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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” reimagined in a film studio and said Saturday it will present the company premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” while reducing its offerings from six main-stage productions to five. Mario Gras’s “Butterfly” staging, first seen at Madrid’s
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” reimagined in a film studio and said Saturday it will present the company premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” while reducing its offerings from six main-stage productions to five. Mario Gras’s “Butterfly” staging, first seen at Madrid’s
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. But Washington once
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Consejo de la Unión Europea sancionó a la fiscal general de Guatemala, Consuelo Porras, y a otros cuatro funcionarios por llevar a cabo “acciones que socavan la democracia, el Estado de Derecho o la transferencia pacífica del poder en Guatemala”, según un comunicado. Además de Porras, en el
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has fetched $8 million at auction, setting a new record for game-worn sneakers, Sotheby’s said. The six Air Jordan shoes — one apiece from the last games of the 1991, 1992, 1993,
Continue ReadingJOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month has been held. The funeral for Christine and William Esters and Tameaka, Joshua, Alexandria, Alonnah and Angel Nance was held Saturday at Victory City Church in Joliet. The seven were all related to 23-year-old shooter Romeo Nance,
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has resumed his official duties after undergoing a “minimally invasive back procedure” Saturday, according to a Department of Justice spokesperson. “The Attorney General’s procedure went well and he’s recovering at home. He has resumed his duties,” Xochitl Hinojosa, director of public affairs for the DOJ, wrote in
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — On February 4, 2004, a Harvard University undergrad named Mark Zuckerberg introduced TheFacebook.com, a social networking site for his fellow students. Twenty years after its launch, social media giant Facebook continues to show unprecedented staying power after burying early competitors like MySpace and Friendster and establishing a
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, U.S.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — NASCAR moved The Clash at the Coliseum to Saturday night out of concerns for inclement weather headed toward California. Only heat races were scheduled to be run Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but with a forecast calling for heavy rains and flooding to begin Sunday, NASCAR abruptly changed the
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The wife of a Detroit man mauled by three dogs says he has died. Shauntaye Phillips says Harold Phillips, a father of six, died Friday evening, four days after he was attacked by the dogs as he walked home from a bus stop. She released a statement through her attorneys saying, “It’s
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Irvine, California (CNN) — Automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley and Rolls-Royce have been doing well as, regardless of whatever is happening in the wider world’s economy, the ranks of the ultra-wealthy grow and become richer. Lamborghini sold more than 10,000 vehicles last year for the first time ever and Ferrari had
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Saturday issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza and
Continue ReadingBy NOOR SHAMI Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Oregon said four suspected drug traffickers are facing federal charges Thursday after they were caught transporting near 370 gallons of liquid heroin. Police said 44-year-old Marco Antonio Magallon, 26-year-old Luis Deleon Woodward, 25-year-old Jorge Luis Amador
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — It’s a problem that’s only getting worse — animal rescuers say the number of abandoned pets is out of control. “We turn away dogs every single day,” said Tiffany Kim, president of Fur-Angel Foundation. Shelters and animal rescue organizations are once
Continue ReadingBy ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MIssouri (KCTV) — Hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface, a University of Kansas graduate is making history. In September 2023, Loral O’Hara became the fourth Jayhawk to fly in space. She’s currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS) with six other astronauts,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Firefighters since sunrise have been battling an intense four-alarm fire at a vacant warehouse in downtown St. Louis. Crews were dispatched just after 6 a.m. Saturday to a fire at the abandoned five-story structure located at the intersection of First
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Don Hendrix and his wife Heidi have eight children together — seven boys and one girl. But on Sept. 10, 2020, their lives as parents changed when their son Ryan, 34, the fourth of eight, died. Ryan Hendrix was
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The Palm Springs Black History Committee Annual Awards Gala is set to honor and celebrate people in the community for their achievements. It is The Palm Springs Black History Committee’s way of recognizing those individuals, groups, and local and corporate businesses who have allied with or contributed to the success and achievements of African Americans
Continue ReadingBy Irene Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — As we celebrate Black History Month, we have an inspirational story from a Sacramento elementary school. On Friday, students were treated to a live performance – but not just any performance. This singing sensation has roots right here in California’s capital
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