By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike and months of labor strife that ground the film and television industries to a historic halt. The three-year contract must be approved by votes from the board of the Screen Actors
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and ELLIOT SPAGAT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a South Texas highway. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to outrun
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan warned Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti about overstepping his authority and rushing to judgement about an alleged sign-stealing scheme, saying he can’t discipline coach Jim Harbaugh under the conference’s sportsmanship policy. Two people who have seen Michigan’s response to the
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The third Republican debate is underway. It’s expected to prominently feature foreign policy and Israel’s offensive in response to Hamas’ attack. But the five candidates on stage are also hoping to distinguish themselves as the top rival to former President Donald Trump. They’ll
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union has reached a deal with studios to end its strike after nearly four months.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert was expected to be directing one of the NFL’s elite offenses this season. As the Los Angeles Chargers reach the midway point though, the offense remains a work in progress. The Chargers (4-4) go into Sunday’s game against the NFC North-leading Detroit
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said climate-warming hydrocarbons still supply more than 80% of the world’s energy, even after the green transition of the
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. Investigators entered
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday’s election. The elections offices were located in King County — home of Seattle — as well as Skagit, Spokane
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The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reached a tentative labor agreement today with Hollywood studios, bringing an end to a strike that spanned 118 days and brought the entertainment industry to a nearly complete stop. No details of the tentative agreement were immediately released. The strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. There was no
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, Ethan Cohen, Molly English and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — We tracked how long each candidate talked at the third Republican primary presidential debate in Miami. Former President Donald Trump once again didn’t participate in Wednesday evening’s event, while he remains the frontrunner in the GOP field ahead of the other candidates. Read
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s debate counterprogramming tour is continuing in South Florida before a friendly crowd about a half-hour’s drive from where his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination will engage in their third debate. Wednesday’s rally is an opportunity to showcase support
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are making a move with their defensive coordinator. Steve Wilks will go from the booth to the field this week when the Niners return from their bye week in hopes of providing a spark to a defense that struggled
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Records show that a woman accused of threatening to kill a federal judge who suspended approval of the abortion drug mifepristone earlier this year has been arrested in Florida. Court records show that Alice Marie Pence made her initial appearance in Fort Myers federal court after her arrest on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect, a 34-year-old man, faces one felony count of grand theft and one misdemeanor count of petty theft, the district attorney’s
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around the neck of a dead man, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect, a 34-year-old man, faces one felony count of grand theft and one misdemeanor count of petty theft, the district attorney’s
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is announcing the creation of a $150 million fund to help those who lost family members or who were injured in Maui’s wildfires. The governor’s office says beneficiaries will receive payments of more than $1 million as early as April to June of next year. Those getting money
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Little by little an employee of Costa Rica’s National Bank took advantage of a surveillance blindspot to slip more than $6 million worth of currency into envelopes and casually walk out of the country’s largest bank. First announced last month, it was the largest bank heist in the country’s
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, people familiar with the selection said Wednesday as the suburban Washington location was selected over nearby Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states. The site is planned
Continue ReadingMENTONE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake has struck a sparsely populated and remote area of West Texas. The temblor Wednesday could be felt hundreds of miles away. The USGS reports the 5.3 magnitude quake shook Loving County, on the border with New Mexico, shortly before 4:30 a.m. A 5.3 magnitude
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