A New Mexico judge decided Monday that actor Alec Baldwin 's role as co-producer isn't relevant to the involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the Western film "Rust." Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that evidence won't be allowed at trial about Baldwin's secondary role on...
Republicans Move at Trump’s Behest to Change How They Will Oppose Abortion
MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee's platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting the explicit basis for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. The committee adopted a draft...
Extreme Heat Continues to Hammer Central California. Is There Any Relief in Sight?
July's unbearable heat has not inspired any local news reporters to try to fry an egg on the sidewalk, at least so far. Even Sunday's record-setting high of 114 degrees (the all-time record for July 7) wasn't hot enough for that. But make no mistake: The heat wave that slammed...
What Do Save Mart’s New Owners Say About the Grocery Chain’s Future?
Regional grocery giant Save Mart's newest owner has an extensive background in food stores, spanning everything from customer-facing retail to wholesaling. And the new ownership says it plans to maintain the Modesto-based grocery store's mission in the Valley. The purchase of the 194-store Save Mart Companies marks a continued southern...
‘Despicable Me 4’ Debuts With $122.6M as Boom Times Return to the Box Office
NEW YORK — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. Box Office Boom “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on...
Jon Landau, Oscar-Winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ Producer, Dies at 63
LOS ANGELES — Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest blockbusters of all time, “Titanic” and two “Avatar” films, has died. He was 63. Landau's family announced his death Saturday. No cause of death was given. Landau's Partnership with Cameron...
Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House 8 Times in 8 Months
An expert on Parkinson’s disease from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer through this spring, including at least once for a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician, according to official visitor logs. More Recent Visits to the White...
Vikings’ Khyree Jackson, 2 Former High School Teammates Killed in Car Crash in Maryland
UPPER MARLBORO — Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates were killed in an early morning car crash Saturday in Maryland, police and the team said. Jackson, 24, and Isaiah Hazel died at the scene, while Anthony Lytton, Jr., was pronounced dead at...
Coco Gauff Can’t Get a New Game Plan at Wimbledon and Loses to Emma Navarro
LONDON — Things were not going well for Coco Gauff against Emma Navarro at Centre Court, not well at all, and she kept looking at her guest box for help from her coaches. One, Brad Gilbert, would stand up and gesture, and they would talk back and forth, but a...
Hundreds of Deaths, Thousands of Injuries, Billions of Dollars: The Cost of Extreme Heat in California
A blistering California heat wave over the past week and through the Fourth of July holiday could be topped off by the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. That kind of extreme heat has led to more deaths than wildfires and costs billions of dollars over a decade, according to...