[ad_1] By BOB THOMAS (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89. His sons Adam, Matthew […]

[ad_1] By ALI SWENSON and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that 2024 will be the year that parents “finally fight back” as he kicked off the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a group that has fiercely opposed instruction related to race and gender identity in the […]

[ad_1] By BRIAN MELLEY (Associated Press) LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a thrill preying on other men and escalated his behavior from touchy-feely advances to hostile fondling and worse, a prosecutor told jurors Friday during Spacey’s sexual assault trial in London. Spacey is “a man who does not respect personal boundaries or […]

[ad_1] Cloudy weather conditions in the metro Denver area will bring potentially severe afternoon and evening thunderstorms that, to the southeast of the city, could accompany golf-ball-sized hail and damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service. Another round of thunderstorms today. Strongest storms will be found along & to the south & east of […]

[ad_1] United travelers flying in and out of the Denver International Airport Friday again faced travel disruptions, with 24 delays and 57 cancellations by 6:30 a.m., according to the FlightAware tracking service. United Airlines led the charge, accounting for the bulk of flight problems: 57 cancellations and 23 delays. The delays Friday pushed United Airlines’ […]

[ad_1] The Orioles’ two best relievers are so because they have two dominant pitches. Their third best is so because he doesn’t have one. Danny Coulombe, unlike Félix Bautista, Yennier Cano and most of baseball’s top relievers, doesn’t have one or two pitches that define who he is. He doesn’t have Bautista’s gravity-defying fastball or […]

[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and prominent European figures who are forming a working group to address ecological damage from the 16-month-old Russian invasion. The meeting in the Ukrainian capital came as fighting continued around the country. The governor of the Kherson region, […]

[ad_1] By ELAINE KURTENBACH (AP Business Writer) BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after China reported slower factory activity in June due to weaker consumer spending and export demand. Tokyo and Sydney declined while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. U.S. futures are little changed and oil prices ticked higher. Adding to […]