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Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse seeks to blame others as liability case takes shape
Read full article: Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse seeks to blame others as liability case takes shapeThe owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to minimize their responsibility for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.
Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse agrees to pay $102 million for cleanup
Read full article: Ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse agrees to pay $102 million for cleanupThe owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department.
Aaron Hernandez ‘American Sports Story’ series wants to show a different view of the disgraced NFLer
Read full article: Aaron Hernandez ‘American Sports Story’ series wants to show a different view of the disgraced NFLerAaron Hernandez's story of football glory and his eventual downfall with a murder conviction has been told many times, but “American Sports Story” dramatizes his life in a way designed to build empathy for him.
The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters
Read full article: The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disastersThe White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and to respond to other disasters that have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.
Chris Pine, Diego Luna and more celebrities will be in San Antonio this weekend for Superhero Comic Con
Read full article: Chris Pine, Diego Luna and more celebrities will be in San Antonio this weekend for Superhero Comic ConCelebrities will visit San Antonio this weekend for the 2024 Superhero Comic Con.
'Judge Judy' Sheindlin sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories
Read full article: 'Judge Judy' Sheindlin sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories“Judge Judy” Sheindlin has sued the parent company of InTouch Weekly and the National Enquirer over what she says are false stories about her speaking out on the Menendez brothers murder case.
CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist
Read full article: CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persistCVS Health missed first-quarter expectations and chopped its 2024 outlook more than a dollar below Wall Street’s forecast.
What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge
Read full article: What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridgeHere’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers presumed dead.
Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring system
Read full article: Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring systemPublic data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe.
How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public input
Read full article: How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public inputIndustrial developers describe large facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.
How to watch Michigan vs. Washington in national championship: Channel, time, streaming
Read full article: How to watch Michigan vs. Washington in national championship: Channel, time, streamingWashington plays Michigan in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday, with the Huskies looking for their first national title since 1991 and the Wolverines for their first since 1997.
Jalen Milroe nearly rallies Alabama back, but falls 2 yards short in OT against Michigan
Read full article: Jalen Milroe nearly rallies Alabama back, but falls 2 yards short in OT against MichiganJalen Milroe helped rally Alabama with his legs and put the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide on the verge of its seventh appearance in the College Football Playoff championship game.
135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year
Read full article: 135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new yearFloral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day.
Arkansas rules online news personality Cenk Uygur won't qualify for Democratic presidential primary
Read full article: Arkansas rules online news personality Cenk Uygur won't qualify for Democratic presidential primaryArkansas election officials say online news personality Cenk Uygur is ineligible to appear on the ballot in the state's Democratic presidential primary next year.
Top-seeded Michigan returns to Rose Bowl to face Alabama in College Football Playoff semifinal
Read full article: Top-seeded Michigan returns to Rose Bowl to face Alabama in College Football Playoff semifinalTop-seeded Michigan will face Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal to be played as the 110th edition of the Rose Bowl Game.
Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
Read full article: Biden administration warns of major disruption at border if judges halt asylum ruleThe Biden administration is urging an appeals court to allow sweeping new restrictions on asylum to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.
Moore, Schlee propel No. 24 UCLA to 59-7 rout of North Carolina Central
Read full article: Moore, Schlee propel No. 24 UCLA to 59-7 rout of North Carolina CentralDante Moore passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Collin Schlee ran for a pair of scores and No. 24 UCLA scored on its first seven drives in a 59-7 rout of North Carolina Central Saturday.
Teen arrested on murder charge for allegedly strangling, sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
Read full article: Teen arrested on murder charge for allegedly strangling, sexually assaulting 11-year-old girlA suspect is being extradited to Texas from Louisiana after being accused of strangling and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl at her family’s apartment in the Houston area earlier this month.
Child’s body found strangled under her bed, police say she was sexually assaulted
Read full article: Child’s body found strangled under her bed, police say she was sexually assaultedAn 11-year-old girl’s body was found strangled and sexually assaulted underneath her bed at her family’s apartment in Pasadena.
CVS Health turns in better-than-expected 2Q even as pharmacy pricing, increased care use hurt
Read full article: CVS Health turns in better-than-expected 2Q even as pharmacy pricing, increased care use hurtCVS Health topped second-quarter expectations, but the health care giant’s profit sank as pricing pressure hurt its drugstore business and rising medical costs hit the health insurance side.
Soaring rhetoric: NASA mission will carry Poet Laureate Ada Limón's words to Jupiter
Read full article: Soaring rhetoric: NASA mission will carry Poet Laureate Ada Limón's words to JupiterA new work by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, written for an upcoming NASA mission, is a glance at outer space that returns back to Earth.
Body found in Houston bayou positively identified as missing toddler, medical examiner confirms
Read full article: Body found in Houston bayou positively identified as missing toddler, medical examiner confirmsHouston police say they recovered the body of a young child from Vince Bayou in Pasadena on Monday and they believe the remains are 2-year-old Nadia Lee who disappeared last October in Pasadena.
Body of toddler found in Houston bayou believed to be little girl who was allegedly killed by her father, police say
Read full article: Body of toddler found in Houston bayou believed to be little girl who was allegedly killed by her father, police sayHouston police say they recovered the body of a young child from Vince Bayou in Pasadena on Monday and they believe the remains are 2-year-old Nadia Lee who disappeared last October in Pasadena.
First Republic Bank shares slide in volatile trading session
Read full article: First Republic Bank shares slide in volatile trading sessionShares of First Republic Bank fell another 47% Monday as investors remain uneasy about the bank’s financial condition even after a group of the nation’s largest financial institutions teamed up on a $30 billion rescue package.
Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and Michigan
Read full article: Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and MichiganHeavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the Houston area — has covered roads, vehicles, houses and buildings from central and northern Indiana into much of southeastern Michigan.
Bob Odenkirk seeks balance, humor following his heart attack
Read full article: Bob Odenkirk seeks balance, humor following his heart attackBob Odenkirk is still processing his feelings after suffering a massive heart attack in July 2021 and says a big takeaway is to strive for a better work-life balance.
Rose Parade avoids California rain as it welcomes New Year
Read full article: Rose Parade avoids California rain as it welcomes New YearFlower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units celebrated the New Year as the 134th Rose Parade slipped through a gap in California’s siege of drenching storms.
de Laura leads Arizona to road upset over No. 9 UCLA 34-28
Read full article: de Laura leads Arizona to road upset over No. 9 UCLA 34-28Jayden de Laura accounted for three touchdowns and had his fifth 300-yard passing game of the season as Arizona upset ninth-ranked UCLA 34-28 Saturday night, snapping an eight-game road losing streak against ranked teams.
Pasadena Police Department issues Silver Alert for missing 92-year-old man
Read full article: Pasadena Police Department issues Silver Alert for missing 92-year-old manThe Pasadena Police Department is looking for a missing 92-year-old man who they say poses a credible threat to his own health and safety.
Ralph Lauren draws A-list Hollywood crowd for sumptuous show
Read full article: Ralph Lauren draws A-list Hollywood crowd for sumptuous showDesigner Ralph Lauren went big for his first Los Angeles fashion show, staging a sumptuous display of his well-honed ethos of casual luxury, with strong Western accents like cowboy hats and boots, against a setting sun at the grand Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, near Los Angeles.
Thompson-Robinson leads UCLA past No. 15 Washington, 40-32
Read full article: Thompson-Robinson leads UCLA past No. 15 Washington, 40-32Dorian Thompson-Robinson passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns and UCLA beat No. 15 Washington 40-32 in a Friday night matchup of unbeaten Pac-12 teams at the Rose Bowl.
Federal grand jury indicts two men in fatal tractor-trailer incident in San Antonio
Read full article: Federal grand jury indicts two men in fatal tractor-trailer incident in San AntonioA federal grand jury in San Antonio on Wednesday indicted two men charged in the June fatal tractor-trailer incident on the city’s Southwest Side that resulted in the deaths of 53 people and 11 more injured.
Fred Savage dropped from 'The Wonder Years' amid allegations
Read full article: Fred Savage dropped from 'The Wonder Years' amid allegationsFred Savage has been dropped as an executive producer and director of “The Wonder Years” amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the show’s production company has confirmed.
New Year's Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surge
Read full article: New Year's Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surgeA year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 marched on despite a new surge of infections.
New Year's Day Rose Parade set to go despite virus surge
Read full article: New Year's Day Rose Parade set to go despite virus surgeThe Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah are set to go forward on New Year’s Day despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancellation of the 2021 parade.
Texas executes Pasadena double murderer in third lethal injection this year
Read full article: Texas executes Pasadena double murderer in third lethal injection this yearRick Rhoades was convicted of killing two brothers 30 years ago, the day after he'd been released from prison on parole. His attorneys argued that racial bias in jury selection denied him a fair trial.
'Jeopardy!' begins season with already-ousted Richards
Read full article: 'Jeopardy!' begins season with already-ousted RichardsThe very brief Mike Richards era on “Jeopardy” began Monday, a visible embarrassment for makers of the popular game show that has so far botched its effort to replace legendary Alex Trebek as host.
Hong Kong grants quarantine exemption to Nicole Kidman
Read full article: Hong Kong grants quarantine exemption to Nicole KidmanHong Kong’s government says it has granted a quarantine exemption to an individual to perform “designated professional work” following reports that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman did not have to spend time in quarantine when she arrived in the city to film a TV series.
‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour
Read full article: ‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tourRolling Stones fans in the United States will finally be getting, yes, some satisfaction: The band announced it was relaunching its “No Filter” tour, derailed by the pandemic, this fall.
With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum
Read full article: With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentumA much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and manufacturing rebounding.
‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87
Read full article: ‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87Actor George Segal appears in a portrait from 1965. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery," Sonia Segal said in a statement. George Segal was always best known as a comic actor, becoming one of the screen's biggest stars in the 1970s when lighthearted adult comedies thrived. But his most famous role was in a harrowing drama, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In “Virginia Woolf,” he played Nick, one half of a young couple invited over for drinks and to witness the bitterness and frustration of a middle-aged couple.
Texas man accused of fatally shooting 6-year-old for clogging toilet, spilling water, police say
Read full article: Texas man accused of fatally shooting 6-year-old for clogging toilet, spilling water, police sayA Texas man has been arrested after a 6-year-old girl was fatally shot over a clogged toilet and spilled water, according to authorities. A neighbor told KPRC that before the shooting, Means knocked on their door and asked if their water was working. “He was like, “Oh, can you check if you have water coming down because the little girl clogged the toilet,’” the neighbor said. The Houston Chronicle reported that he was upset that the girl clogged the toilet, causing water to spill over. “All I can say to my sister, ‘I’m here for her.’ I can imagine what she’s going through because we’re all going through the same thing,” House told KPRC.
New hosts for 'The Bachelorette' after racial controversy
Read full article: New hosts for 'The Bachelorette' after racial controversy(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Chris Harrison will not host the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” following controversy over racially insensitive comments, and will instead be replaced with two former contestants, ABC Entertainment and Warner Horizon said in a statement. Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will pick up hosting duties for the show's next season, the statement issued late Friday said. Harrison stepped down from hosting for “The Bachelor” in February following the controversy connected to an interview with “Extra.” He had defended “Bachelor” contestant Rachael Kirkconnell after she was accused of racially insensitive past behavior. Past photos of her resurfaced in which she is dressed in costume as a Native American and at an antebellum plantation themed ball. He later apologized for his comments, saying in a statement: “By excusing historical racism, I defended it.”Ad“We support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing,” ABC and Warner Horizon said Friday's statement.
US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high
Read full article: US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain highThursday's report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims rose by 9,000 from the previous week. Though the pace of layoffs has eased since the year began, they remain high by historical standards. Counting supplemental federal unemployment programs that were established to soften the economic damage from the virus, an estimated 18 million people are collecting some form of jobless aid. And jobless claims rose by more than 17,000 in Ohio, where the weekly totals have been thrown off by potentially fraudulent claims. Additional relief is likely for American households and businesses as Congress considers Biden’s new aid package.
Will Paramount+ be a mountain or a molehill in streaming?
Read full article: Will Paramount+ be a mountain or a molehill in streaming?It's betting that consumers are willing to add yet another paid streaming service in an increasingly crowded field. “Paramount+ has a mountain of challenges ahead of it," said Tim Hanlon, CEO of Vertere Group, playing off the Paramount+ tagline, “A mountain of entertainment." CBS All Access, Showtime and BET+ now have nearly 30 million subscribers, some of who will shift to Paramount+. ViacomCBS said some of the studio’s films, including “Mission: Impossible 7” and “A Quiet Place Part II,” will go to its fledgling streaming service, Paramount+, after 45 days in theaters. “If they want to act like a second tier streaming service, they're doing a fantastic job."
US service sector growth slows sharply in February
Read full article: US service sector growth slows sharply in FebruaryThe U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its sixth consecutive month of expansion in November. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)WASHINGTON – Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed sharply in February with hurdles related to the pandemic hindering growth. Even with the decline, it was the ninth straight month of growth in the services sector. Many analysts saw the slowdown in services sector activity in February as just a brief pullback from January's high level with further gains coming in the months ahead. “The services sector is locked and loaded for a summer surge,” said Oren Klatchin, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.
NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life
Read full article: NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life(NASA via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around Mars on successive days last week. AdPerseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft since the 1970s to successfully land on Mars, every one of them from the U.S. “Are we alone in this sort of vast cosmic desert, just flying through space, or is life much more common? Two older NASA landers are still humming along on Mars: 2012′s Curiosity rover and 2018′s InSight.
Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years
Read full article: Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)WASHINGTON – The services sector, where most Americans work, operated in January at the highest level in almost two years. Anthony Nieves, chair of the ISM service business survey committee, said that service businesses at the moment believe 2021 will be a good year. The service sector, which includes everything from restaurants and retail stores to the health industry, has been hard hit by the virus. AdPrivate analysts were encouraged by the increase in services sector activity. “The stage is set for a strong rebound in the services sector heading into the summer,” said Oren Klachkin, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.
It’s Michael Jackson vs. Prince: Round 3 voting now open in our Super Bowl halftime bracket
Read full article: It’s Michael Jackson vs. Prince: Round 3 voting now open in our Super Bowl halftime bracketMichael Jackson performs during halftime of a 52-17 Dallas Cowboys win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)Round 3 of our Super Bowl halftime performance bracket is here, and you’ve got some tough choices to make. We’ve seen some absolute legends not make it this far (we still can’t believe Bruce Springsteen didn’t make it past Round 1), and the choices are going to get even tougher as we go on. In this round, we’ll see match-ups between Katy Perry and Aerosmith, Bruno Mars against Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Lady Gaga against Madonna, and quite possibly the toughest decision yet, Prince vs. Michael Jackson. With only two more rounds to go, the decisions are only going to get harder and harder.
Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
Read full article: Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda GormanEric and Tess from Pasadena, Calif., enter the Skylight Book store, decorated with a poster of American poet Amanda Gorman, in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)NEW YORK – Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. Gorman, who at 17 became the country's National Youth Poet Laureate, is a longtime Los Angeles resident who credits poetry with helping her work on a speech impediment. Gorman is by far the youngest of the poets to read at presidential inaugurations since Robert Frost was invited to John F. Kennedy's in 1961.
California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home order
Read full article: California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home orderLast week, state health officials told The Associated Press they were keeping all the data secret because it is complicated and might mislead the public. Dr. George Rutherford, an epidemiologist and infectious-diseases control expert at University of California, San Francisco, was among the critics. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order that was based on ICU capacity in each of five regions. At a news conference with Newsom, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly promised to reveal some of the information behind the projections. But it’s currently stuck at 9.9% — virtually the same level it was two weeks ago when state officials abruptly lifted the stay-at-home order there.
LA real estate investors buy David Cassidy's Florida home
Read full article: LA real estate investors buy David Cassidy's Florida homeAmy L. Raff and her husband, Abe Rotchel told the South Florida SunSentinel they weren't looking to buy Cassidy's waterfront home when they started looking at listings in Fort Lauderdale. “It turned out to just be a nice benefit that it used to be his house,” Raff told the newspaper. “It’s a fabulous home in a great location.”The house sold for $2.6 million, the newspaper reported. Raff told the newspaper she had his poster on her wall when she was a young girl. The house was sold at an auction for about $2 million to investors from Maryland.
US services sector grows for seventh consecutive month
Read full article: US services sector grows for seventh consecutive monthThe U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its sixth consecutive month of expansion in November. The Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday that its index of services activity declined slightly to a reading of 55.9 last month, from a reading of 56.6 in October. – The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus cases surged through the holidays. The Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday that its index of services activity grew slightly to a reading of 57.2 last month, from a reading of 55.9 in November. The services sector had been growing for 122 consecutive months — more than a decade — before contracting in April and May as the coronavirus outbreak forced many businesses to close and people to stay home.
Pasadena allows Rose Bowl name to be used in Texas
Read full article: Pasadena allows Rose Bowl name to be used in TexasA sign promoting the Rose Bowl Game is seen outside the Rose Bowl Stadium Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. No. 13 Southern California became the sixth Pac-12 team to opt out of a bowl game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 citing a recommendation from team doctors and discussions with players. Chiu)PASADENA, Calif. – The College Football Playoff semifinal in Texas will be allowed to call itself the Rose Bowl Game, but Pasadena officials don’t want the New Year’s event relocated in the future. The Pasadena city council agreed Wednesday to allow the Tournament of Roses to move the game to Arlington, Texas, on New Year’s Day. Officials in Texas will allow about 16,000 fans to watch the game.
Army left out in Bowl Day marred by cancellations, opt outs
Read full article: Army left out in Bowl Day marred by cancellations, opt outsWhen that bowl game was called off because there was not another team available, it suddenly left Army looking for a postseason opponent. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)At a time when team after team had opted out of bowl games, Army found itself in a different sort of situation — left out. “It was a difficult day for all of college football,” said Nick Carparelli, the executive director of Bowl Season, the renamed Football Bowl Association. For the Hokies, the decision ended a 27 straight bowl game run. Some of the canceled bowl games — 15 in all, including three on Sunday alone — included the Bahamas Bowl, Celebration Bowl, Hawaii Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, LA Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Redbox Bowl and Sun Bowl.
CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
Read full article: CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in TexasFILE - This Jan. 2, 2017, file pool photo, shows an aerial view of the empty Rose Bowl stadium before to the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Southern California and Penn State in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Bowl asked the state for an exception to the restriction, but was denied twice, including earlier this week. Hancock said it had not yet been determined if the semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington would still be called the Rose Bowl. The first Rose Bowl was played Jan. 1, 1902. The last time the Rose Bowl game was played outside Pasadena, California, was 1942.