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Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down.Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, said at a news conference that the union leadership voted for the work stoppage hours after their contract expired and talks broke off with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers representing employers including Disney, Netflix, Amazon and others.“A strike is an instrument of last resort,” he said. Union leaders said at a news conference that they voted unanimously for a strike to begin at midnight. Outside Netflix's Hollywood offices, picketing screenwriters chanted “Pay Your Actors!” immediately after the strike was announced.It’s the first strike for actors from f...

'I'm a sociopath. I want to hurt people': FBI cracks Greenwood mall shooter's phone; find Nazi propaganda, suicide note

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Nazi propaganda, a suicide note, a confession of wanting to kill himself due to depression, sexual isolation, mental instability and more. These were part of more than 3,000 images and 200 videos recovered from the Greenwood Park Mall shooter's cell phone by the FBI. The Greenwood Police Department and the City of Greenwood announced the cell phone findings on Thursday after the phone was sent to the FBI in the wake of the July 17 mall shooting that claimed three victims' lives and the shooter. Greenwood Park Mall shooting: What we know Jonathan Douglas Sapirman, 20, of Greenwood was the lone shooter who opened fire in the food court of Greenwood Park Mall with a Sig Sauer M400 semi-automatic rifle at 6 p.m. on a Sunday. Sapirman had a backpack full of ammunition and may have shot several more shoppers had he not been shot eight times by Elisjsha Dicken. Dicken had been visiting the mall with his girlfriend and opened fire on Sapirman from 30 yards away with his...

Illinois woman living with broken needle in her spine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Amy Garrison lives on a quiet farm with her husband in southern Illinois. She enjoys the peace of Fayette County, but she is living in constant pain.Garrison has a portion of an epidural needle is stuck in her spine, which she said was left there nearly 20 years ago when she gave birth at a naval hospital in Florida. Garrison said an anesthesiologist at that hospital broke off about 2 inches of the needle in her back, and never told her what had happened.The needle was not discovered until years later. “I’m just tired of hurting — all the time,” she said.(Courtesy of Amy Garrison)Garrison filed a lawsuit, but a judge dismissed her case. At the time, her story generated national headlines.“Every day, I take medicine just so I can get through the day,” she said. "And I'm just tired of taking meds."After consulting with co-workers and friends, Garrison decided to turn to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis for help. "I went up to Barnes and they couldn't believe it. ...

Actors union votes to strike, shutting down production

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down.Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, said at a news conference that the union leadership voted for the work stoppage hours after their contract expired and talks broke off with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers representing employers including Disney, Netflix, Amazon and others.“A strike is an instrument of last resort,” he said. Union leaders said at a news conference that they voted unanimously for a strike to begin at midnight. Outside Netflix's Hollywood offices, picketing screenwriters chanted “Pay Your Actors!” immediately after the strike was announced.It’s the first strike fo...

The Pioneer Woman's beloved dog, Walter, has died

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

PAWHUSKA, Okla. (KFOR) -- "The Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond's dog, Walter, has passed away. He was around 12 years old. Drummond made the announcement about her beloved basset hound on Wednesday evening on her Facebook page.Goodbye, sweet wonderful Walter. I’m going to bed early so I can turn off these tears and instead dream sweet memories of you, the most loving loyal pure-hearted doggie our family has ever known. Go find your brother Charlie and have some fun, ol’ boy.Ree Drummond via FacebookDrummond says she's been a basset hound girl since she was 3 years old. OKC Mayor Holt weighs in on the cancelation of Opening Night and new recreation center Walter was known to many as the official greeter of the Drummond Ranch Lodge.I’m sure many of you remember the years Walter spent working hard as the official greeter of the Lodge. He would spend his days lounging, receiving lots of pats and scratches, posing for photos, and ultimately bringing joy to everyone that visited. His gentle...

NYPD detective's widow announces birth of 'miracle' son

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

NEW YORK (WPIX) – The young widow of NYPD detective Jason Rivera, who was just 22 when he was fatally gunned down with his partner Wilbert Mora in Harlem in January of last year, revealed she recently gave birth to his baby son.Posting a picture on Instagram Wednesday evening, Dominique Luzuriaga Rivera wrote: "A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty. Meet my little prince Wesley." ‘Her first love, her only love’: NYPD widows learn story of fallen officer’s romance The baby is seen swaddled in a tan outfit, holding a small teddy bear, as he appears to sleep peacefully.Luzuriaga Rivera did not formally announce the baby boy's birth date with the picture, but last month, she featured a photo of an infant's hand on Instagram with a brief post: "6/12/23." The widow had revealed on the first anniversary of Jason Rivera's death that she was expecting his child in the spring.She appeared far along in the pregnancy when she spoke during an anniversary Mass on Jan. 21 a...

Crews responding to large fire in Llano County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

LLANO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Officials in Llano County said there was a large fire near East Highway 71 and County Road 307.Officials said the fire is about two acres in size and growing, but there were no evacuations put in place as of 2 p.m.Air support from the Texas Forest Service was en route to assist with the fire, according to the Llano County Office of Emergency Management.The fire is on a ranch property in the area, but there were no structures currently in danger, according to Llano officials.As of July 10, Llano County had a burn ban in place.

A new stretch of road in Buda improves downtown traffic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The expansion of Robert S Light Boulevard in Buda has been open for a few weeks, but the official ribbon cutting for the project marks a new chapter in getting truck traffic out of downtown Buda.Robert S Light Blvd used to stop at FM 967, but now it continues to FM 1826, where you'll find numerous trucks now using the cut through keeping them off FM 967 through Downtown Buda.The Texas Department of Transportation broke ground on the expansion in October 2021 and completed the $17.8 million project in less than two years.Representative Erin Zwiener said, "I'm so grateful to everyone for putting in the time and completing a project like this, which pulls a lot of truck traffic out of our local downtowns and ensures that our residents have a better chance of arriving where they need to be on time."Each speaker at Thursday's ribbon cutting pointed to Hays County's rapid growth. Like Buda Mayor Pro Tem Evan Ture, "With the opening of this road, we're not just unlocking ac...

Minneapolis man gets probation for biting off piece of opponent’s ear at St. Anthony soccer game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

A Minneapolis man charged with biting off a large piece of a soccer opponent’s ear during a tussle at a St. Anthony park has been sentenced to a year of probation and 40 hours of community service.Mouktar Hassan Bouh (Courtesy of the Hennepin County sheriff’s office)Mouktar Hassan Bouh, 36, was arrested on a warrant Sept. 9 after being charged with felony third-degree assault in connection with the August incident at Central Park along Silver Lake Road.According to the criminal complaint, the piece of the man’s ear could not be reattached because it was not found.St. Anthony police were called to the pavilion of the park around 10:45 p.m. Aug. 10 on a report of an assault. They met with a man who had a large piece of his ear missing.He told officers he was playing soccer with a group of people he did not know and that one of the opposing players, later identified as Bouh, put him in a headlock during an altercation. He said he tried to break free by biting the player’s chest, ...

California company plans to keep Sibley Court, Sibley Park apartments in St. Paul affordable for 30 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:21 GMT

With a boost from St. Paul’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority, a nonprofit housing company plans to acquire and rehab two sizable affordable housing rental properties on the edges of downtown St. Paul.Affordable Housing Alliance, doing business as Integrity Housing of Irvine, Calif., has a purchase agreement to buy Sibley Court, a 122-unit property at 484 Temperance St., which opened in 2003, and the Sibley Park Apartments, a 114-unit property at 211 Seventh St. E., which opened in 2002. The company plans $2.5 million in capital improvements. This will be its first project in Minnesota.Acting as the HRA, the St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved $45 million in conduit multi-family housing revenue bonds to support the acquisition and rehab.The bonds are debt obligations held by the developer, not the city, and do not expose the city to any liability, according to St. Paul Planning and Economic Development Director Nicolle Goodman. Integrity Housing plans to maintain th...