AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in “Cats” and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film ”The Nightmare Before Christmas,″ has died. He was
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private, nonprofit colleges in California will be banned from giving preference in the admissions process to applicants related to alumni or donors of the school under a new law signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The goal of the measure passed this year by legislators is to give students a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general requesting an execution date for the state’s longest-serving death row inmate. Richard Gerald Jordan is 78. He was sentenced to death in 1976 for the kidnapping and killing of Edwina Marter that year in Harrison County. The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected his latest appeal Tuesday.
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed
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A jury was seated Monday and opening statements were delivered in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a 31-year-old Cathedral City restaurant customer during an altercation. Willie Ramirez Bustamante, 34, of Cathedral City, is charged with murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations in the slaying last year of Ernesto
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor’s publicist says.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private, nonprofit colleges in California will be banned from giving preference in the admissions process to applicants related to alumni or donors of the school under a new law signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The goal of the measure passed this year by legislators is to give students a
Continue ReadingTechnology reporter Taylor Lorenz says she’s leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper began a review of a social media post that involved President Joe Biden. Lorenz says she’s launching a Substack. Lorenz had attended a White House event in August and reportedly posted a selfie to some followers on Instagram
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Police have released the name of the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a pipeline valve and sparked a four-day fire in a Houston suburb. Deer Park, Texas, police said in a Monday night statement that the remains found in the SUV are those of 51-year-old Jonathan McEvoy of Deer Park. Police
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett’s revisionist historical novel, “James,” are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards. Others nominated include author-filmmaker Miranda July for her explicit novel on middle age, “All Fours,” and the celebrated Canadian poet Anne Carson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that
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A boost in California National Guard troops at the southern border, including in San Diego County, helped authorities seize over nine million fentanyl pills and over 5,000 pounds of fentanyl powder since the beginning of the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced today. Last fall, Newsom announced that the number of service members would be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to encourage Latinos to vote in the upcoming election. The “Vota Con Ganas” (’Vote with Enthusiasm”) campaign will feature personal stories and messages from the Latino community, voter registration drives and workshops, social media outreach
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A trial date was confirmed today for a 26-year-old man accused in the 2017 shooting death of a Desert Hot Springs resident. Richard Alex Bernal of Desert Hot Springs is accused of murdering 35-year-old Emanuel Jenkins, who was found dead in the early morning hours of June 15, 2017, in the 66200 block of
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Palm Springs International Airport announced today that Frontier Airlines will offer upcoming routes to Denver and San Francisco starting on Dec. 12. The nonstop flights to Denver International Airport and San Francisco International Airport will be available three times a week, airport officials said. “We are delighted to make our return to Palm Springs, the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is asking forgiveness for a host of sins on the eve of the next phase of his big reform project. Francis led top cardinals in apologizing for everything from the destruction of the planet to the discrimination of women on Tuesday. The penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica
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