanzó ataques contra sitios militares y “mercenarios extranjeros” en Járkiv en represalia al bombardeo ucraniano contra la ciudad fronteriza rusa de Belgorod en el que murieron al menos a 24 personas. Al menos tres personas murieron y otras 28 resultaron heridas después de que Járkiv fuera atacada por oleadas
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his generation, has died. He was 97. His widow, Marie Musso Green,
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, say an off-duty police officer was shot and killed over the weekend after he witnessed a crime at a gas station and approached the suspects. Sgt. Philip Dale Nix was a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department. Three men are under arrest in the case.
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New Year’s Day is the deadliest day of the year for drunk driving. In fact, 375 people will likely be killed on U.S. roads in the next 24 hours. The odds that someone will be getting behind the wheel drunk and causing a fatal accident is 117% higher on New Year’s Eve, especially if it
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — It was the year of artificial intelligence, and no Big Tech company leaned into the trend like Microsoft. In 2023, the company’s CEO Satya Nadella made a multi-billion dollar investment in AI, commercialized and added AI tools like ChatGPT into its suite of products before
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, elogió a quienes participan en lo que llama eufemísticamente su “operación militar especial” en Ucrania y dijo que Rusia “será aún más fuerte”, en su discurso de Año Nuevo a la nación, mientras varias ciudades rusas han anunciado que cancelan festividades en solidaridad con el
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate’s Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season’s games were on New Year’s Eve; this season’s are on New
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