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By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s most prominent filmmakers have purchased a 93-year-old iconic theater known as a cultural landmark for moviegoers in Los Angeles. Jason Reitman, along with more than 30 directors including Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan and Bradley Cooper, acquired Westwood’s Village Theater, the group

By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” during a fundraiser for his reelection campaign Wednesday night. Biden also took aim at former President Donald Trump’s comments comparing himself to the Russian opposition leader who died last week in an

DENVER (AP) — A large Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver has been vandalized. Police are trying to determine if racial bias was involved. The Denver Post reports several pieces of the marble and bronze “I Have a Dream” memorial were stolen from City Park sometime Tuesday. The missing pieces include a bronze torch

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest. Police say Christopher Saunders will appear in court Thursday in Broome, the heart of the sprawling Outback diocese where he had actively served as a cleric

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Takeshi Ebisawa and his confederates showed samples of nuclear materials transported from Myanmar to Thailand to a Drug

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the U.S. Congress’ staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that’s certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island. The delegation is led by Rep. Mike Gallagher,

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — A new report says dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022. The Idaho Statesman reports data compiled by the Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative also shows that over the same 15-month period, only two obstetricians moved to the

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Two tech CEOs scrambling to produce more of the sophisticated chips needed for artificial intelligence have met for a brainstorming session while the market’s early leader reported another quarter of eye-popping growth. The on-stage conversation Wednesday between Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and OpenAI CEO

By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has struck down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands. Wednesday’s ruling could open the door to future coal sales from publicly owned reserves of the fuel that’s a major source of climate-changing greenhouse gases. It marks a setback for environmentalists

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in five years, federal charges against alleged members of a violent white supremacist group accused of inciting violence at California political rallies were dismissed by a federal judge who found they were selectively prosecuted. Federal prosecutors said members of the Rise Above Movement conspired to riot by

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press Russia’s main domestic intelligence agency has arrested a woman with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship on charges of treason. The Federal Security Service says the 33-year-old from Los Angeles is accused of collecting money for the Ukrainian military. The woman’s longtime employer in California identified her as Ksenia Khavana while

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for lawmakers to pass a package of more than a dozen reparations proposals. The proposals include banning forced prison labor and paying Black families whose property was unfairly seized by the government. They do not include widespread direct

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Two Pennsylvania brothers sentenced to life in the slayings of their parents and younger brother almost three decades ago have been resentenced to terms that may offer them a chance at parole. A Lehigh County judge on Wednesday sentenced 46-year-old Bryan Freeman and 45-year-old David Freeman to terms of 60 years

CHICAGO (AP) — A cross-country United Airlines flight carrying 202 passengers has been forced to land in Chicago after what local media reports, citing a preliminary police report, called a bomb threat. The Wednesday flight from Newark to Los Angeles landed safely and departed for Los Angeles later in the afternoon. That’s according to the

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy — if they can require new enrollees to have a job. That approach could hinge on presidential politics and an ongoing legal battle in

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. The recall is to fix a transmission problem that can let the vehicles creep forward while in neutral. It covers certain Toyota Tundra pickups and Lexus LX 600 SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Also included are 2023

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge says the New Orleans Police Department’s progress in complying with an 11-year-old reform agreement has “accelerated dramatically.” But at a Wednesday hearing, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan gave no indication when she would feel comfortable relaxing court oversight of the department. The city

CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it plans to resume flights to Israel next month, reviving a route that was suspended in October at the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The airline said Wednesday that it will start flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Tel Aviv with a stop in Munich on March 2 and

By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The school district in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. The tape