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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history. Conlon made the announcement Wednesday, five days before his 74th birthday. He will become conductor laureate in 2026-27 and
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history. Conlon made the announcement Wednesday, five days before his 74th birthday. He will become conductor laureate in 2026-27 and
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Model, actress and entrepreneur Christie Brinkley announced that she has been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer. Brinkley shared news of her diagnosis on her Instagram page on Tuesday, writing in the caption that “the good news for me is we caught the basal
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Dylan Andrews made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points — both career-highs — to help No. 5 UCLA beat No. 12 Oregon State 67-57 on Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. UCLA (16-16) advances to play No. 4 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Bruins
Continue ReadingFLINT, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has found the city of Flint, Michigan, in contempt for failing to comply with a court order that spelled out the steps it needed to take to finish replacing old lead pipes after Flint’s lead-contaminated water scandal. U.S. District Judge David Lawson wrote in Tuesday’s decision that he
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — A change of heart from Eric Kendricks has helped the Dallas Cowboys fill one of their biggest needs in free agency. The free agent linebacker has agreed to join the Cowboys after initially choosing the San Francisco 49ers, a person with knowledge of the deal
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Don Lemon dijo este miércoles que su acuerdo con Elon Musk se fue en picada, horas después de que el expresentador de CNN entrevistara la semana pasada a errático multimillonario para el episodio debut de su nuevo programa web independiente. “Elon me animó públicamente a unirme a X con un
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Martin Garcia’s departure as chairman of the Central
Continue ReadingWFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander. His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe
Continue Reading José Álvarez (CNN Español) –– El Ejército de República Dominicana investiga la muerte de un haitiano, derivado de lo que reportó como una agresión en contra de un puesto militar fronterizo con el país vecino, de acuerdo a un comunicado que la presidencia dominicana difundió este miércoles. Los hechos habrían ocurrido la madrugada de este
Continue ReadingFLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Sioux Falls man charged in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out spikes during a police chase. Joseph Gene Hoek pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated eluding Wednesday in the death of Moody County Chief
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A Utah man has died after being caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in western Montana. Ravalli County officials say 64-year-old David Macfarlane of Park City died Tuesday in the slide near Lost Trail Pass on the Montana-Idaho border. Sheriff-Coroner Steve Holton says Macfarlane was one of a group of
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police say they have rescued dozens of children used as labor at a religious sect compound. Graves, including of infants whose deaths were not registered, were also found during a raid at the compound on the outskirts of the capital, Harare. Police arrested a “self-styled
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For decades, a diagnosis of glioblastoma – an aggressive, hard-to-treat cancer in the brain – has been a death sentence for patients. Only 3% to 5% of people who are diagnosed with this type of brain tumor will be alive three years later. On average, patients live about 14
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Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Electric vehicle company Fisker’s stock plunged more than 40% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as investor concern about the company’s ability to stay in business intensified. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Fisker had hired restructuring advisors to work on a
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Former US Rep. Mark Walker is ending his congressional comeback bid in North Carolina to join Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, warding off what could have been a competitive House primary runoff against an opponent backed by the former president. Former state health care lobbyist Addison
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