By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new documentary showing the Indigo Girls’ rise and subsequent marginalization, Joel Edgerton finding himself in an alternate timeline of his character’s life in the limited series “Dark Matter” and a new “Pretty Little Liars” returns Thursday on Max. Brooke Shields is the unwitting
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company after she drew public outcry over comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork. Baidu’s head of communications Qu Jing implied in a series of social media videos that she
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after it cancelled all international flights, stranding thousands of travelers. The South Pacific state-owned airline had cancelled more than 20 flights to and from the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, and the New Zealand city of
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for six years as a result of the Bruins’ upcoming move to the Big Ten and the demise of the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for six years as a result of the Bruins’ upcoming move to the Big Ten and the demise of the
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The Plaza Theatre is one of Palm Springs’ oldest and most iconic venues, and it is currently being restored to its original splendor. Renders of the newly renovated Plaza Theatre From the outside, the Plaza Theatre looks nearly the same as it did almost nine decades ago– years before Palm Springs was even incorporated as
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Stocks in Asia were mixed Friday after a rally on Wall Street that pulled the S&P 500 back within 1% of its record. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul but rose in China, where investors were focused on the release of April inflation figures. In
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This December marks the centennial of Rod Serling, the late host and writer of the classic TV series “The Twilight Zone.” A newly published story by Serling is the latest to draw upon his traumatizing World War II service, for which he received a Bronze
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal’s main airport, injuring 10 people including the pilot, the country’s transport minister said Thursday. Passengers were evacuated from the burning aircraft and some described “complete panic” as they
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief said Thursday. In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson
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Indio high school girls wrestler Zahra Shatavy committed to Cornell College to continue her wrestling career. The DVL Champion and former student-athlete of the week is the first girl from Indio High School to commit to a four-year university to wrestle. Being on the team for two years, she qualified for CIF and the Masters
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Mosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting expanded efforts to eradicate the pests, which evidently haven’t infected any area residents so far, officials said today. The Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District placed mosquito collectors in the vicinity of Genoa Street and Avenue 53 that
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his rape conviction overturned, proposing a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. The state’s highest court late last month threw out Weinstein’s conviction in
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his rape conviction overturned, proposing a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. The state’s highest court late last month threw out Weinstein’s conviction in
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu has apologized after she made comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork. Baidu’s head of communications Qu Jing implied in the videos that she was not concerned about her employees as she
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — Two climbers reported missing this week on California’s towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said Thursday. A friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The friend
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — Two climbers reported missing this week on California’s towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said Thursday. A friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The friend
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the three allowed now. The proposal comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling along the country’s coast after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission. The agency decided to propose adding fin
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s wildfires. Blood samples were taken from more than 500 people to screen for the toxic metal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of three Indian men in the crime. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir
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