By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,” they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing. “I remember my wife said to me one day:
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Poland will soon host the multi-sport European Games with Russia and Belarus excluded. Poland President Andrzej Duda has thanked European Olympic officials for isolating the countries which launched the military invasion of Ukraine. Duda was accepting a peace flame for the June 21-July 2 games from
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — “Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced a live-action “Moana” remake is in development Monday in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages — no director
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Dwayne Johnson, with the help of his two daughters, revealed on Monday that a live-action reimagining of Disney’s “Moana” is in the works. “Deeply humbled to announce we’re bringing the beautiful story of MOANA to the live action big screen,” Johnson said in a post on his verified Instagram account, filmed
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Monday as big gains for energy stocks offset losses for some big technology stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq lost 0.3% on the first day of the second quarter. Exxon Mobil had its biggest gain of the year so far and other oil
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Heska Corp., up $20.12 to $117.74. M&M’s maker Mars is buying the veterinary health company as it expands into that sector. Teck Resources Ltd., up $7.15 to $43.65. The mining company rejected a buyout offer from Glencore. Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc., up
Continue ReadingBy Sydnee Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Black investors are making history in the Beehive State with plans to open the state’s first and the Mountain West’s only Black-owned bank. Redemption Holding Company, a Delaware corporation, announced last week it reached a purchase agreement with Holladay Bank
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A lawsuit says Union Pacific routinely hires private investigators to check out employees’ medical leave claims and then fires anyone who happens to leave their house while they are off. The lawyer who filed the Texas lawsuit says this practice is another example of how
Continue ReadingCNN, KCRA By Stephanie Elam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN After a remarkable series of winter storms, California water officials reported Monday in their April snow survey the Sierra snowpack is among the largest on record, dating back to the 1950s. The state’s Department of Water Resources surveys mountain snowpack once a month through the winter,
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam and Rachel Ramirez, CNN After a remarkable series of winter storms, California water officials reported Monday in their April snow survey the Sierra snowpack is among the largest on record, dating back to the 1950s. The state’s Department of Water Resources surveys mountain snowpack once a month through the winter, and the
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN For most people in their early- to mid-20s, filing taxes is right up there with having to pay rent and realizing you can’t take summers off anymore: an unwelcome fact of being an adult. If you’re a recent graduate working your first full-time job or supporting yourself for the first time,
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee says a kidney issue cut short her college career, but she still has her sights set on the Paris Games next year. Lee already had announced plans to leave college and resume training at the elite level this spring. She missed the end of the season
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Wake Forest’s baseball season keeps getting better. The Demon Deacons took three games from Clemson this past weekend and are coming off their first back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference sweeps in 21 years. They are 26-3 for their best start since 1949. The weekend rotation of Rhett Lowder, Sean Sullivan
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco got a pitch-clock violation before he attempted his first pitch of the game Monday. Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich was at the plate in the bottom of the first inning when Carrasco received the violation. Yelich got an early 1-0 count thanks
Continue ReadingABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) — Alex Ferguson is getting another medal to add to his extensive collection. Some of the key people behind Scottish team Aberdeen’s win over Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1983 have been granted medals by UEFA 40 years later. They include Ferguson, the great Manchester United manager
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Empoli has beaten fellow struggler Lecce 1-0 in Serie A for its first win since January. Francesco Caputo’s 62nd-minute penalty kick ended a four-match losing run and lifted Empoli 12 points above the bottom three. Lecce is four points below the Tuscan side. Kickoff was delayed
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose $4.75 to $80.42 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for June delivery rose $5.04 to $84.93 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 8 cents to $2.76 a gallon. May heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.66 a gallon. May natural gas fell 12
Continue ReadingCNN, WSVN, WESH, WFTV, WFTS, WJXT, WKMG By Chris Isidore and Steve Contorno, CNN Disney CEO Bob Iger fought back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ actions against his company, telling Disney shareholders on Monday that recent actions by the state were “anti-business.” The state of Florida has taken action to strip Disney of some of
Continue ReadingBy DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico give off much more methane emissions than official estimates, according to a study published Monday. Climate scientists found the additional emissions raise the carbon intensity of these operations to twice what is estimated by federal agencies like the Bureau
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