By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “CODA,” the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre. The project was announced Wednesday by the film’s producers, Vendôme Pictures and Pathé Films, shortly ahead of Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story VENTURA, California (KABC) — One dog is now making a very big difference for inmates and staff at Ventura County Jail. Rocky, a Labrador retriever, was trained to sniff out narcotics for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. However, it soon became clear to his handlers
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Wall Street firms have figured out a way to beat inflation for their employees: Just hike annual bonuses to record amounts. The average Wall Street bonus for 2021 hit a record high of $257,500, up 20% from $213,700 the year before, according to estimates released Wednesday by New York State
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of the American States has denounced his own government as a “dictatorship” in a dramatic break with the administration of President Daniel Ortega. Arturo McFields said during an online meeting of the OAS on Wednesday that he was speaking on behalf of “more than 177 political
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business The cost of monthly rent reached a new high in February, with the typical apartment now $283 more expensive each month than it was two years ago, before the onset of the pandemic. The national median rent was $1,792 last month, up 17% from a year ago, according to a
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Pamela Smart has been denied a sentence reduction hearing more than 30 years after her sensational trial that inspired books and the Nicole Kidman movie “To Die For.” Smart was a high school employee when she was accused and eventually convicted of recruiting her teenage lover
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The U.S. pairs team of Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier took the lead after the short program at the figure skating world championships in France. The majority of Olympic figure skating medalists are absent because of the ban on Russian athletes from international competition. In the women’s event, Olympic
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France coach Fabien Galthié is set to sign a contract extension to keep him in his role through the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Galthié led the French to their first Six Nations title in 12 years after completing the Grand Slam with a 25-13 win over England on Saturday. He says he
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve found yourself struggling to find Pillsbury dough or Totino’s pizza rolls lately, it’s not you. It’s General Mills. The company has been struggling to meet demand for its refrigerated pizza and dough in the United States. Typically, General Mills likes to be able to meet customer demand 98%
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve found yourself struggling to find Pillsbury dough or Totino’s pizza rolls lately, it’s not you. It’s General Mills. The company has been struggling to meet demand for its refrigerated pizza and dough in the United States. Typically, General Mills likes to be able to meet customer demand
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Undefeated Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has withdrawn from his upcoming title defense to stay in his native Ukraine. Bellator says the 28-year-old Amosov is fighting in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia last month. Amosov will not be available to take on Michael “Venom” Page on May 13 in the main
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts are ready to order more forces into Eastern Europe to deter Russia from invading any member of their ranks. At a summit on Thursday, the leaders are also likely to approve sending equipment to Ukraine
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los hermanos George y Melvin DeJesus salieron de la cárcel tras cumplir casi 25 años de prisión por un delito que no cometieron. “Salir, solo con la sensación de reivindicación, fue genial”, dijo George DeJesus a los periodistas en Michigan este martes, poco después de ser liberado, según WDIV, afiliada de
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York state comptroller says soaring profits on Wall Street helped drive up the average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry to a record $257,500 last year. The estimates released by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the average securities industry bonus was 20% higher than 2020 and
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion when Kansas and Providence join Iowa State and Miami at the Sweet 16 in Chicago this week, and it perfectly demonstrates the transient nature of college basketball these days. The top-seeded Jayhawks, who face the Friars in the first
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas missed a third day of oral arguments on Wednesday after being hospitalized six days ago to receive treatment for what a court spokesperson described as an infection. Thomas entered Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He has
Continue ReadingBORDEAUX, France (AP) — Prosecutors in France say 26 people have been arrested in relation to a suspected doping ring in horse racing. The Bordeaux prosecutor’s office says those arrested on Tuesday are racehorse trainers and owners, doctors and pharmacists. The office says 25 of those arrested were in France and another person was in
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the state of Tennessee could scale back its financial oversight of a majority-Black town near the site of a planned Ford truck plant if it meets certain goals by this summer. Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower said last week that his office was taking over
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MANASQUAN, N.J. (KTVZ) — Next Wednesday, March 30, Jersey Mike’s Subs is giving a full day’s sales — expected to be over $10 million — to charity. It’s the sub company’s 12th Annual Day of Giving when more than 2,000 Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants nationwide will donate 100 percent of sales to the 2022 Special
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come. Officials said Wednesday that manatees have eaten virtually all of the estimated 160,000 pounds of lettuce provided at a
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