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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sony chairman and CEO Tom Rothman did not hold back Monday on the opening night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas, reminding a crowd of theater owners and exhibitors that Sony is and was the “only major studio dedicated entirely to theatrical.” The studio’s motion pictures

PHOENIX (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss a third straight playoff game for the Los Angeles Clippers, who are facing elimination against the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers listed the five-time All-Star as out in their injury update on Monday night. Leonard has a sprained right knee, the same injury that has sidelined teammate

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will pay $38 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of two people who were electrocuted by a power line that fell into their backyard. The Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners last month agreed to settle a suit over the January 2021 deaths of Ferdinand

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Even though the San Francisco 49ers have proclaimed Brock Purdy the leader to start at quarterback if he recovers in time from his elbow injury, they aren’t yet ready to move on from the player they drafted two years ago to be their

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors at First Republic Bank pulled more than $100 billion out of the bank during last month’s crisis, as fears swirled that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. San Francisco-based First Republic said

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California asked the Biden administration Monday to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. All six of Nevada’s elected federal lawmakers and four House members

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN began informing employees of layoffs Monday, which are job cuts that are taking place throughout its corporate owner, the Walt Disney Company. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs. ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro said

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer An appeals court on Monday upheld Apple’s exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps, rejecting the latest attempt to force one of the world’s most powerful companies to dismantle the digital walls protecting its most lucrative product. The 92-page decision issued by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Danny Masterson drugged then raped three women at his Hollywood-area home between 2001 and 2003, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in his opening statement in the retrial of the star of “That ’70s Show.” Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said Masterson put substances into

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments Monday by environmentalists who are concerned about water pollution. A lawsuit pitting an environmental advocacy group against the U.S. Forest Service and others — including a Northern California town called

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer Sacramento star guard De’Aaron Fox broke the index finger on his shooting hand and is doubtful to play in Game 5 of the Kings’ first-round series against the Golden State Warriors. A person familiar with the injury said that Fox injured the finger on his left hand late in

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said Monday she is running for governor in 2026, the first major candidate to announce a bid for an election nearly four years away. Kounalakis, a Democrat, hopes to become the first woman elected governor in state history. She’s already the first woman to be elected

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Load management is a big topic across the NBA these days. One great way to make sure players get rest in the playoffs is to end the series early. The Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics all have that opportunity on Tuesday night when they

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants added some depth to their defensive line days before the NFL draft, signing defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson to a one-year contract on Monday. The Giants announced the signing of the 28-year-old former Alabama player who won a Super Bowl with